Random Chinese Software is in my Startup List. What is it and how do I remove it?

35 Comments

  1. Lachlan1258

    It changes name every time I open the Startup list. I am perplexed.

    Update: It has disappeared before I got the chance to turn it off. What should my next steps be?

  2. Always_Dead_Inside

    Uninstall it, reinstall windows, scan your computer

  3. tanwar_siddhu

    Clean install your windows this is the only way to get rid of it completely.

  4. Main-Replacement-648

    Give a shot to malwarebytes and full offline Windows defender scan

  5. papicoiunudoi

    Run a scan with rkill and Malwarebytes. These 2 never failed me

  6. There’s no way I wouldn’t format the whole drive and made a fresh windows install after seeing something like this.

  7. Fun_Abbreviations345

    It’s not Chinese. It’s Garbled characters

  8. Xenon-Hacks

    Nuke the system, someone probably put malware on your system using a vulnerability in Vanguard.

  9. Necessary_Film_1742

    Reinstall windows , if something penetrated your startup . It for sure modified your registry , which means your recovery drive is also compromised .

    Reinstall windows using your cd , or usb or any other external way. Do not just reinstall windows from your recovery partition.

  10. itsokayimhandsome2

    When I got my Chinese made GPD Win 4 I knew I wasn’t going to log in with the OS already installed, NOPE. It was a clean install for me. Even if you have to install the drivers later on.

    You just never know what they could have loaded into the OS from the start. I get that you can install side loaded software too, but I preferred doing a clean install anyway.

  11. Icy-Negotiation-5851

    I had the exact same thing, when I tried to remove it it also removed the windows boot command. Shit is definitely malware

  12. ItsmeWardogjr97

    Time to wipe the drive and fresh Install your os. There’s no point in trying to fix it. But revo Uninstaller is a really great tool.

  13. If you find it in the startup tab from task manager, then you can right click it and get to properties or “open file location” to get the full path and probably know more about the software.

    You could also submit the .exe to something like virustotal

  14. Bendersunova

    Let’s figure out what wallpaper that is

  15. mindaltered

    this is a time you need to reformat the drive and reinstall windows. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT reinstall onedrive and “settings from last installation”

    OR

    You might just reinstall this backdoor of whatever kind it is lol

  16. LongTallMatt

    Someone failed their cyber security awareness courses….

  17. skett3310

    Ik everyone is suggesting you wipe your pc, but to be sure, maybe you should run HitManPro in offline mode to see if it detects anything.

  18. HeliumBoi24

    Do a complete clean reinstall. Change your passwords and you should be safe. (99.99%)

  19. justcomment

    Did you try to download dragon scimitar mouse cursor?

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