WHY DOES C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/?HKNTSF.EXE WANT ACCESS TO INTERNET? IS
IT MALICIOUS OR BENIGN?

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Request for Question Clarification by denco-ga on 09 Mar 2006 16:07 PST

Howdy snooky123-ga,

You might have a variant of the "WORM_RBOT.AVF" worm.  You should read the
following Trend Micro entry in detail to see if this is the case.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_RBOT.AVF

"Upon execution, this Trojan drops a copy of itself in the Windows system
folder as NTSF.EXE with attributes set to Hidden, System, and Read-Only."

Trend Micro also has a free online virus scan service.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

"Ease your mind and scan your PC for viruses and spyware. Scan Now. It's Free!"

If the above solves your problem, please post the result back, so I can
then post this as an answer.  Thanks!

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher