lpt5.exe

Does anyone know this?

Have you done a google search for the file name ?
A google search returns a few hits, but they need translating (Italian), at least for me.

What is your operating system winXP, win98, etc. ?
What makes you think it is a virus ?
Where was it found example (C:\windows\system32\infected-file-name.xxx) ?

If you haven’t already got this software (freeware), download, install, update and run it, preferably in safe mode Ewido anti-spyware If using winXP. or a-Squared free if using win98/ME.

The first site mentions running smitfraud, however, wait to see what either ewido or a-squared find first.
This one has a combined removal tool with instructions , courtesy of my Netherlander friend
http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

Yes I found something on google but nothing defined. It’s a process i saw running in Task Manager but a complete search on the disks didn’t return any result (the file seems not to exist).

I have XP, I’ll follow instructions and then get back. Thanx.

If it is running as a service then it is malware

Hi woccia,

Yes find out what our essexboy says, run process explorer, and see what it is.Get this program from here:
http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/ProcessExplorerNt.zip
& run it,

polonus

What was the process name ?
Try a google search for it.