Application called CATBAS

[ksdadguy]

Has anyone ever heard of this application? It is in my startup of msconfig pointing to c:\windows\fonts\catbas.exe but the file does not exist in that directory. When I do a search for the filename, it shows up but when I try to delete it, it says that it is in use by windows. Please help!

 

[torturedmind]

i've googled for that file and came up with nothing. it's most likely that it's not an application that came with windows or from any application that you installed. i suggest you remove it from your start-up immediately, update your virus pattern file, re-boot in safe mode and run a full-system scan. i also suggest you run some anti-spyware/adware programs like CWShredder or Lavasoft's Adware to eliminate possible existence of any malwares, spywares and adwares in your pc.

i hope this helps. peace!

kilroy
philippines

"Illegitimis non carborundum!"

 

[zepper]

Sometimes you can find the origin of a file by opening it in an editor like WordPad and go through it looking for text strings - sometimes near the beginning or near the end that give a clue.
.bh.


He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

 

[diogenes10]

Here is an example of a hijackthis log which shows problems including an exe file in c:\windows\fonts.

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=6584

If the steps here ( faq608-4650 ) do not get your system clean, you can post a hijackthis log in forum 760.

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