Unable to remove adware version of winlogon.exe

[ghutnick]

I have a computer with a bogus winlogon.exe that was installed via some
adware program. It is always running and utilizing 50% of my cpu. I have
run spy-bot and defender and I am unable to remove this file. Can anyone
assist?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"ghutnick" <ghutnick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4BAE7930-CA15-4E6A-90CB-CDF3544336B0@microsoft.com...
I have a computer with a bogus winlogon.exe that was installed via some
adware program. It is always running and utilizing 50% of my cpu. I have
run spy-bot and defender and I am unable to remove this file. Can anyone
assist?

 

[nybarton]

To Carey Frisch......

per your advice to "ghutnick", I went to the Windows LiveOne Safety site to
use the free scanner for what may be a similar problem, but when I try to
download and utilize a scan, I keep getting one script error message window
after another and I've tried clicking "yes" and "no" to run the page anyway,
but another window pops up immediately. Why is that happening?