cproc.exe : What it is and how to remove it |
by Oscar Sodani | |
October 23, 2006 | |
If your PC gets an error message when you boot up that states: Your computer may be infected with the Alcan worm. We'll show you how to remove it from your PC. The cproc.exe file is malware that usually resides in a directory called crunner in C:\Windows\system32\. If you are getting the error above, it usually means that your anti-virus program caught and killed the cproc.exe worm, but remnants still remain in your startup files. Follow the steps below to find and delete any remnants of cproc.exe , then search your computer for any other Alcan worm infections. You should bookmark or print this page before proceeding. Step A: Run Online Virus ScannersNow run the Panda ActiveScan virus scanner and the Housecall virus scanner as detailed in Step 1 of our guide to Get Rid of Spyware, Adware, and Web Browser Hijackers.
Step B: Run HijackThisContinue with the instructions in the Get Rid of Spyware guide. When you reach Step 5 in that guide you will run a program called HijackThis. In the HijackThis screen, you will be looking for an entry that look like this: O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [cprocsvc] C:\WINDOWS\system32\crunner\cproc.exe Check that entry and have HijackThis fix it. Now reboot your computer. After it restarts, find the crunner directory in C:\Windows\system32\ and delete it.
Step C: Run Brute Force UninstallerPlease follow the instructions in this link to remove the Alcan Worm from your computer : After rebooting your PC, you should be completely free of the cproc.exe error, as well as the Alcan worm. Special thanks to steamwiz for his help on this article. |