Re: Unidentified Processes

From: Ron Martell (ron_at_onlinehelp.bc.ca)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 19:19:00 GMT

"Jim" <jay2gee@msn.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Could anyone please identify the programs that the
>following processes, which are shown in the "Services"
>tab of msconfig.exe, are associated with:
>
> Cretsoecn
> Arptsbrd

A Google web search fails to find a single reference anywhere to
either of these names. That suggests that they are likely malware of
some kind - either virus related or some sort of spyware.

Make certain your antivirus software is completely up to date with the
virus definitions not more than a week old and do a complete virus
scan of your hard drive. Then get a "second opinion" by doing a free
online virus scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Next go to MVP Jim Eshelman's spyware check page at
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm and see if that finds anything. Then
follow the procdures in Jim's quick fix page at
http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm to clean up your system.

>
>Also, I have not yet received any response to my earlier
>inquiry:
>
>Can someone please advise me what the "Proxy Desktop"
>or "Desktop Proxy" is?

If these items are still present after doing the virus and spyware
cleanup described above then post another response back here with the
details.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada 

-- 
Microsoft MVP
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