What is OPENME.EXE?

[zosim]

I have Win XP Pro. Earlier today, I was trying to install turbo tax. When I clicked on the setup.exe file, nothing seems to happen. So I checked the task manager. Setup.exe was running in the processes tab. I was logged in as my user ID, so I looked at the processes that were up that I owned. One was openme.exe. I stopped this process and once I did, the setup ran and I was able to install. Didn't know what this openme.exe was doing to my PC, so I renamed it to see the effect. I rebooted afterwards and once I logged in again, it was saying that it couldn't find openme.exe.

I guess it's a windows application file that needs to be run everytime I login. I just don't know why when it's up, I can't seem to execute setup.exe files, or even some applications (like when I clicked on the installed turbo tax exe file, nothing happens).

Also, I disabled Messenger, but when XP comes up, it says '2 unread messages' in my icon.

Does this seem that XP is corrupted? Do I need to re-install? I am running dual-OS (98 second ed. and xp pro). I initially had 98 second edition, then upgraded to xp pro only, but there was some work application incompatible with xp so I uninstalled xp. This reverted me back to 98. I then decided to do dual-OS so I installed a fresh version of xp on a separate partition.

Never had any problem when i initially upgraded to xp from 98, but when i did the actions above to have dual OS, there have been a lot of funky things that have happened.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Drakkhen]

It is some sort of a spyware/trojan. Here is a link that you might find useful. Click here!

Also, if you don't already have some sort of virus protection, you should get something. But, since this is probably considered spyware, you might want to look at Ad-Aware. This will let you know if you have any kind of spyware on your machine.

Good luck!

 

[zosim]

thanks for the info.

but how come windows seems to be looking for it when i log in? it gives me an error message that it cannot find openme.exe (since i renamed it). is there a way to disable this?

thanks again.

 

[Drakkhen]

Get the Ad-Aware software, it should remove all traces of it from your system.

 

[rmblam]

<< but how come windows seems to be looking for it when i log in? >>



Because the app(trojan) is registered as a start up program. Open msconfig and you probably see it listed.

Someone needs a lesson on (NOT) opening e-mail attachments.

If adaware doesn't get it then Norton should. A fresh install will solve it for sure.