-=PCTechTalk=- Re: START UP MENU

Also on the black viper page you can find a registry patch which will
rewrite the information in the services that give his comments on each
particular service and if needed or not.  Just makes it a little easier in
going through them as you don't have to keep referring back to his site for
each one.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Ferrell" <fnkdf@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: START UP MENU


> An excellent site for information on any and all windows services, what
> they are, what they do, and if you need them or not, is
> www.blackviper.com  Have a look.  Kat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ~OoO~
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 8:30 AM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: START UP MENU
>
>
> When doing a search in Google, you would type in the name of the file
> with the extension in quotes. You don't have to do it in quotes, but
> sometimes it helps.
> So, one of the processes I have running on my system is NPROTECT.EXE so
> in Google I would type:
> "NPROTECT.EXE"
> with the quotes.
> And, it would return several results. In this case, although nothing
> outright says that this file running in the background is Nortons, it
> all says that the file is part of Nortons, and I know Nortons is running
> in the background, so I assume its good. Its an investigative process.
> After awhile, doing it so much, you start recognizing what's good and
> what's not. Most people know NPROTECT.EXE is Nortons as well as
> NAVAP32.EXE and a few others.
>
> The running apps you mentioned:
>
> LOAD POWER PROFILE... I'm assuming you're using a laptop. If so, leave
> these on, both of them. If not a laptop, remove these.
>
> Memory Meter, TVTMD, and Web Assistant are spyware. Get SpyBot and do a
> scan of your whole system. SpyBot is available for free at:
> http://www.safer-networking.org/
>
> Power Strip I believe is necessary for a laptop, but not 100% sure on
> that one.
>
> Although Trojans and Viruses are two different things, they're both
> caught by Nortons. The important thing is your virus definitions need to
> be up-to-date. If not up-to-date, then you might as well not have any
> scanner at all. Be sure to update Nortons at least once a week. I check
> for updates every few days. And, you can even have Nortons update
> automatically without user intervention.
>
> If Nortons says you're clean, you probably are. But, there's no reason
> not to double-check. You can use a free online scanner such as Trend
> Micro's online scanner at:
> http://www.trendmicro.com
>
> Get the latest SpyBot and run that as well. And, I would also recommend
> a scan with Ad-Aware, which is also attainable for free. The website can
> be found with Google. I think its Lavasoftusa.com or something like
> that. No, not necessary to use Ad-Aware if you use SpyBot, but doesn't
> hurt for the extra protection.
>
> ---Troth
>
>
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Patsy Becker
>   To: PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:20 AM
>   Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: START UP MENU
>
>
>   Good morning, I have been reading the items on the start up  menus and
> I thought about my own and went to check it out.  I found 29 items
> listed on the startup menu.  Some of them I do not know what they are.
> When I go to google, do I need to type in the whole file name to get a
> description of what they are.  I did do that to a couple of strange ones
> like Load Power Profile (which is listed 2x on the menu), Load=, Memory
> Meter, TVTMD, Power Strip, Web Assistant.  Can you tell me what these
> are and if they should stay or go.
>   Also, when I start up my computer, there is a little box that comes up
> that says
>   Error!  Could not download application!  Please try again and then a
> box that says ok.  I always click on the OK and it goes away but I have
> no idea what application it is talking about.  How would I go about
> finding what this is.
>
>   And on the techie side, I am not to literate so this may sound like a
> dumb question (but I have always been told there is not question that is
> dumb)  anyway, how do I find out if I have a Trojan worm on my computer.
> I do a scan with Norton and it usually comes up clean but a couple of
> times, it has found things which I quarantine, does that take care of
> them.  Does Norton "catch" Trojans???
>   I love this site and thank you all so much for your expertise.
>   I have a HP Pavilion running win98.
>   Pat Becker
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