Maggie wrote:
Quote:
> I believe my computer was affected by some virus.
> Somehow program called 'mirc.exe' has been installed. I tried to unistall
> it, however problem exists. Every time after turning on my computer, the
> winsow pops -up with the message:
> COULD NOT LOAD OR RUN 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SETUP\DRONA\MIRC.EXE' SPECIFIED
> IN THE REGISTRY. MAKE SURE FILE EXISTS ON YOUR COMPUTER OR REMOVE THE
> REFERENCE TO IT IN THE REGISTRY
>
> Is there a way to get rid of it? please, help.
> thank you
First make sure the computer is really virus/malware-free:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
Only after you've determined this, manage your startup:
Start Orb>Start Search box>msconfig [enter]
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation,
type the password, or click Continue. Then see what is on the Startup tab.
You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll get
a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Usually in Vista this will be
blocked by Windows Defender and you'll need to allow it so you can then
tick the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".
Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop processes.
Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter] and do not stop any services
unless you really, really know what you're doing.
The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...s/default.mspx - Autoruns
Malke
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