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Old 01-05-2006, 05:55 AM
David0250
 
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Default rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

Hi,

Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware and
antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my computer will
slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe is hogging 95-99%
of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean copy of the file and the
problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have nothing to
say. Thanks!
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Old 01-05-2006, 05:56 AM
Gerry Cornell
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

David

Rundll32.exe is a process which executes DLL's and places their
libraries into memory. It is also a process, which is used by Trojans.

Will you please use Windows Explorer to search your hard disk for all
copies of rundll32.exe and post a list of all the file paths to each.

I also suggest you download Process Explorer so that you can see the
tree leading to rundll32.exe.

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Hope this helps.

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"David0250" <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware
> and
> antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my
> computer will
> slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe is hogging
> 95-99%
> of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean copy of the file and
> the
> problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have
> nothing to
> say. Thanks!


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  #3  
Old 01-05-2006, 05:56 AM
Neal Ferrier
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

Need more information does this just happen randomly or does it happen when
you do something specific?
try this site
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
see if one of the lines applies to your situation. If not try updating to
SP2.
All i can think of.
"David0250" <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware and
> antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my computer
> will
> slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe is hogging
> 95-99%
> of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean copy of the file and the
> problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have nothing
> to
> say. Thanks!



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Old 01-05-2006, 05:56 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.

What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
>
> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware and
> antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my computer
> will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe is hogging
> 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean copy of the file
> and the problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have
> nothing to say. Thanks!


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Old 01-05-2006, 05:59 AM
David0250
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

Wesley, Neal, Gerry,

Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd path
is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy of
rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This software is
not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better toolkit now, so will
delete the first one, though nothing on it shows in "add/delete programs".
My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing odd.

I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use some help
sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.

Again, thanks

David

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
>
> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware and
> > antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my computer
> > will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe is hogging
> > 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean copy of the file
> > and the problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have
> > nothing to say. Thanks!

>
>

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  #6  
Old 01-05-2006, 05:59 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

David,

What's the name of the cell phone toolkit?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:751094AD-27AE-4277-98B4-CDE4931A2C0B@microsoft.com,
David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wesley, Neal, Gerry,
>
> Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd
> path is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy of
> rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This software
> is not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better toolkit now, so
> will delete the first one, though nothing on it shows in "add/delete
> programs". My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing odd.
>
> I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use some
> help sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.
>
> Again, thanks
>
> David
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
>>
>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware
>>> and antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my
>>> computer will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe
>>> is hogging 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean
>>> copy of the file and the problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2
>>> forums I checked have nothing to say. Thanks!

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Old 01-05-2006, 05:59 AM
David0250
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

Name is motoconnect, motophone or SCRuntimeSetup23.exe - I changed the folder
name so I don't have the original name.

Rundll32 list that I could use some help interpreting:

ntdll.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, GDI32.dll, USER32.dll, ADVAPI32.dll,
RPCRT4.dll, IMAGEHLP.dll, LPK.DLL, USP10.dll, pwrmonit.dll, MFC42.DLL,
ole32.dll, OLEAUT32.dll, setupapi.dll, powrprof.dll, tppwrw32.dll,
uxtheme.dll, MSCTF.dll

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> David,
>
> What's the name of the cell phone toolkit?
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:751094AD-27AE-4277-98B4-CDE4931A2C0B@microsoft.com,
> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Wesley, Neal, Gerry,
> >
> > Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd
> > path is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy of
> > rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This software
> > is not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better toolkit now, so
> > will delete the first one, though nothing on it shows in "add/delete
> > programs". My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing odd.
> >
> > I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use some
> > help sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.
> >
> > Again, thanks
> >
> > David
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
> >>
> >> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
> >> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
> >> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware
> >>> and antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my
> >>> computer will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager, rundll32.exe
> >>> is hogging 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and installed a clean
> >>> copy of the file and the problem remains. Any ideas? The KB and 2
> >>> forums I checked have nothing to say. Thanks!

>

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Old 01-05-2006, 05:59 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

MotoConnect looks like something from motorola V60p
http://motoinfo.motorola.com/motoinf...ct=V60p&y=2003

All Microsoft, except for two...
ntdll.dll, NT Layer DLL
kernel32.dll, Windows NT BASE API Client DLL
msvcrt.dll, Windows NT CRT DLL
GDI32.dll, GDI Client DLL
USER32.dll, GDI Client DLL
ADVAPI32.dll, Advanced Windows 32 Base API
RPCRT4.dll, Remote Procedure Call Runtime
IMAGEHLP.dll, Windows NT Image Helper
LPK.DLL, Language Pack
USP10.dll, Uniscribe Unicode script processor
pwrmonit.dll, a module which adds functionality to IBM Thinkpads and adds a
battery gauge icon in the Taskbar. <------
MFC42.DLL, MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version
ole32.dll, Microsoft OLE for Windows
OLEAUT32.dll, Microsoft OLE 3.50 for Windows NT(TM) and Windows 95(TM)
Operating Systems
setupapi.dll, Windows Setup API
powrprof.dll, Power Profile Helper DLL
tppwrw32.dll, something to do with IBM Thinkpads <------
uxtheme.dll, Microsoft UxTheme Library
MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL

See if this helps...

