I have Vista Home Basic OS with AVG free. This past month a new icon appears in my bottom task bar without any warning or my specific command. It commences to connect to my Internet dialup provider. The PC sends about 15KB, receives about 30KB and then no acitivity. The connection does not disengage after a few minutes of preset inactivity as my standard connection does. Clicking on this icon does not help. It won't respond to a left or right click. The Task Manager shows nothing. How do I eliminate this program? My attachment has an enlarged snapshot of what the icon looks like.
Unwelcome connectivity
- Thread starter selmadgs
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I would do two things. First go to control panel, internet options, connections and see just what connections are enabled and disable anything not wanted. You may have to do this when the icon is present.
Just run an antivirus scan. You may, also, want to run a scan using malwarebytes. You can download it and use it for free and it is awesome.
Hope that this helps.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
I followed your advice, used Malwarebyte's Anit-Maware 1.44
It quarantined Zango (Adware?) and the problem went away.
Many thanks.
It quarantined Zango (Adware?) and the problem went away.
Many thanks.
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and from you to me My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
The problem reappeared. This time I disabled my phone line internet hookup and had enough time to go to the Task Manager and traced it to this acitve process: msfeedssync.exe
As soon as I clicked the End Process icon, the problem went away but reappeared the next day. This exe file is stored in the windows/system32 folder and it's impossbile to delete, move or to alter its name or extension. Along with this file are 2 other files with the same very recent date and time: msfeeds.dll and msfeedsbs.dll
These files are also locked in.
The dates coincide with the time when the problem began.
I scanned each file with malware and oher software and they were all "approved".
As soon as I clicked the End Process icon, the problem went away but reappeared the next day. This exe file is stored in the windows/system32 folder and it's impossbile to delete, move or to alter its name or extension. Along with this file are 2 other files with the same very recent date and time: msfeeds.dll and msfeedsbs.dll
These files are also locked in.
The dates coincide with the time when the problem began.
I scanned each file with malware and oher software and they were all "approved".
My Computer
Ok, not good; sorry. But I think we can beat it.
Try this
http://www.webisee.com/2008/10/21/msfeedssync-exe-what-is-it-and-disable-in-ie7-ie8/
Try this
http://www.webisee.com/2008/10/21/msfeedssync-exe-what-is-it-and-disable-in-ie7-ie8/
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
I have a feeling this will work. It was set for update daily. I will give myself about a week and see if the problem is gone for good.
Thank you
Thank you
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If the information that you supplied was accurate, I do not know how the problem can return. We have disabled the source.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
It's been enough troublefree time. No more unwelcome connectivity. Your recommended fix worked. Many thanks
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You are very welcome selmadgs. You are part of our family, now, come back anytime to teach or to learn.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT