A Popup window asking Permission to run .exe file

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Issue abstract: Norton antivirus open a popup when some new things are running in the pc asking like allow or deny about some .exe file. I just want to tell how do i know about that file is it virus or not. antivirus has to be done itself thats why i was installed this. (please understand what i want to say i am not good enough in English)

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If you are trying to access some Norton Settings, you will see a popup to ask for a Windows Admin password to access those features.

If you are seeing a prompt for access to an .exe file, it is more likely to be Windows User Access Control. That comes up to protect you from new files running without your knowledge. If you see the file name, you can do an internet search on that file name to see if there are any hits for malware. If you do accept the use of the file, Norton will scan it before it runs to ensure it is not malware.

I see Norton asking for permission for morgoykv.exe., I can’t find any info on it. Does anyone know what it is?

Can you post a screenshot of this message so we can confirm whether or not this is a Norton message or the Windows User Account Control message?

sorry I didn’t take a screenshot. I chose to block the .exe and couldn’t find any info.

Did it look like this? Except showing morgoykv.exe instead of Norton Virus Scanner.

It’s absolutely Norton. I just can’t find any info on it. I have win 11 if that matters.

Do you have the game “Final Fantasy IX” installed? And running it from within Steam or loading it via its own launcher? If that game is installed that file is related to that. If not please read the following:

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The file

morgoykv.exe is associated with the Moguri Mod for the PC version of the game Final Fantasy IX.

Its specific purpose within the mod is to help resolve issues with the Steam overlay not working correctly while the mod is active. The Moguri Mod itself is a popular community project that enhances the game’s visuals, music, and overall experience.

If you are not using this specific game mod and find this file on your system, it could potentially be a detection name used by an antivirus program for a malicious file, as malware often uses random or confusing filenames to hide its true nature. In that case, you should run a full system scan with reputable antivirus software, such as those listed by Malwarebytes or Microsoft, to confirm the file’s legitimacy.

SA

No, I don’t do gaming at all. Our son does but not on my laptop he has better equipment.

I ran a full system scan with Norton and Malwarebytes and got nothing.

Thanks for the post back and status. If this reappears again there is concern with that. Its confusing that an executable for a game that isn’t installed would appear out of the blue any way we look at it. Are there other users with accounts on this laptop?

SA

I use my wife as a non admin account, I will click run as admin if I need to.

Thanks. I would log into her account as well and run scans on that profile as well. Just to be sure that nothing is moving laterally in the system.

SA