It's part of "Dell Support". A commonly suggested resolution is to uninstall Dell Support, as you'll see from some of the links "pskelly" found at Google.
Did it start happening after a recent Spybot SD cleaning? The same happened to me after Spybot SD removed an entry called VX2/f. See link to my post below. I'm trying to figure out if it can be fixed.
I recently experienced the same problem/symptom on my DELL 8300. It happened after I download an update to Spybot-Search & Destroy. After installing the update, I scan the computer for problems. Spybot identified "VX2 /f" (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Vendor). I of course ran the "fix" and removed this registry entry. After reading many comments on the forum about NotifyAlert.exe, I decided to undo the "fix" using Spybot’s restore feature. That fixed the problem. Good luck to all who have the same problem and I hope this helps...
I found out that is a known bug for Spybot SD, it incorrectly flags a registry entry for deletion. For now, scan with Spybot and when it detects it, mark it to be Ignored. That should fix the problem until a Spybot update is released.
I experienced similar problems after installing Spybot SD last month. However, restoring the "VX2 /f" file did not help. As some have also noted, I am not able to delete "Dell Support" by using the add/remove program utility.
So, I tried renaming certain files and folders (as suggested by web sites other than Dell Forums). Thus far (one week), the NotifyAlert.exe gremlins have not returned. I am keeping a list of the renamed files/folders just in case these changes might trigger some other problems.
Dell Support just sent me a survey to rate by Customer Support experience regarding this problem. The support tech was sincere, but totally clueless.
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Did it start happening after a recent Spybot SD cleaning? The same happened to me after Spybot SD removed an entry called VX2/f. See link to my post below. I'm trying to figure out if it can be fixed.
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_virus&message.id=19143
amajamar
Tallbballman21
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http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/v/vx2.asp
BoJingle
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July 26th, 2004 12:00
I recently experienced the same problem/symptom on my DELL 8300. It happened after I download an update to Spybot-Search & Destroy. After installing the update, I scan the computer for problems. Spybot identified "VX2 /f" (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Vendor). I of course ran the "fix" and removed this registry entry. After reading many comments on the forum about NotifyAlert.exe, I decided to undo the "fix" using Spybot’s restore feature. That fixed the problem. Good luck to all who have the same problem and I hope this helps...
BoJingle
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July 26th, 2004 12:00
amajamar
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July 26th, 2004 17:00
BoJingle,
I found out that is a known bug for Spybot SD, it incorrectly flags a registry entry for deletion. For now, scan with Spybot and when it detects it, mark it to be Ignored. That should fix the problem until a Spybot update is released.
amajamar
Basil Parmesan
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August 13th, 2004 12:00
I experienced similar problems after installing Spybot SD last month. However, restoring the "VX2 /f" file did not help. As some have also noted, I am not able to delete "Dell Support" by using the add/remove program utility.
So, I tried renaming certain files and folders (as suggested by web sites other than Dell Forums). Thus far (one week), the NotifyAlert.exe gremlins have not returned. I am keeping a list of the renamed files/folders just in case these changes might trigger some other problems.
Dell Support just sent me a survey to rate by Customer Support experience regarding this problem. The support tech was sincere, but totally clueless.
Basil Parmesan