[pchelpers] Re: What is mmr.exe in startup

Symantec does not list mmr.exe, but it does list crss.exe under names 
like Dalbug, LoverSpy, Backdoor.Hale, Ahlem.A, Nimda.E, 
Backdoor.Sokacaps, HLLW.Gaobot, Backdoor.Ciadoor.

If you are worried about it, uncheck it and see if you notice any 
effect. Should nothing go wrong, you were probably right to do it.


Louis M Hall wrote:

>I was going through my startup items with my Windows XP computer, IE 6.0
>and Outlook Express Computer. One of my startup items is "mmr.exe". I took
>a google search with "mmr.exe." and paste to you this paragraph as I found 
>within a site.
>
>
>""The file responsible for infecting hard drives shared across a network 
>sports the label "csrss.exe," where the original worm
>used the name "mmr.exe." The worm that piggybacks on e-mails uses the name 
>"sample.exe," rather than the original "readme.exe."
>""
>
>Is "mmr.exe" a file that sometimes is infected with a virus, or is it a virus 
>itself?
>Can I just uncheck this item in the "System Configuration Utility", or is it 
>something needed and if so how would I get it back
>in the "Start Up" of the "System Configuration Utility"?
>  
>
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