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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

msinfo.exe

File purpose and description:
This is a program that tries to imitate msinfo32.exe, msinfo.exe is known as spyware. This is also hidden in your win.ini file so it starts when you reboot your pc. Make sure you do not remove msinfo32.exe, always check the location and the startup of your computer. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
msinfo.exe

File type:
This is an executable program

File or folder location:
Msinfo.exe can be found at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\msinfo.exe Or C:\Windows\system32msinfo.exe(Note that this location can change as this is spyware).

General Information

If a process named msinfo.exe is running on your computer, you may have mostly been infected with the Aladinz.m trojan.

msinfo.exe is considered to be a security risk, not only because antivirus programs flag Aladinz.M as a virus, but also because a number of users have complained about its performance.

Aladinz.M is likely a virus and as such, presents a serious vulnerability which should be fixed immediately! Delaying the removal of msinfo.exe may cause serious harm to your system and will likely cause a number of problems, such as slow performance, loss of data or leaking private information to websites.

msinfo.exe is considered to be a security risk, not only because antivirus programs flag Aladinz.M as a trojan, but also because other sites consider it a Trojan as well.

Aladinz.M is likely a Trojan and as such, presents a serious vulnerability which should be fixed immediately! Delaying the removal of msinfo.exe may cause serious harm to your system and will likely cause a number of problems, loss of data, loss of control or leaking private information.


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