winxp.exe

[jmac37]

Norton antivirus shows this file is infected with the beagle virus. Is it a system file? Can it be deleted? What do I do to clean it? Norton won't do it.

[gazzak]

I'd say virus. I have a new laptop with a clean install of XP Pro and can find no file called xp.exe.

A quick search revealed this (http://www.siena.edu/antivirus/viruses/spybotworm.htm) site which says it's a virus.

Get rid of it. Check the sticky in the security forum here or follow the instructions on the site just linked.

...and welcome to Windrivers forums :cool:

[Stalemate]

Here's another virus possibility using the same WinXP.exe: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.infex.b@mm.html

[NooNoo]

and Welcome to Windrivers jmac

[jewjew]

It is beagle,
the removal tool is on the symantec site