winupie???

Hi, recently i have been getting alot of adds poping up every time to time..and not msn op ups...interenet explorer ads..so i ctrl alt del to see whats running and i find this program.....winupie in my task manager...i tried to remove it with add and remove but it tells me i can't, cause its in the windows folder...so i am really bugged about this..and i cant remove it somehow..i tried spyware removers and they dont work...also i saw a couple of posts who have win ME had the same file and same problem...if any 1 can help, its appreciated...thx.

 

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,6150864~root=security,1~mode=flat
The above page has a discussion on this, found it using google, seems to be spyware. No solution was posted there.
A possible solution would get a win98 bootdisk and rename the file in dos. Before you do this, look in the System Configuration Utility [msconfig.exe] and see if it is started from there, uncheck if it is. You didn't give the name of the extension, I am guessing it is exe. At the a: prompt type in;

c: <enter>
cd\windows <enter>
ren winupie.exe winupold.old <enter>

What would be curious if it is in ME's System File Protection, you'll find out when you take out the floppy, boot up, and it appears again. I would rename it first, in case of system problems. If nothing happens it can then be deleted.

 

Hi Dna2k3

Is it possible you misspelled winupie?

In any case make a list of what starts up with windows and look in addremove to see if anything their is sucpicious,and tell us..

"tried to remove it with add and remove" do you mean cntrol panel addremove programs ? if so how is it listed there exactly?

Start run type msconfig hit enter, click the startup tab
write down everthing you are not sure about --include right and left colums, for instance
scanregistry c:\windows\scanregw.exe/ auto run

Then hit cancel

"i tried spyware removers " " whicth ones and what versions?

be sure to update and run you're anti virus program!!!

where did you see these other posts?

Lonny

Edit==============
whoops I see a pro has stepped in and posted at almost exactly the same time-- I'll lurk wait and whatch

 

ok thx, i will try that....but in case this doesnt work, formating should be another solution, right?

 

That would definitely do it. A bit drastic. Unless you have a Restore Point dated before this occurred, but I think you would already tried that.

 

the first solution worked...thx alot...I'M FREEEEEE!!!!!

 

Cool. I haven't met a file yet that good old dos can't do something with.