Browserchoice.exe -> malware?
in [Windows XP]
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From: Doug W. on 23 Mar 2010 10:51 "Alias" <aka(a)masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message news:hoa6eo$ad4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Doug W. wrote: >> >> >> "Alias" <aka(a)masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message >> news:ho7pkc$84o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Balzer wrote: >>>> >>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When >>>>> to Expect It - Microsoft On The Issues: >>>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/02/19/the-browser-choice-screen-for-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Balzer wrote: >>>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for >>>>>> BrowserChoice. The >>>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. >>>>>> Also, Shortcut icon >>>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target >>>>>> path >>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch >>>>>> >>>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to >>>>>> remove it? >>>> ------------- >>>> >>>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? >>>> Which registry keys should be cleaned also? >>> >>> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important >>> instead. >>> >>> -- >>> Alias >> == >> What terrible advice that is. >> == >> > > Really? Why? > -- > Alias == Every question was legitimate? If you had a stupid annoying "Browser Choice" notice plastered on the screen at every boot-up, wouldn't YOU want to know what it was all about and how to kill it? ==
From: Alias on 23 Mar 2010 12:31 Doug W. wrote: > > "Alias" <aka(a)masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message > news:hoa6eo$ad4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> 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 > == > Every question was legitimate? If you had a stupid annoying "Browser > Choice" notice plastered on the screen at every boot-up, wouldn't YOU > want to know what it was all about and how to kill it? > == > Not what happened. From what I can tell, it only popped up once. -- Alias
From: Severeheadcase on 22 Apr 2010 05:25 Removing all traces doesn't work - It keeps coming back! "Jose" wrote: > On Mar 19, 8:09 am, "Balzer" <bal...(a)nospam.microsoft.news> wrote: > > "SC Tom" <s...(a)tom.net> wrote in message > > > > news:urVSwM1xKHA.2552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Balzer" <bal...(a)nospam.microsoft.news> wrote in message > > >news:uAUCYo0xKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > >> 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? > > > > > Read this: > > >http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/22/windows-browser-choice-screen-will-c... > > > > > and peruse these: > > >http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=browser+choice+virus&a... > > > > > Thank you, EU :-) > > > -- > > > SC Tom > > > > ----------------- > > > > Since I already use Firefox, I don't need to install anything repeatedly. > > Seems, it will ask me to Select web browser on every reboot? Strange method. > > Is it possible to remove ot uncheck this feature? Didn't find it in msconfig > > utility. > > > > Regards, > > Balzer > > Here is one method to "manage" it. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019411 > > I think I would remove all traces of it instead of managing it. > . >
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