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bmeister1
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Guys
I am getting two icons that keep popping up on my desktop computer every time I log in. They are nircmd and Newtonscft.json.dll. I move them to the trash bin and they keep reapearing. Is there a way to disable this from coming back again. Did not do this to recently. Anti virus did not find anything.
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Re: Nircmd icon

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You've got what appears to be a CLI shell and a .NET component suddenly appearing? Sounds like some sort of malware infestation to me. You install anything like a browser and any apps from a less than reputable source?

Newtonscft.json.dll is sometimes installed with visual studio, but the desktop would not be a normal location. Time for you to dig through your remove software list and run some anti-malware scans.

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Re: Nircmd icon

Post by Digger[NJLP] »

Yep, You've got something weird going on.

http://download.cnet.com/NirCmd/3000-2094_4-77191.html

https://json.codeplex.com/releases/view/74287

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Re: Nircmd icon

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I found out what the .dll is for. Its for spotify to block the adds. Its with ez blocker. let me look at running the malware bytes program as well as what digger showed me. thanks.

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