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More info?)
I discovered a similar example recently in my Processes list:
svchost.exe = legit,
scvhost.exe = malware
and another resource to help identify such things is at
www.processlibrary.com
~Ron
"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ecvWPeTZFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Oh! I missed the second L in dialler.exe. I am glad you caught that. (-:
>
> BTW, that is exactly how malware gets to stay on a system and is over
> looked. Someone who is familiar with the computer "thinks" it is a valid
> program because he knows what he is supposed to see. The mind often does
not
> notice the small difference. Dialer.exe is - dialler.exe is not!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
>
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "David" <davidedge1@nospamthankshotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:CM-dnUtI_7rj3wbfRVnyvw@eclipse.net.uk...
> > If the spelling is with two L's then try this link
> >
> >
http://www.auditmypc.com/process/dialler.asp
> >
> > David
> >
> > "perthy" <perthy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A6CF8800-8946-413C-88BF-77C2A37C7DC5@microsoft.com...
> >> in the i386 folder my friend has a file called dialler.exe.
> >>
> >> At first I thought this was the dyfuca dialler program but antivirus
> >> programs failed to find anything. So I'm wondering now if it is
actually
> >> a
> >> part of Windows OS?
> >>
> >> Perhaps part of the software for the modem?
> >
> >
>
>
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