Strange Download exe

[nickblears]

HP MODEL 9722
WINDOWS XP PRO
850MHZ AMD ATHLON
256MB RAM
AGP 4X GRAPHICS CARD
NVIDIA TNT2 PRO




Found in my download file : openifvalid.exe ??
Did a Google search and couldn't find anything
24.0kb.......any sugestions please?


Also the past two nights have run HD Valet and System Mechanic........when I have tried to run Word XP......have had the message to insert the cd......did and ok,but is one of these Progs deleting an important file?


All suggestions will be greatly appreciated !

[Asendin]

you have a up to date virus scanner?? eg: NAV 2002/2003.


email it to me if you like and i will scan it for a virus and get back to you, but dont execute that file

[MiseryQ]

I agree,,, the name alone sounds strange...

Try some online virus scanner if you do'nt have one installed...
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

Wow,,, I did'nt know there were so many a Google search would show...

[nickblears]

Thanks Asendin for your reply.
I have Mcafee and AVG running , along with Sygate Pro.( Not Paranoid!
Have scanned the file with both and no virus's detected.
( Also ran Adaware and nothing there)
Do download a lot of Prog's,so this was prob installed by one of them.
I will isolate it for a week or so and then if it's not intefiering with anything I will dump the Ba.....!

[tironsi]

You can open it using a hex editor and look for any string if you're still curious. Sometimes it helps because sometimes the messages a program pops up are stored as a simple string. A dissassembler will also do this, as will the strings command under Unix.