Re: kbps.exe

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/28/04


Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:16:45 -0700

David,

Keep AVG updated. There is an auto update feature, see AVG Help.
And run a full a Complete Test at least once a week. If not more often.

I run it after every new update. Seems to be about 3 or 4 updates a week
any more.

Keep having fun! :-)

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
In news:97C7BB38-5400-47F1-B2C9-839873396A5C@microsoft.com,
daveb <daveb@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Whatever the anti-virus program did, I seem to be able to delete it
> from the inf folder now. Since it was created on the 13th of
> November, it shouldn't have anything vital to do with the computer.
> Unless it somehow manages to get back in, I'm hoping there won't be
> any more problems.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> If kbps.exe is still in the Task Manager, your problem hasn't gone
>> away. ;-(
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> Wes
>>
>> In news:EBD66481-442D-4E12-A474-277B34BB4900@microsoft.com,
>> daveb <daveb@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I've downloaded a few virus scanning programs to go with the AVG one
>>> I've already got, and I also ran a scan of the whole computer using
>>> the Stinger program. While I haven't been able to delete the file,
>>> when I now click on End Process in the Windows task manager, the
>>> kbps.exe application stays away, as opposed to popping back up the
>>> second it goes away. That seems to have the internet back up to
>>> speed, so I'm hoping that it's fixed.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> A Google search for kbps.exe brings back nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Update your anti virus software and run a full system scan.
>>>>
>>>> Also scan for scumware.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>>>> Wes
>>>>
>>>> In news:A6881769-A7AE-443B-87A6-DCD419F7EDFE@microsoft.com,
>>>> daveb <daveb@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> For the past few days I've been having trouble the speed of my
>>>>> laptop - the internet in particular is very slow. When I've gone
>>>>> to the Windows task manager I've spotted an application called
>>>>> kbps.exe - the amount of mem usage is getting larger each day, at
>>>>> last count it was taking up 138,912 k. I've found it in the inf
>>>>> folder under WINDOWS, and the properties say that it was created
>>>>> on the 13th of November - which is odd since I didn't install any
>>>>> programs then, apart from the Bullguard virus scanner which I
>>>>> subsequently removed since it slowed the laptop right down. I got
>>>>> wireless connection last month, but I can't see how this has
>>>>> anything to do with it. I know the kbps isn't usually found in the
>>>>> task manager as my brother doesn't have it running on his. I've
>>>>> tried deleting the kbps application, but it hasn't let me - an
>>>>> access denied message comes up telling me that the file is either
>>>>> in use or protected.
>>>>> Does anyone have any idea if this is what's causing the
>>>>> sluggishness on the computer, and if so, how to remove it?
>>>>> Thanks very much,
>>>>> David Bradley.


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