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Browserchoice.exe -> malware?

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Balzer

Flightless Bird
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It -
> Microsoft On The Issues:
> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>
>
> Balzer wrote:
>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The
>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, Shortcut
>> icon
>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>
>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
-------------

can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which registry
keys should be cleaned also?
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
Balzer wrote:
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect
>> It - Microsoft On The Issues:
>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> Balzer wrote:
>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The
>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also,
>>> Shortcut icon
>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>
>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
> -------------
>
> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which
> registry keys should be cleaned also?

Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important instead.

--
Alias
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
What Alias said.

Balzer wrote:
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect It -
>> Microsoft On The Issues:
>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>
>>
>> Balzer wrote:
>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The
>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, Shortcut
>>> icon
>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>
>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
>>> -------------
>
> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which registry
> keys should be cleaned also?
 
D

Doug W.

Flightless Bird
"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
news:ho7pkc$84o$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Balzer wrote:
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When
>>> to Expect It - Microsoft On The Issues:
>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for
>>>> BrowserChoice. The
>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window.
>>>> Also, Shortcut icon
>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target
>>>> path
>>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>>
>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to
>>>> remove it?
>> -------------
>>
>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder?
>> Which registry keys should be cleaned also?
>
> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important
> instead.
>
> --
> Alias
==
What terrible advice that is.
==
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
Doug W. wrote:
>
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
> news:ho7pkc$84o$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Balzer wrote:
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to Expect
>>>> It - Microsoft On The Issues:
>>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The
>>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also,
>>>>> Shortcut icon
>>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
>>>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
>>> -------------
>>>
>>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which
>>> registry keys should be cleaned also?
>>
>> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important instead.
>>
>> --
>> Alias
> ==
> What terrible advice that is.
> ==
>

Really? Why?
--
Alias
 
D

Doug W.

Flightless Bird
"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
news:hoa6eo$ad4$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Doug W. wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
>> news:ho7pkc$84o$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When
>>>>> to Expect It - Microsoft On The Issues:
>>>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for
>>>>>> BrowserChoice. The
>>>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window.
>>>>>> Also, Shortcut icon
>>>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target
>>>>>> path
>>>>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to
>>>>>> remove it?
>>>> -------------
>>>>
>>>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder?
>>>> Which registry keys should be cleaned also?
>>>
>>> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alias
>> ==
>> What terrible advice that is.
>> ==
>>
>
> Really? Why?
> --
> Alias
==
Every question was legitimate? If you had a stupid annoying
"Browser Choice" notice plastered on the screen at every
boot-up, wouldn't YOU want to know what it was all about and how
to kill it?
==
 
A

Alias

Flightless Bird
Doug W. wrote:
>
> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
> news:hoa6eo$ad4$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Doug W. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalido> wrote in message
>>> news:ho7pkc$84o$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23thY%2324xKHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> The Browser Choice Screen for Europe: What to Expect, When to
>>>>>> Expect It - Microsoft On The Issues:
>>>>>> http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/...-europe-what-to-expect-when-to-expect-it.aspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Balzer wrote:
>>>>>>> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice.
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also,
>>>>>>> Shortcut icon
>>>>>>> "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
>>>>>>> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
>>>>> -------------
>>>>>
>>>>> can I just remove browserchoice.exe from \system32 folder? Which
>>>>> registry keys should be cleaned also?
>>>>
>>>> Why don't you just leave it alone and do something important instead.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Alias
>>> ==
>>> What terrible advice that is.
>>> ==
>>>
>>
>> Really? Why?
>> --
>> Alias
> ==
> Every question was legitimate? If you had a stupid annoying "Browser
> Choice" notice plastered on the screen at every boot-up, wouldn't YOU
> want to know what it was all about and how to kill it?
> ==
>

Not what happened. From what I can tell, it only popped up once.

--
Alias
 
S

Severeheadcase

Flightless Bird
Removing all traces doesn't work - It keeps coming back!

"Jose" wrote:

> On Mar 19, 8:09 am, "Balzer" <bal...@nospam.microsoft.news> wrote:
> > "SC Tom" <s...@tom.net> wrote in message
> >
> > news:urVSwM1xKHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Balzer" <bal...@nospam.microsoft.news> wrote in message
> > >news:uAUCYo0xKHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > >> After turning PC on, got HTML window prompting for BrowserChoice. The
> > >> windows looks like a fake scam window. I closed window. Also, Shortcut
> > >> icon "Browser Choice" has been added on Desktop, with target path
> > >> C:/WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe /launch
> >
> > >> Is the malware or some "legit" application and how to remove it?
> >
> > > Read this:
> > >http://www.ghacks.net/2010/02/22/windows-browser-choice-screen-will-c...
> >
> > > and peruse these:
> > >http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=browser+choice+virus&a...
> >
> > > Thank you, EU :)
> > > --
> > > SC Tom
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > Since I already use Firefox, I don't need to install anything repeatedly.
> > Seems, it will ask me to Select web browser on every reboot? Strange method.
> > Is it possible to remove ot uncheck this feature? Didn't find it in msconfig
> > utility.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Balzer
>
> Here is one method to "manage" it.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019411
>
> I think I would remove all traces of it instead of managing it.
> .
>
 
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