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Windows media player VIRUS!

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-media-player-virus.3762/

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tripad Original post #1
Dec 18, 2004 at 7:32 PM
Can this be true? :eek:

my wmplayer.exe files got affected by a virus kind of thing.I dont know from where i got this thing but it started bringing up some start up program called "xpsystems"

it linked up some programs (.exe) from some (i think porn) websites.

It got executed when i opened my w.m.p. but the player would not open...

Does any body has some info plz send it
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ramank #2
Dec 18, 2004 at 8:01 PM
i think the startup program you are referring to, is xpsystem.
Then it is because of the browser hijacker Cool Web Search.
See the details:
*www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=xpsystem
How to remove?:
*www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
More discussion:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10815&highlight=cool+web+search
it_waaznt_me
Dec 19, 2004 at 12:13 AM
Hmm .. I posted about it long time ago ..

*www.opentechsupport.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=26335

See if it helps you ..