What is dsxoiha.exe?

Question

I found this entry in my startup list on my msconfig prompt. I cannot find anything about it online. It is listed as c:\Program Files\Kwaj\dsxoiha.exe, but when I do a search on my system for this file, nothing is found. Any ideas?

Answer 1

That's definitely a virus. Uncheck it from msconfig so it won't run on startup (then restart your computer, which you have to do after using msconfig) then run, or obtain, a virus scanner to scan your whole computer to make sure you got rid of everything. Also look into getting a good firewall. ZoneAlarm and Comodo Personal Firewall are two good ones. If you need an anti-virus program, AVG Free 8.0 is a good option. Hope that answers your question!

Answer 2

You're right that there isn't any info out there about it.

Does the C:\Program Files\Kwaj folder contain any other files, like a readme or .ini?  

You might rename the folder, to say ~Kwaj, and see if anything goes missing.  My guess is that it was either installed with some piece of obscure hardware or software, or it's spyware.

Answer 3

It's a virus.  Kill it.

Answer 4

sounds like a virus....

some viruses even delete themselves, copy themselves under a different name (weird names like the one you just typed) and them add them to the start up, so the fact that that file does not exist does not mean you are not infected. also the file might be hidden and if search is not configured to find hidden files it would not appear.

download the home edition of avast(its free and better than that AVG c**p).

http://www.avast.com/

Also get Spybot search and destroy.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybo...

Run both these over and over again until you have no infection or spyware. i keep lots of pcs running well with just these two programs (and safe browsing practices of course)....and they are both free

Answer 5

ViRUS!!