--- Ron Allen <chizotz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It doesn't appear to be a part of the SoundBlaster > installation after all. > Following a trail on a Google search led me to a > page where someone listed > the contents of their SBUtils directory: > > CPS DUN 637 08-14-99 10:17a CPS.dun > DPC DUN 1,154 08-14-99 10:17a DPC.dun <snip> All that stuff is exactly what is in that folder in my computer.:) > DUN stands for "dial up networking", and I now > believe this is either some > kind of modem utility directory or a replacement for > Windows standard DUN > or some program that connects to the Interenet or > another site by dialing > it up. <snip> >... tells me that this is a Microsoft Phonebook file (as > my nephew says, > boooor-ring!). But as a phonebook entry file with > "reg" in it suggests that > this may be some kind of registration wizard dialer. > > If your SBUtils directory has all this stuff in it, > chances are that it is > relatively harmless; Trojans and other malware are > not normally this > involved because it is too conspicuous. Not that I > would suggest letting > whatever it is dial out without knowing more about > it, but it is likely you > are right that it is something loaded as a part of > the Packard-Bell > reinstall disk and is probably safe to delete from > your startup list. I remember icons on my desktop regarding registering for gifts (for which no one in Canada qualified <g>), yes, this does make sense. I don't think it has ever tried to do anything in the way of making contact on its own. When I had ZoneAlarm, it never showed any program like that trying to do anything. I think I will remove the check from that item in the startup list. Thanks for your help. Brenna __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.