Browserchoice.exe -> malware?
in [Windows XP]
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From: Balzer on 22 Mar 2010 07:38 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It - > Microsoft On The Issues: > http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx > > > Balzer wrote: >> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The >> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, Shortcut >> icon >> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >> >> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it? ------------- can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which registry keys should be cleaned also?
From: Alias on 22 Mar 2010 08:59 Balzer wrote: > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect >> It - Microsoft On The Issues: >> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx >> >> >> >> Balzer wrote: >>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The >>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, >>> Shortcut icon >>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path >>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >>> >>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it? > ------------- > > can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which > registry keys should be cleaned also? Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important instead. -- Alias
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 22 Mar 2010 13:54 What Alias said. Balzer wrote: > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It - >> Microsoft On The Issues: >> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx >> >> >> Balzer wrote: >>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The >>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, Shortcut >>> icon >>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path >>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >>> >>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it? >>> ------------- > > can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which registry > keys should be cleaned also?
From: Doug W. on 22 Mar 2010 14:43 "Alias" <aka(a)masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message news:ho7pkc$84o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Balzer wrote: >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When >>> to Expect It - Microsoft On The Issues: >>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx >>> >>> >>> Balzer wrote: >>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for >>>> BrowserChoice. The >>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. >>>> Also, Shortcut icon >>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target >>>> path >>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >>>> >>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to >>>> remove it? >> ------------- >> >> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? >> Which registry keys should be cleaned also? > > Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important > instead. > > -- > Alias == What terrible advice that is. ==
From: Alias on 23 Mar 2010 06:51 Doug W. wrote: > > > "Alias" <aka(a)masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message > news:ho7pkc$84o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Balzer wrote: >>> >>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect >>>> It - Microsoft On The Issues: >>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Balzer wrote: >>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The >>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, >>>>> Shortcut icon >>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path >>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >>>>> >>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it? >>> ------------- >>> >>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which >>> registry keys should be cleaned also? >> >> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important instead. >> >> -- >> Alias > == > What terrible advice that is. > == > Really? Why? -- Alias
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