Current filename:
Database status: Not required - virus, spyware, malware or other resource hog Value: Filename: system32.exe
Description Added by the _AGOBOT-KU_ WORM! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field
Source: Paul Collins Startup list
It says it's a worm, but isn't system32.exe needed? Should I delete the entry or leave it?
Never delete system32.exe
System32.exe is an executable file, which is a virus.
The System32 that your PC is supposed to have is a folder. NOT an executable file.
Get rid of it.
sys32 is fine
Yes and no. Their is a folder that is fine, but the specific file called system32.exe is a major security threat.
For more info...
http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/system32/
http://www.auditmypc.com/process/system32.asp
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mari@mm.html
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/system32/