re: Question: Need Suggestions

[Dave Alanis <SDALAN04 () smumn edu>]

On Monday, April 17, 2006  6:09 PM, y0himba wrote:
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:09:38 -0400
> From: y0himba
> To: <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Question:  Need Suggestions
>
> Hi.
>
> I lurk on this list not posting much and watching, learning from those of
> you who do.  I am in need of s suggestion.
>
> I run WinXP SP2.  I am a sounds freak, so I have my system configured to
> play a small sound when a program opens, and another when it closes.  Over
> the past week, I have noticed something starting and ending almost
> instantaneously when I start certain programs, for instance, Skype.
> Normally, I can use Dtaskmanager, Autoruns, and a few other process managers
> to watch and figure out what is running, but whatever this process is
> happens so fast I cannot catch it.
>
> What I would like to find is some type of Windows software that will log
> processes starting and ending to a text file so I can review it and figure
> out what exactly is going on.
>
> I have run multiple online virus and spyware scans, multiple local virus and
> spyware scans, I have run rootkit revealer, HiJack this, and a few others.
> They find nothing, so it is probably innocuous, but it is making me nuts
> trying to figure out what ended up on this system.  I am very obsessive
> about keeping it clean and organized, and running great.
>
> Any serious help is welcome.  I can do without the "run Linux" and Windows
> sucks statements.
>
> Thanks for any and all constructive replies.
 I have used hijackthis for a few Windows machines looking for suspicious threads. However, I dont have much experience 
with it, I've heard it works prety good!

Am sure you can get it here

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

Let me know if this is what you were looking for?

Dave


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