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The forum thread discusses a suspicious Chinese program or file that appeared on the user's computer, which they are unable to locate or delete, causing concern. The original poster seeks help identifying and removing the mysterious file but is unsure of its origin. Responders suggest scanning for malware with antivirus software and using Registry Editor to manually remove any entries related to the suspicious program, emphasizing that it might be malware or spyware. The overall sentiment is one of troubleshooting and caution, with recommendations to run security scans and manually clear registry entries if necessary.
The forum thread discusses a suspicious Chinese program or file that appeared on the user's computer, which they are unable to locate or delete, causing concern. The original poster seeks help identifying and removing the mysterious file but is unsure of its origin. Responders suggest scanning for malware with antivirus software and using Registry Editor to manually remove any entries related to the suspicious program, emphasizing that it might be malware or spyware. The overall sentiment is one of troubleshooting and caution, with recommendations to run security scans and manually clear registry entries if necessary.
Solution
If you didn't install the program, it's most likely a virus/malware. Did you scan for viruses using your installed AV?
You should do that and scan/remove any viruses found. In addition it's a good idea to download the free MALWAREBYTES antispyware program from malwarebytes.org and scan/remove all spyware viruses found. Power off your computer for 5 minutes. Reboot and retest your computer and see if it's gone. If it is, you had a simple spyware virus most likely and you're good to go.
90% of the computers I see in my shop contain spyware viruses; so it's a pretty good bet that's what you have.
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You should do that and scan/remove any viruses found. In addition it's a good idea to download the free MALWAREBYTES antispyware program from malwarebytes.org and scan/remove all spyware viruses found. Power off your computer for 5 minutes. Reboot and retest your computer and see if it's gone. If it is, you had a simple spyware virus most likely and you're good to go.
90% of the computers I see in my shop contain spyware viruses; so it's a pretty good bet that's what you have.
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Try using Windows Explorer?
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If you didn't install the program, it's most likely a virus/malware. Did you scan for viruses using your installed AV?
You should do that and scan/remove any viruses found. In addition it's a good idea to download the free MALWAREBYTES antispyware program from malwarebytes.org and scan/remove all spyware viruses found. Power off your computer for 5 minutes. Reboot and retest your computer and see if it's gone. If it is, you had a simple spyware virus most likely and you're good to go.
90% of the computers I see in my shop contain spyware viruses; so it's a pretty good bet that's what you have.
<<<BIGBEARJEDI>>>
You should do that and scan/remove any viruses found. In addition it's a good idea to download the free MALWAREBYTES antispyware program from malwarebytes.org and scan/remove all spyware viruses found. Power off your computer for 5 minutes. Reboot and retest your computer and see if it's gone. If it is, you had a simple spyware virus most likely and you're good to go.
90% of the computers I see in my shop contain spyware viruses; so it's a pretty good bet that's what you have.
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- Open regedit
- Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- Expand *
- Expand shell
- If you see those chinese entries in there delete them
If those funny entries only appear when you right click shortcuts the other place to look
- Open regedit
- Expand HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- Expand lnkfile
- Expand shell (if it exists)
- Any keys in here will show up as right click menu items on .lnk files only
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