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What is it?
Your PC's system tray - Systray.exe
What does it do?
Systray.exe is the?windows service?which handles your system tray - the collection of icons found typically at the bottom right hand of your screen. MS also describe it as:
Systray.exe is a tool for system taskbar notifications. The taskbar provides a location for programs and hardware devices to display icons. For example, if your computer supports advanced power management (APM), a Battery Meter icon can appear on the taskbar. Virus Precautions
Systray.exe is legitimately found in C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32, but?has been known to host viruses and trojans, and being the popular file that it is, it has also been passed off by many viruses and trojans in different folders. Some of?these include:
32.Ghotex.A - Symantec
Backdoor.IRC.Aladinz.P - Symantec
Backdoor.IRC.Mutebot - Symantec
IRC/Flood.av - NetworkAccosiates
W32.HLLP.Systemp - Symantec
In any case, this Google search should keep you up to date on any virus found to reside in systray.exe or create its own phony systray.exe.
How can you tell if your systray.exe is infected outside of a virus scanner? It is said under Windows2000 and XP systray.exe should NOT be displayed in your list of processes in the taskmanager. If you find systray.exe in your taskmanager chances are you have an infection.
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systray.exe is a Windows System File and should be in a system directory. If
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| ( 1 ) "Added by the FLOOD.AV TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate systray.exe process" | | ( 2 ) "Added by the ALADINZ.P TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate systray.exe process. If you right-click on the real systray.exe the ""Properties"" reveal it to be a Microsoft file" | | ( 3 ) "Added by the PISABOY-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate systray.exe process" | | ( 4 ) "Added by the FAN-A WORM!" | | ( 5 ) "SYSTRAY.EXE - System Tray Services. Provides the Volume Control PC Card Status Power Management and other icons that reside in the System Tray (see here). SYSTRAY.EXE may be disabled if none of these services are required. It will launch as and when required if you later enable the icons. If you need these items they're available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel" | | ( 6 ) "Added by the ALADINZ.P TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate systray.exe process. If you right-click on the real systray.exe the ""Properties"" reveal it to be a Microsoft file" | | ( 7 ) "SYSTRAY.EXE - System Tray Services. Provides the Volume Control PC Card Status Power Management and other icons that reside in the System Tray (see here). SYSTRAY.EXE may be disabled if none of these services are required. It will launch as and when required if you later enable the icons. If you need these items they're available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel" | | ( 8 ) "Added by the MUTEBOT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate systray.exe process" |
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DisclaimerEvery attempt has been made to ensure the information about systray.exe is accurate but alot of malware applications try to pose as valid applications. If it is something other than what was posted above please leave some feedback in the forum.
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| helo | my systray is not working, the volume is not displaying, how can i get the systray.exe back into start up i do not have the option now in msconfig | |
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