msconfig.dat, msconfig.ini

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 June 2013 22:51 Sunday, 29 July 2012 18:29

Harmful - Files

How to find and remove malicious virus files name msconfig.dat, msconfig.ini

There is a legitimate file in Microsoft windows by the name msconfig.exe in the following folder
C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries

Whereas files by the names msconfig.dat, msconfig.ini are created by a computer virus program that affects the computers running on the Microsoft windows operating systems. It's analysis report is given below

Files found - view
%AppData%\msconfig.dat
%AppData%\msconfig.ini

(Full path for the short folder names)

(You can also find file size, md5, sha-1 info on the above link)  

There may be more files created by this virus program. You can find them out. First locate and note down the "date of creation" of msconfig.dat, or msconfig.ini, and after that, search the hard disk for other files created on that date or onward. See image

Necessary steps required to remove this virus program

• To remove processes created by the virus program from the Task Manager
• To search and delete files created by the virus program from the hard disk. Enable to view "hidden files and folders" before you search. Otherwise files created by the virus program inside the hidden folders will not be found
• To remove obsolete registry keys using CCleaner