AVG has *nothing* to do with it.

Do a Search for dvpapi.exe to find out what folder it's in.

HOW TO: Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;302347

Probably...
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Command Software\dvpapi.exe

Right click dvpapi.exe | Properties | Version tab
Vendor contains: Command Software Systems
Product contains: Command AntiVirus for Windows

DVPAPI.EXE - Module for DVP communication

dvpapi.exe
Dvpapi.exe is the on-access antivirus component of Authentium's Command
Antivirus as well as various other security suites, including Comcast
Security Manager, Cox High Speed Internet Security Software, Freedom,
and others.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:9FED1403-97CA-4878-BC01-64979F287BF6@microsoft.com,
allegro <allegro@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Not really. I don't have either anti-virus app. My guess was that it may
> be an antiviris engine licensed by other applications. One poster in
> another forum guessed that it could be part of the MS anti-spyware (which
> I did have, briefly, on this system.)
>
> Unfortunately, there is very little info on it so I don't know which app
> to uninstall. As previously noted, I all ready tried uninstalling my
> antivirus app (AVG) and reinstalling it -- which had no effect.