What is xrowxie.exe?

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I have found the process "xrowxie.exe" in my task manager
list. I don't remember seeing it before. I have run
several programs to find out what it is (adware,spybot,
etc) but none of the find it. A general search of the
Internet also finds no reference to it. Does anybody know
what it is?
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Re: What is xrowxie.exe? by g-w

g-w
Mon Jun 28 07:10:18 CDT 2004

guggi wrote:
> I have found the process "xrowxie.exe" in my task manager
> list. I don't remember seeing it before. I have run
> several programs to find out what it is (adware,spybot,
> etc) but none of the find it. A general search of the
> Internet also finds no reference to it. Does anybody know
> what it is?

Did you right-click and check its properties? In what folder is it located?

g-w
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Re: What is xrowxie.exe? by Chuck

Chuck
Mon Jun 28 14:56:10 CDT 2004

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:01:22 -0700, "guggi"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have found the process "xrowxie.exe" in my task manager
>list. I don't remember seeing it before. I have run
>several programs to find out what it is (adware,spybot,
>etc) but none of the find it. A general search of the
>Internet also finds no reference to it. Does anybody know
>what it is?

For information about the process itself, get Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml>. Provides way more
information than Task Manager.

Adaware and Spybot are good tools for cleaning up known spyware, but HijackThis,
with expert advice, might do better for you.

Start by downloading each of the following free tools:
CWShredder <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>
CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval
<http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html>
HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155>
LSP-Fix and WinsockLSPFix <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
Stinger <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>

Install and run Stinger.
<http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger>

Create a separate folder for HijackThis, such as C:\HijackThis - copy the
downloaded file there. Spybot S&D has an install routine - run it. The other
downloaded programs can be copied into, and run from, any convenient folder.

Start by closing all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, and running
CoolWebSearchSmartKiller, then CWShredder. Have the latter fix all.

Then, run HijackThis ("Scan"). Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227>

Finally, have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the
following forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://forums.spywareinfo.com/>
<http://spywarewarrior.com/index.php>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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What is xrowxie.exe? by anonymous

anonymous
Mon Jun 28 20:23:00 CDT 2004

Are you sure it's spelled "xrowxie.exe"?

>-----Original Message-----
>I have found the process "xrowxie.exe" in my task manager
>list. I don't remember seeing it before. I have run
>several programs to find out what it is (adware,spybot,
>etc) but none of the find it. A general search of the
>Internet also finds no reference to it. Does anybody know
>what it is?
>.
>
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