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ishost.exe

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I think I may have downloaded somekind of virus. Since I downloaded a program from a site and executed the exe file I'm having the following pop-up on windows startup.
Update.exe - Unable to locate component

This application has failed to start because MSVCR71.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
I also have Panda antivirus and firewall. On startup I also get a pop-up from my firewall saying that ishost.exe is trying to access the internet. ishost.exe comes from c:\windows\system32\ishost.exe.

I searched on google but couldn't find much and I did virus and spyware scans.
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I have no such executable on any of the six Windows machines I have laying around the house. I smell something fishy.

If you're running XP and have System Restore, try rolling back a ways. The specific files may survive the rollback but their changes to your system configuration may go away.
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I've read somewhere on a site that that file is a virus but my virus or antispyware aren't doing anything about it. I don't really wanna do a system restore since I've done lots of changes on my comp since then... Any other solution?
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System Restore doesn't destroy user created files. It reverts the registry and reverts various changes to file system and operating system related files.
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So it will not erase newly created files since then? I can always cancel the system restore right?
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I'd suggest reading up on System Restore, both in your Help and Support, and on Microsoft's site. It will help you understand what it does and doesn't do.

this could be a starting place.
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Thanks a lot!! :D that seems to be exactly my virus. I'll try the steps to remove it tonight.
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