annoying prompts

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every time i start up my computer these 2 annoying prompts come up
the first one says :
c:\\1az.exe
windows cannot find 'c:\\1az.exe'. Make sure you typed the name
correctly then try again. to search for a file, click the start button
then click search.

and when i click ok on that one, another similar one comes up saying
this:

Desktop
could not load or run 'c:\\1az.exe' specified in the registry. make
sure the file exists on your computer or remove the referance to it in
this category.

i have no idea what these mean and i dont know how "remove the
reference to it in the registry", i dont even know what the registry is
or how to get to it. help please 😕


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n.ick

 

[Guest]

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I believe that these are remnants of a spyware infection (could be related to
a LOP infection). I'd suggest going to http://www.spywareinfo.org to get
some professional anti-spyware help.

"n.ick" wrote:

>
> every time i start up my computer these 2 annoying prompts come up
> the first one says :
> c:\\1az.exe
> windows cannot find 'c:\\1az.exe'. Make sure you typed the name
> correctly then try again. to search for a file, click the start button
> then click search.
>
> and when i click ok on that one, another similar one comes up saying
> this:
>
> Desktop
> could not load or run 'c:\\1az.exe' specified in the registry. make
> sure the file exists on your computer or remove the referance to it in
> this category.
>
> i have no idea what these mean and i dont know how "remove the
> reference to it in the registry", i dont even know what the registry is
> or how to get to it. help please 😕
>
>
> --
> n.ick
>