blank entry in MSConfig's StartUp list

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There is a program listed in MSconfig's StartUp list, without a name or
Command, but located in HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Run\. Could it be malicious and trying to hide its
presence/identity and would it be desitrable to remove it ? Could it be
a 'ping' command that I sometimes try to use to wake the modem up ?


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jphilippa

 

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It could be from anything! My feeling is this. If a program does not want to
identify it's entry - I don't keep the entry - period. There is no call for
this from a reputable program from a reputable company.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"jphilippa" <jphilippa.1tjqdn@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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> There is a program listed in MSconfig's StartUp list, without a name or
> Command, but located in HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current
> Version\Run\. Could it be malicious and trying to hide its
> presence/identity and would it be desitrable to remove it ? Could it be
> a 'ping' command that I sometimes try to use to wake the modem up ?
>
>
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> jphilippa