Don, if it's a trojan, how would anyone else know it was if they ran
Office? Cause my daughter and her son both have this ctfmon.exe on their
computers. I will do one of those scans you mentioned.. but what I think I might do
is format again and not put Explorer 7 on here --- but I believe in time, I
will have to run it whether I want to or not. Harriet
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------
Don writes::
<<If you don't have MsOffice, that file should not be present. It is an MS
Office file.
But it also a known trojan masquerading under the same name:
"Note: ctfmon.exe could also be a process which is registered as a trojan.
This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations,
stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a
security risk and should be removed from your system"" (Uniblue Process
Library)
More info here:
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/ctfmon.exe.html
This problem can appear out of the blue with IE7---apparently Ms have
assumed that everyone has Office. This is what's happened in your case.
It's one of the problems that can occur with updates of any sort. IE7 is
tightly integrated with the operating system and IE updates have always
been notorious for doing a lot more than just being browser updates.
Instructions for disabling this file are here (scroll down through the
comments):
http://ask-leo.com/ctfmonexe.html
Apparently it is tied in to the language bar in IE7 and is enabled by
default. It is stated to be a heavy memory hog, so it's best to eliminate
it before it stuffs your system. It is a text monitor and not needed.
My guess is that, if it is indeed the genuine article, it reactivates every
time you run your browser but does not unload when you close your browser.>>
Don Penlington
The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering
our special coffee cups and mouse pads
with the PCSOFT logo... at a great price!!!
http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml
|
