Strange Program

[bene]

I was just checking my Windows Firewall, and under Exception, I noticed something called 3.2.00. Upon clicking edit, I see that it allows mfitqxqxuqc.exe located under C:/WINDOWS to bypass the firewall. Does anyone know what this program does?

thanks,

bene

[Boris]

I would scan your machine for viruses and trojan horses ASAP if I was you.

If you don't have any protection - here are 2 good free ones

AVG Free Anti-Virus 7.5

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.

http://free.grisoft.com/filedir/inst/avg75free_484a1100.exe

a-squared Free 3.0 Trojan Scanner

Freeware! This program contains only the basic scanner. Background Guard, Automatic Updates, Scheduled Scans and HiJackFree are only available with a-squared Anti-Malware.

Version 3.0.0.357 - 7/17/2007 - for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 Server and Vista (16 MB)

http://download5.emsisoft.com/a2FreeSetup.exe

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Or try an online scan with Housecall from http://housecall.trendmicro.com/; it scans for all kinds of malware, including viruses and trojans.

[Coreper]

here are some other great online scanners:

BitDefender Online Scanner

eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner

F-Secure Online Virus Scanner

TrendMicro HouseCall

and some sites which provide virus information and removal tools:

BitDefender

Kaspersky

Symantec #1

Symantec #2