winscenter.exe and Spyware Guard 2008 infection

Hello,

I did not see anything on Norton's site at all for   winscenter.exe.   This is a very bad executable that stores itself in the c:\windows\system32   directory.

 

This is an executable that runs and pretends to be the Windows Security Center.   It suggests and installs the Spyware Guard 2008 virus that continously pops up a webpage asking you to download its software.

 

SpyGuard 2008 reinstalls and pops up every few minutes.   winscenter.exe gets deleted, but returns on every reboot.

 

I booted to safe mode, did a full system scan and deleted the registry keys for Spyguard2008

 

Everytime I boot normally    winscenter.exe reinstalls SpyGuard 2008.

 

These programs seriously chew up resources and greatly impede the operation of the computer,  Spygua

 

Is this listed some place?   My Norton's Anti Virus is updated and is current.    I did all the instructions on SpyGuard 2008 on Symantec's site to remove it.  

 

Thank you

 

japentz

Message Edited by japentz on 12-28-2008 08:24 AM