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| Thread ID: 46712 | 2004-07-03 02:06:00 | MsConfig | DavidW (532) | Press F1 |
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| 249363 | 2004-07-03 02:06:00 | Hi I'm running Win98Se and having intermittant trouble booting up. I have run MsConfig and disabled all the startup items then restarted and find PTSnoop ptsnoop.exe and Country Selection pctptt.exe are ticked when I run MsConfig again. I cannot find these programmes on the computer and wonder why these ticks are occuring when everything else remains unticked. I have cleared the registry of any reference to ptsnoop. Any ideas? Thanks David | DavidW (532) | ||
| 249364 | 2004-07-03 02:13:00 | www.windowsstartup.com data.detnews.com |
metla (154) | ||
| 249365 | 2004-07-03 02:13:00 | Do you have any anti-spyware programmes running on your PC, anti-virus upto date? Download the latest versions of Spybot S&E from Safer Networking and Adaware from Lavasoft or update your existing versions (Spybot has anew version which requires you install the new programme and not update). Have a look at the Press F1 FAQ's, # 8b is a good place to start. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 249366 | 2004-07-03 02:28:00 | Just to clarify. PTsnoop.exe can either be a TSR for your PC Tel modem or a trojan that goes by the same name. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 249367 | 2004-07-03 02:43:00 | PTSnoop is file associated with PCTel modems but it can also be backdoor program written in Visual Basic. pctptt is for Country selection for a PCtel HSP56 based modem If you are not using that modem try disabling it in device manger. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 249368 | 2004-07-03 03:34:00 | Thanks for your prompt replies. Jim B had the answer. They are both associated with the modem and disabling it in Device Manager has removed the startup ticks. I knew of the sinister PtSnoop but not of the PTSnoop associated with the modem. Many thanks. David | DavidW (532) | ||
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