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Startup Cop 1.03

by Sarasot Dec 17, 2009 6:26AM PST

Four of the programs that are started when I boot are identified by Startup cop only as ".*" a dot followed by an asterisk. And they just don't go away, even tho I pack for removal. As soon as I hit reply, they pop right back up with a green radio button. What are they and how do I get rid of them?
Reply to edgarc@aol.com or sarasot@aol.com pls
Thanks in advance
Edgar Coudal
I am running XP on an old Gateway machine

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If StartupCop doesn't tell ...

by Kees Bakker Dec 17, 2009 6:02PM PST

it might be cleverly hidden malware. Time to dive into the registry yourself, maybe.

And you might care to tell the results of running SAS and MBAM (Super Antispyware and Malwarebytes' Anti Malware) and one or 2 online antivirus checks.

Kees

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