holmanjon...
This appears to be a worm. A user on the GTA Extreme bulletin board,
named 'asif', reported the same problem on the following page.
"...in my task manager there's a program called 'winmgr32' that's
'(not responding)'. I don't remember seeing this running before,
ever. And this will sometimes crash my comp or it'll not respond
quite harmlessly until I shut down when I'll just get the usual
'wait end task cancel' option.":
http://forum.gtaxtreme.com/index.php?s=d8bcb57628e561257a49c3e3e1623f60&showtopic=412
Later in the same thread, he notes:
"This isn't good. I looked at the msconfig startup tab and winmgm
is actually in my windows folder! It's Winmgm32.exe..."
This is a little confusing, but it sounds like the program is listed
in Task Manager as 'winmgr32', but is the result of a file called
'Winmgm32.exe'. That filename is associated with an email worm called
'I-Worm.Sobig.a' in the Virus Encyclopedia:
http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.html?id=58906
Then again, there is a file named 'winmgr32.exe' that is associated
with another email worm called 'W32/Pimpol' on the Sophos antivirus
site:
"W32/Pimpol is an email aware worm. When run it will copy itself to
C:\windows\winmgr32.exe."
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32pimpol.html
Whether the filename is 'winmgr32.exe' or 'winmgm32.exe', I would
recommend following rainmantr-ga's suggestion of going to
start -> run, type 'msconfig' without quotes, and hit Enter.
Then look for either of these names under the Startup tab of that
program, and uncheck it. You can also go to the Startup folder
at one of the following locations, depending on your operating
system, and delete the shortcut to the program there:
C:\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
You can then try rebooting and deleting 'winmgr32.exe' or
'winmgm32.exe' from your Windows directory, using Windows
Explorer. A search of the registry, also suggested by
rainmntr-ga, would be another good idea, but if you are
unfamiliar with editing the registry, you might ask for
help from a friend who is comfortable with doing this.
I would also strongly recommend going to a free online
virus scan such as:
Bit Defender:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
Trend Micro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Since this is a potentially complex problem with your
computer, and I don't have hands-on access to it, it
may be necessary to resolve it in steps, requiring an
exchange of feedback before the problem is completely
resolved. However, I believe I've supplied you with all
you need to know to resolve the problem.
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established through the "Request for Clarification" process.
A user's guide on this topic is on skermit-ga's site, here:
http://www.christopherwu.net/google_answers/answer_guide.html#how_clarify
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Searches done, via Google:
winmgr
://www.google.com/search?q=winmgr
virus winmgr32
://www.google.com/search?q=virus+winmgr32
winmgr32
://www.google.com/search?q=winmgr32
Winmgm32.exe
://www.google.com/search?q=Winmgm32.exe |