Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 00:15:37 06/11/03
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On June 11, 2003 at 03:10:49, m.d.hurd wrote: Ah, it's not a virus...? This a bug in mmx.exe icon? >Hello Stephen > >Information on mmx.exe can be found here : > >http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=120 > >If you decide you want to remove this I suggest you look in add/remove in >control panel. If its not there you could try running regedit and do a search >for each occurrence of mmx.exe in your registry and then delete each occurrence. >If you want to do this I suggest you backup the registry first. > >Regards > >Mike > > > > > > > > >On June 11, 2003 at 02:54:22, Stephen Ham wrote: > >>Dear Computer Experts, >> >>I posted below regarding a virus that was causing me to get Windows Socket error >>boxes. I then tried about 6-different online free virus checks, but they found >>nothing. >> >>Then I went to McAfee for a free scan. It found my Trojan, claiming it's the >>mmx.exe icon in my C:\Program File\Internet Explorer file. When I right clicked >>on it and read properties, it says it was created April 20, 2003. Since I've had >>my computer for 2-years, this probably is the Trojan. However I scanned this >>icon with "The Cleaner" and "PC Door Guard 3" and the anti-virus stuff already >>on my computer and they all claim it's OK! Still, given is recent creation date, >>I believe it is a Trojan. >> >>So, how do I remove it without paying for expensive software? It wont allow me >>to right click and delete and it also prevents me from dragging it into my >>recycle bin. Any ideas guys? >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Stephen
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