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MSMSGS.EXE error pop-up

Started by nvnascar42 , Jan 16 2007 04:23 PM

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nvnascar42
Posted 16 January 2007 - 04:23 PM

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Greetings,

Here's my problem. I am getting an error message for "msmsgs.exe, (application error )"." Intructions at 0x7c910f29 referenced memory at 0x0069004d could not "read" memory"

I have tried to disable windows messenger along with msn messenger. I shut down the proccess, but it keeps comming back, ( approx every 5 - 10 mins it seems ). msmsgs.exe is the only application error message I get.


XP Home, 1g ram, Radeon X1300 Pro 256m, Pentium 4 2.8 Hyperthread


Thanks in advance
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Fenor
Posted 16 January 2007 - 04:34 PM

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Hi nvnascar42! Welcome to G2G!

Do you have a little icon in the systray (down by the clock) that corresponds to Windows Messanger? It will have a red circle with a white 'x' inside the circle.

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nvnascar42
Posted 16 January 2007 - 06:27 PM

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That icon is not present,
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Posted 16 January 2007 - 06:39 PM

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When are you receiving this error message? When you have Outlook Express/Outlook open?

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Posted 16 January 2007 - 07:03 PM

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outlook is not running, IE is not running.
it'll happen when it's just sitting at a idle desktop
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Posted 16 January 2007 - 07:08 PM

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it may appear to be some smitfraud
so you should go to the malware forum

msmsgs.exe

Component Name: msmsgs.exe

Description of msmsgs.exe
This is a component of Smitfraud Trojan. Smitfraud Trojan is a Trojan that attempts to alter the default or user-defined Windows desktop wallpaper to a simulated image with a blue screen that has a message containing a fatal error in the internet explorer. This program is also reported to have been used to steal confidential information about customers of financial institutions such as Smith Barney.

Recommendation for msmsgs.exe
It is strongly recommended that this be removed from your system.

go here try to clean some of you computer then

http://www.geekstogo..._Log-t2852.html

you should go here and post a hijack log

http://www.geekstogo...a...amp;s=&f=37
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Posted 16 January 2007 - 07:18 PM

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Hi nvnascar42...

Click Start, then Run, type msconfig and click "Ok".

Under the "Startup" tab, locate msmsgs in the list and remove the tick in the box next to it. "Apply" the change and reboot.

Upon restarting, you will see a Selective Startup dialog window...this is normal. Tick the box to now show it again and click "Ok".

Do you still get the error message now?

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