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sdf   08-10-2008 at 03:20:55 AM

Out of no where I'm told that windows XP antivirus needs to be updated and has found viruses on my PC, the thing is I have never heard of XP antivirus and now I have two extra weird folders in my programs files and it has nixed some default things like the ability to set desktop background and appearence when I right click the mouse. Is that a legit M$ program and if it is how do I get rid of it and its folders. It won't uninstall nor can I delete the extra folders. BTW they are named rhc1muj0e34l and RichVideoCodec. Anyone ever heard of them? Help.

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Zoron   08-10-2008 at 04:55:15 AM
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It's spyware. Download and install AVG's free trial to get rid of it.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
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Grumpy9117   08-10-2008 at 01:23:54 PM
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Actually, it's rogue anti-virus software. You could also try SmitFraudFix.

Grumpy

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Zoron   08-10-2008 at 06:50:37 PM
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Well since it generates pop-up ads and it's installed through a pop-up ad, I classify it as spyware. I also suspect he might have another piece of spyware as well.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
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sdf   08-11-2008 at 01:01:25 AM
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Well got the problem fixed after a much extensive search on the net, mostly involving using the usual anti virus programs.

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