Why is your computer trying to access a webpage when you first start up windows? That is the bigger question here.
Click Start -> Run -> type "MSconfig" -> Click OK
In the system configuration utility, click the Startup tab at the top middle of the screen.
Now, uncheck the startup item in the list which either has the Command or the Location of C:\windows\system32\abcqug?pfn.hta
Click OK and it will ask you to reboot.
Restart and hopefully it won't give you this same error again.
Now, it will pop up a screen after you reboot saying that you are running selective startup mode blah blah blah... Check the box in the lower left to not inform you again and then click Ok.
If that abcqu....hta script error is no longer pestering you, I would recommend deleting the file. Any script file that is trying to run at every computer boot is a bit alarming and should be cause for concern. You may want to run SpyBot Search and Destroy to see if you have any other spyware/malware on your computer.
Going to the system configuration utility, there is nothing in the command or location section that has a C:\windows\system32\abcqug?pfn.hta. I don't have spybot search and destory, but I'll be happy to download it if nessary.
oh, it wont say "abcqug?pfn.hta"... The file name will be the same as what is called out in the script error on bootup. I inserted the "?" because I could not read the one character.
But, there has to be something calling out for this file. Unfortunately, it could be another malicious program which is calling out for that file which would make it harder to find.
Try the SpyBot Search & Destroy program and see if you have any results.
Otherwise, you can do a search on each program listed in the configuration utitity (msconfig) startup tab. Search each program one by one. A malicious program should return bad reports right away.
ty_ger
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April 9th, 2008 16:00
Why is your computer trying to access a webpage when you first start up windows? That is the bigger question here.
Click Start -> Run -> type "MSconfig" -> Click OK
In the system configuration utility, click the Startup tab at the top middle of the screen.
Now, uncheck the startup item in the list which either has the Command or the Location of C:\windows\system32\abcqug?pfn.hta
Click OK and it will ask you to reboot.
Restart and hopefully it won't give you this same error again.
Now, it will pop up a screen after you reboot saying that you are running selective startup mode blah blah blah... Check the box in the lower left to not inform you again and then click Ok.
If that abcqu....hta script error is no longer pestering you, I would recommend deleting the file. Any script file that is trying to run at every computer boot is a bit alarming and should be cause for concern. You may want to run SpyBot Search and Destroy to see if you have any other spyware/malware on your computer.
Free copy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
ty_ger
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April 9th, 2008 16:00
Hah! I see you are running AVG also.
Weird.
Get rid of that file and any items calling out for it.
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ty_ger
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April 10th, 2008 01:00
oh, it wont say "abcqug?pfn.hta"... The file name will be the same as what is called out in the script error on bootup. I inserted the "?" because I could not read the one character.
But, there has to be something calling out for this file. Unfortunately, it could be another malicious program which is calling out for that file which would make it harder to find.
Try the SpyBot Search & Destroy program and see if you have any results.
Otherwise, you can do a search on each program listed in the configuration utitity (msconfig) startup tab. Search each program one by one. A malicious program should return bad reports right away.
Search them here:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/
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April 11th, 2008 15:00
Running spybot search and destory with the most up to date files, the program found the following which are registry keys:
Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter_disabled
SpywareDetector
The program also found tracking cookies which I set to ignore.