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bcampbell4824
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October 26th, 2005 23:00
Taskbar problem
You may think I'm weird for saying this but I guess that's the way it'll have to be. About every 15 minutes a button appears on the taskbar and after 2 seconds disappears. It contains nothing except the default white box icon. It is starting to get on my nerves a bit and I can't find out what is causing that.
Specs:
Dimension 3000
P4 3.0GHz with HT
512MB RAM
80GB HD
SoundBlaster Live!
Integrated Graphics 2
Windows XP Pro w/ SP2
A425 Speakers
15" Dell Flat Panel
Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter
Freedom Security and Privacy
HP Photosmart 8150 Photo Printer
OpenOffice
Musicmatch Jukebox
HP Image Zone
blah blah blah
Help would be very appreciated.
bcampbell4824
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Posted October 27th, 2005 21:00
nope...i ran all of those scans and my computer is nasty free. I have a hunch it might have to do with some update service checking for updates every 15 minutesbcampbell4824
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Posted October 28th, 2005 00:00
Should it be in the startup tab of msconfig?campbellxyz
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Posted October 30th, 2005 15:00
This occurs on my system too. I first noticed it 27-Oct-2005 (of course, it could have been there earlier). I too can't find any nasties. I have recently had updates from Dell and Symantec, but not obvious way to tell if they are involved.
By the way, on my system, it is every 15 minutes on the quarter hour.- I still think it is some kind of malwareCheck for
wmiprvse.exeWhat is it?
Windows Management Instrumentation Provider Host program - wmiprvse.exeIt can also be W32/Sonebot-B WormThe original file from Microsoft gets placed in the Located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe .
Use the Windows “Search” to find it. If you find it anywhere else then you should be suspicious for sure.If it is not that, and if you have also run ths following without fixing it......AND
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
Update it before running. Get it to fix all the RED entries it findsyou should both download and create a logfile with HijackThis and post it in the HijackThis forum
HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
1. Please go to My Computer, open your C:\ drive, Select: New >> Folder and name the folder HJT.2. Download HijackThis to the new folder:3. Double Click on 'HijackThis.zip' to extract and install HijackThis.exe to the new folder.(If you have downloaded the Self-extracting version of Hijackthis, then it will automatically install in C:\Program Files\HijackThis directory.)4. Close ALL windows except HJT
5. SCAN with HJT and SAVE LOG. (a notepad window will open with the log in it when you click Save Log) (Ctrl-A to 'select all', Ctrl-C to 'copy')6. POST the log a new thread (Ctrl-V to 'paste')
campbellxyz
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Posted November 7th, 2005 00:00
On my system, this appears to be something that two HP programs associated with my PSC-1350 are doing. Using Windows AntiSpyware to enable and disable various startups, it seems that enabling these two resluts in the 15 minute cycle thing. I have not put everything back together, so I can't be sure. I also have not contacted HP yet to ask them to fix their problem
the program are:
hpwuschd2.exe - identified as "hp digital imaging"
hpcmpmgr.exe - identified as "hp coretech"
dunedin
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Posted October 27th, 2005 20:00
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
The site below will tell what they all are and whether they should be disabled.
Start/Run/ msconfig
Startup
Keep the page open then go to link below.