From a newsgroup post...
[[I had the same CPU usage problem with rundll32 on my T41 and XP SP2.
pwrmonit.dll is part of the power management utilities for IBM Thinkpads.
Updating to version 1.37a seemed to solve the issue:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-44226 ]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:FB92F407-8412-42A9-8AD0-264E57F1547E@microsoft.com,
David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Name is motoconnect, motophone or SCRuntimeSetup23.exe - I changed the
> folder name so I don't have the original name.
>
> Rundll32 list that I could use some help interpreting:
>
> ntdll.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, GDI32.dll, USER32.dll, ADVAPI32.dll,
> RPCRT4.dll, IMAGEHLP.dll, LPK.DLL, USP10.dll, pwrmonit.dll, MFC42.DLL,
> ole32.dll, OLEAUT32.dll, setupapi.dll, powrprof.dll, tppwrw32.dll,
> uxtheme.dll, MSCTF.dll
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> What's the name of the cell phone toolkit?
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:751094AD-27AE-4277-98B4-CDE4931A2C0B@microsoft.com,
>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Wesley, Neal, Gerry,
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd
>>> path is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy of
>>> rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This software
>>> is not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better toolkit now, so
>>> will delete the first one, though nothing on it shows in "add/delete
>>> programs". My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing odd.
>>>
>>> I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use some
>>> help sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.
>>>
>>> Again, thanks
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
>>>>
>>>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
>>>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
>>>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware
>>>>> and antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my
>>>>> computer will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager,
>>>>> rundll32.exe is hogging 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and
>>>>> installed a clean copy of the file and the problem remains. Any
>>>>> ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have nothing to say. Thanks!


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Old 01-05-2006, 06:00 AM
David0250
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

Wes,

Thanks for all the info. The link does not work, however, "page
unavailable". Any idea how to find my current version of the Thinkpad
configuration utility? I have to install a version highrer than 1.31 before
updating the power managment package. Thanks

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> MotoConnect looks like something from motorola V60p
> http://motoinfo.motorola.com/motoinf...ct=V60p&y=2003
>
> All Microsoft, except for two...
> ntdll.dll, NT Layer DLL
> kernel32.dll, Windows NT BASE API Client DLL
> msvcrt.dll, Windows NT CRT DLL
> GDI32.dll, GDI Client DLL
> USER32.dll, GDI Client DLL
> ADVAPI32.dll, Advanced Windows 32 Base API
> RPCRT4.dll, Remote Procedure Call Runtime
> IMAGEHLP.dll, Windows NT Image Helper
> LPK.DLL, Language Pack
> USP10.dll, Uniscribe Unicode script processor
> pwrmonit.dll, a module which adds functionality to IBM Thinkpads and adds a
> battery gauge icon in the Taskbar. <------
> MFC42.DLL, MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version
> ole32.dll, Microsoft OLE for Windows
> OLEAUT32.dll, Microsoft OLE 3.50 for Windows NT(TM) and Windows 95(TM)
> Operating Systems
> setupapi.dll, Windows Setup API
> powrprof.dll, Power Profile Helper DLL
> tppwrw32.dll, something to do with IBM Thinkpads <------
> uxtheme.dll, Microsoft UxTheme Library
> MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL
>
> See if this helps...
>
> From a newsgroup post...
> [[I had the same CPU usage problem with rundll32 on my T41 and XP SP2.
> pwrmonit.dll is part of the power management utilities for IBM Thinkpads.
> Updating to version 1.37a seemed to solve the issue:
> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-44226 ]]
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:FB92F407-8412-42A9-8AD0-264E57F1547E@microsoft.com,
> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Name is motoconnect, motophone or SCRuntimeSetup23.exe - I changed the
> > folder name so I don't have the original name.
> >
> > Rundll32 list that I could use some help interpreting:
> >
> > ntdll.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, GDI32.dll, USER32.dll, ADVAPI32.dll,
> > RPCRT4.dll, IMAGEHLP.dll, LPK.DLL, USP10.dll, pwrmonit.dll, MFC42.DLL,
> > ole32.dll, OLEAUT32.dll, setupapi.dll, powrprof.dll, tppwrw32.dll,
> > uxtheme.dll, MSCTF.dll
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> David,
> >>
> >> What's the name of the cell phone toolkit?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In news:751094AD-27AE-4277-98B4-CDE4931A2C0B@microsoft.com,
> >> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>> Wesley, Neal, Gerry,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd
> >>> path is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy of
> >>> rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This software
> >>> is not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better toolkit now, so
> >>> will delete the first one, though nothing on it shows in "add/delete
> >>> programs". My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing odd.
> >>>
> >>> I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use some
> >>> help sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.
> >>>
> >>> Again, thanks
> >>>
> >>> David
> >>>
> >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
> >>>>
> >>>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
> >>>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>>>
> >>>> Wes
> >>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>>>
> >>>> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
> >>>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad. Spyware
> >>>>> and antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a day, my
> >>>>> computer will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager,
> >>>>> rundll32.exe is hogging 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and
> >>>>> installed a clean copy of the file and the problem remains. Any
> >>>>> ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have nothing to say. Thanks!

