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"winsum38" wrote:
> Hey Kristaj,
>
> Haven't found out what it is yet. Sent it to McAfee for them
> to investigate
> but haven't heard back yet.
>
> I created a new xp user account and deleted the old one. It's
> kind of a pain
> because the original account was my 'owner' account so I had
> to log on to it
> and copy the files over to my new name. It wouldn't let me
> access them
> otherwise.
>
> The only other workaround was to get into task manager
> immediately after
> signing on and clicking 'end process' for mscat. Naturally,
> it's only a temp
> fix cause' it will come back next sign on.
>
> Hope this helped. Good luck.
>
> "Kristaj" wrote:
>
> > "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> > > Has all the marks of spyware.
> > > --
> > > Ted Zieglar
> > >
> > >
> > > "Winsum38"
> <Winsum38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message
> > >
> news:B59982DF-4D97-4F0D-9026-455F4F2113C1@microsoft.com...
> > > > Thanx Tony but it is 'msCAT.exe'. I can
> remove this in task
> > > manager if I
> > > do
> > > > it first thing in task manager and it
> doesn't come back
> > > until next start
> > > up,
> > > > but if I start surfing or doing other
> things before I remove
> > > it, it
> > > > immediately comes back no matter how many
> times I remove it.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody? Bueler? Anybody? Bueler?
> > > >
> > > > "Tony" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Winsum38"
> > > <Winsum38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > >
> > >
> news:7E833B58-7A48-4844-B314-313C33A411A5@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > ...is it sapping most of my system
> resources
> > > causing this thing to run
> > > so
> > > > > > darn slow? Did the spybot, ad-aware
> and the
> > > virus scan thing. mscat
> > > seemed
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > disappear yesterday eve and the
> machine ran
> > > great. It's back again
> > > tonight
> > > > > > and the machine is a dog!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any help?
> > > > > Do you mean MSCStat.exe? if so look
> here:
> > > > >
> > >
>
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=&letter=M
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> >
> > I also noticed this mscat.exe and my PC is running extremly
> slow...
> > Did you ever find out what it is?
> >
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Thanks! I will try that. Let me know if you hear anything back from
McAfee.
Kristaj
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