How to remove the configuration virus
Most antivirus programs identify configuration.exe as malware, such as Kaspersky identifies it as Worm.Win32.AutoIt.abk or Trojan-Spy.Win32.AutoIt.h, and TrendMicro identifies it as TROJ_PATCH.QT or WORM_YAHLOVER.FF.
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Configuration.exe file information
The configuration.exe process contains no information about its author.
Description: configuration.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 338,735 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 265,031 bytes.
The program has a visible window. There is no information about the author of the file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders).
It is not a Windows system file.
configuration.exe seems to be a compressed file.
Therefore the technical security rating is 36% dangerous.
Recommended: Identify configuration.exe related errors
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as configuration.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the configuration.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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