>
>

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  #10  
Old 01-05-2006, 06:00 AM
Wesley Vogel
 
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Default Re: rundll32.exe consuming 98% of memory

IBM Personal computing support - Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management
features for Windows - ThinkPad General
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...6#APPLYCOUNTRY
or...
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site...r-layout=print

README for Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features package
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs...s/1xu105u1.txt

Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features package
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...s/1xu105u1.exe

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:BC5751B7-EEF3-47F2-AD34-B5445F69F536@microsoft.com,
David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes,
>
> Thanks for all the info. The link does not work, however, "page
> unavailable". Any idea how to find my current version of the Thinkpad
> configuration utility? I have to install a version highrer than 1.31
> before updating the power managment package. Thanks
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> MotoConnect looks like something from motorola V60p
>> http://motoinfo.motorola.com/motoinf...ct=V60p&y=2003
>>
>> All Microsoft, except for two...
>> ntdll.dll, NT Layer DLL
>> kernel32.dll, Windows NT BASE API Client DLL
>> msvcrt.dll, Windows NT CRT DLL
>> GDI32.dll, GDI Client DLL
>> USER32.dll, GDI Client DLL
>> ADVAPI32.dll, Advanced Windows 32 Base API
>> RPCRT4.dll, Remote Procedure Call Runtime
>> IMAGEHLP.dll, Windows NT Image Helper
>> LPK.DLL, Language Pack
>> USP10.dll, Uniscribe Unicode script processor
>> pwrmonit.dll, a module which adds functionality to IBM Thinkpads and
>> adds a battery gauge icon in the Taskbar. <------
>> MFC42.DLL, MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version
>> ole32.dll, Microsoft OLE for Windows
>> OLEAUT32.dll, Microsoft OLE 3.50 for Windows NT(TM) and Windows 95(TM)
>> Operating Systems
>> setupapi.dll, Windows Setup API
>> powrprof.dll, Power Profile Helper DLL
>> tppwrw32.dll, something to do with IBM Thinkpads <------
>> uxtheme.dll, Microsoft UxTheme Library
>> MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL
>>
>> See if this helps...
>>
>> From a newsgroup post...
>> [[I had the same CPU usage problem with rundll32 on my T41 and XP SP2.
>> pwrmonit.dll is part of the power management utilities for IBM Thinkpads.
>> Updating to version 1.37a seemed to solve the issue:
>> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-44226
>> ]]
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:FB92F407-8412-42A9-8AD0-264E57F1547E@microsoft.com,
>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Name is motoconnect, motophone or SCRuntimeSetup23.exe - I changed the
>>> folder name so I don't have the original name.
>>>
>>> Rundll32 list that I could use some help interpreting:
>>>
>>> ntdll.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, GDI32.dll, USER32.dll,
>>> ADVAPI32.dll, RPCRT4.dll, IMAGEHLP.dll, LPK.DLL, USP10.dll,
>>> pwrmonit.dll, MFC42.DLL, ole32.dll, OLEAUT32.dll, setupapi.dll,
>>> powrprof.dll, tppwrw32.dll, uxtheme.dll, MSCTF.dll
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>> What's the name of the cell phone toolkit?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:751094AD-27AE-4277-98B4-CDE4931A2C0B@microsoft.com,
>>>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Wesley, Neal, Gerry,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for all the help. I'm running the Explorer search now. One odd
>>>>> path is to the folder where I downloaded a cell phone toolkit. A copy
>>>>> of rundll32.exe sits there at the top of the subfolders tree. This
>>>>> software is not running, but yeah, it looks odd. I have a better
>>>>> toolkit now, so will delete the first one, though nothing on it shows
>>>>> in "add/delete programs". My Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm show nothing
>>>>> odd.
>>>>>
>>>>> I ran the process list Wes suggested and will post it. I could use
>>>>> some help sorting out what is a legit XP process and what is not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> To see what piece of spyware rundll32.exe is running on your machine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's the suspicious Rundll32.exe process
>>>>>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/rundll32.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:B44E1A44-E8C0-43A4-8506-24EE80314131@microsoft.com,
>>>>>> David0250 <David0250@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hope someone here can help. Running XP Pro SP1 on a Thinkpad.
>>>>>>> Spyware and antivirus scans up to date and clean. About 4-5 times a
>>>>>>> day, my computer will slow to a crawl. If I pull up Task Manager,
>>>>>>> rundll32.exe is hogging 95-99% of memory. I have extracted and
>>>>>>> installed a clean copy of the file and the problem remains. Any
>>>>>>> ideas? The KB and 2 forums I checked have nothing to say. Thanks!


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