"MaAgent.exe - entry point not found" error message

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Hi,
Everytime I re-start my computer I receive the 'error message' upon it re-booting:
"MaAgent.exe - Entry Point Not Found
The procedure entry point ?OpenKey@CMARegistry@@QAEHPAUHKEY_@@PBDHK@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library MADRM.dll"

It appeared to start occuring after I installed some software, including third-party software that came packaged with it, for a Samsung mp3 player (Samsung Media Studio 5). The mp3 player was several years old so the software was probably designed for an earlier OS. I un-installed the third party software but the error message remains. (I had installed and used Samsung Media Studio 5 on Windows XP previously and had no issues so haven't uninstalled this as yet).

Other than the error message I am not sure what the extent of the problem is.

Many thanks for your help.

Thanks for your help. The error message did not appear on re-booting. The OTL log:

All processes killed
========== FILES ==========
File\Folder C:\Users\MARK&B~1\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny not found.
C:\Program Files (x86)\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient folder moved successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\MarkAny\ContentSafer\Data folder moved successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\MarkAny\ContentSafer folder moved successfully.
C:\Program Files (x86)\MarkAny folder moved successfully.
========== REGISTRY ==========
Registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\MAAgent deleted successfully.
========== COMMANDS ==========

[EMPTYTEMP]

User: All Users

User: Default
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 67 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 56504 bytes

User: Default User
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 0 bytes

User: Maradona
->Temp folder emptied: 2451317 bytes
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 468269641 bytes
->Java cache emptied: 726032 bytes
->FireFox cache emptied: 1098857934 bytes
->Google Chrome cache emptied: 8797913 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 15275160 bytes

User: Public
->Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes

%systemdrive% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 (64bit) .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32\drivers .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
Windows Temp folder emptied: 20142 bytes
%systemroot%\sysnative\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 50400 bytes
RecycleBin emptied: 7072651 bytes

Total Files Cleaned = 1,527.00 mb


OTL by OldTimer - Version 3.2.70.2 log created on 10172012_184716

Files\Folders moved on Reboot...
C:\Users\Maradona\AppData\Local\Temp\FXSAPIDebugLogFile.txt moved successfully.
File move failed. C:\Windows\temp\_avast_\Webshlock.txt scheduled to be moved on reboot.

PendingFileRenameOperations files...

Registry entries deleted on Reboot...

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Hi, Thanks very much again for your help. The checkup Notepad was empty - there was no text...

Try to re-run it, see if it works out, please...

Same again. No text in the Checkup.txt file. When the Security Check was running it repeatedly displayed: "The system cannot find the path specified." Thanks.

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No other questions at this stage, thanks. Everything seems to be fine. Thank you !!!

Great. Topic marked solved.