Troj/Optix-50

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Please read the instructions for removing Trojans.

You will also need to edit the following registry entries, if they are present.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RunProg

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\RunProg

and remove any reference to the Setup.exe file you deleted.

Close the registry editor.

Troj/Optix-50 is a backdoor Trojan.

Troj/Optix-50 copies itself to <Windows folder>\olefiles\Setup.exe and creates the following registry entries to allow itself to run on startup, both of which execute Setup.exe:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RunProg

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\RunProg