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What is "enoenwcq.exe"

When ever I start my Win XP system I get the error msg listed right after the windows screen.   The system boots and nothing really seems wrong but worried about this error msg on startup.

In the registry is the following data..

BootExecute = autocheck C:\WINDOWS\system32\enoenwcq.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\enoenwcq.exe:changelist


What is this?

Can I delete the whole registry key or do I need to delete the value and keep the "BootExecute" key?
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I googled the file name and came up with nothing. That's fairly unusual. You may want to perform a full anti-virus scan, as the seemingly random name of the executable along with its location on the system could indicate a problem.

It could be entirely benign, but that's what I'd do.

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Martin Schultz
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A google search on enoenwcq.exe disclosed nothing.  I'm presuming it's leftover from some virus, spyware, or other malware that infected your computer but has been partially removed.  The normal value of the registry at this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager

is

BootExecute  Reg_Multi_SZ  autocheck autochk * Isdelete

I suggest you open Regedit.exe, go to that key, verify that it appears to have been changed to the value in your error message, and then right click it, select Modify, and change it to the correct value.
Correction:  that is the correct value for a Vista computer, or NEARLY correct:  Lsdelete rather Isdelete.  But for an XP computer, it is just autocheck autochk *
jondrejik--After scanning for viruses, you may also want to run HiJackThis and post the log if you need help in analysis.
http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html
jondrejik--If indeed you find enoenwcq.exe  on your harddrive you could submit that file  for online analysis to http://www.virustotal.com/xhtml/index_en.html
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I changed the registry key back to ....   BootExecute  Reg_Multi_SZ  autocheck autochk *

I ran a search for the file and didn't find it anywhere on the system.

Mcafee virus scan not showing any issues after it was run.

Hijack not showing any issues

Thanks.   Will report back if it shows up after the reboot
jondrejik: and Lee Tutor--I run WinXP SP3.  The Data value showing for BootExecute  Reg_Multi_SZ is  autocheck autochk *
lsdelete
Interesting.  I have WinXP SP3 also, and there is no lsdelete in my BootExecute.  There is also no lsdelete.exe in my \Windows\System32 folder, in XP.  (There is, in my Vista \Windows\System32 folder.)
Did a little more research on lsdelete.exe, and found this page:

http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp/64898-what-do-you-have-lsdelete-exe.html

I've never run LavaSoft AdAware on my XP pc (if memory serves correctly), but I have on my Vista pc.

jondrejik, any feedback?
I have lavasoft on thi system so I need to have the lsdelete in the boot entry of the registry.  Added it back in and rebooted.   No issues seen.

Thanks
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