How to remove ms-dos error

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ms-dos.pif file information

The process belongs to the software ms-dos.pif by unknown.

Description: ms-dos.pif is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 113664 bytes (66% of all occurrence), 153600 bytes.
There is no description of the program. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 76% dangerous.

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