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gola
Joined: Jul 17, 2007
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From: South Africa
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There's some crazy application, "Runner", that keeps on opening every time I boot my PC. It only shows up on the task manager and when I try to maximize it, it only shows a white rectangle. I can only close it via the task manager. It's been coming up for a couple of weeks now, lol, I thought it would have disappeared by now. I don't think it's a virus, 'cos I should be up to date with regards to the anti-virus. Should i be worried, what is it? Can anyone shed some light? Thanks in advance...
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gaming_guy
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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From: UK
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i'd run malwarebytes' anti-malware first if i was you....
install, update, run, remove anything it finds
http://download.cnet.com/Malw[....]dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Could you download 'hijack this':
http://download.cnet.com/Tren[....]This/3000-8022_4-10227353.html
Run it, click on 'system scan only' and then copy 'n' paste the results here please?
Might give us a better idea of exactly what it is 
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yea g
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
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From: New Zealand
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I'd know that Icon anywhere, thats the default visual basic icon. That white square thing sounds like a form that launches the other forms, I know cause I used it on an application that rickrolls you every 2 minutes. Seen any random things launching lately?
Just another thought, that could be a downloader, downloading a virus for you.
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lukechris
Joined: Dec 30, 2007
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From: Preston, UK
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Where you are in Task Manager, right click on it, then go to process, then right click on the one it hightlights and go to "End process tree"
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gola
Joined: Jul 17, 2007
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From: South Africa
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Thanks guys for all your help. So I installed the anti-malware that gaming_guy suggested and got rid of three malwares, but the problem persisted. So I right clicked in the task manager as lukechris suggested and that took me to a familiar software name that I installed a few weeks ago for broadband, iburst. So I just uninstalled it and voila, problem solved. So turns out it was nothing to be worrried about. But thanks again guys for your replies |
lukechris
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Glad you got it sorted 
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Posted: 2009-04-02 22:47
