RE: [PCTECH] Constant windows pointer switching between arrow & h ourglass

[Winchester Terry <terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most malware that I have seen will show in the task list
(or it will bounce in and out as an active task).  True,
not *all* processes show in the task list, but most of 
these are internal Windows processes and if any of
these have been affected - your toast (reinstall time).

I will look tonight when I get home :)  The nice thing
about it was that most of the programs/drivers listed
on the site were related to earlier Windows versions.

Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Bale
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:51 AM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Constant windows pointer switching 
> between arrow & hourglass
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Winchester Terry
> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:36 AM
> >
> > If AdAware doesn't solve the problem, bring up the task
> > list and see what's running.  For each entry (except
> > (Explorer & Systray) search google for the program
> > name.
> 
> That's a possibility, but the task list won't show all the processes
> running.  Can't malware run as a process that won't show up 
> in any task
> list?  Last I looked at the task list, I didn't see anything 
> out of the
> ordinary.
> 
> > I have a link that lists a huge number of programs
> > that are typically found on most systems. Unfortunately,
> > it's at home :(  I was surprised at how many video
> > drivers had "malware" automatically load at startup.
> > IIRC, ATI is/was notorious for this!
> 
> I'd be interested in knowing the link you've got for that.
> 
> tia,
> db
>