CHotKey mhotkey.exe - how did it get installed?

[Chris]

I've been to several friends recently and found they have mhotkey.exe
installed. They don't know how it got there! Do you?
Did a patch put it on? Or what?

I found the following reference:

"CHotKey mhotkey.exe or MK9805.EXE User's choice Enables special keys on
Chicony keyboards. Special combinations include Internet, E-mail, vol+,
vol-, mute, etc. Only required for extended features "

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for spyware:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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news:2LIi1IGC6JtAFwE8@[127.0.0.1]...

| I've been to several friends recently and found they have mhotkey.exe
| installed. They don't know how it got there! Do you?
| Did a patch put it on? Or what?
|
| I found the following reference:
|
| "CHotKey mhotkey.exe or MK9805.EXE User's choice Enables special keys on
| Chicony keyboards. Special combinations include Internet, E-mail, vol+,
| vol-, mute, etc. Only required for extended features "
| --
| Chris

 

[Chris]

news:2LIi1IGC6JtAFwE8@[127.0.0.1]...

| I've been to several friends recently and found they have mhotkey.exe
| installed. They don't know how it got there! Do you?
| Did a patch put it on? Or what?
| I found the following reference:
| "CHotKey mhotkey.exe or MK9805.EXE User's choice Enables special keys on
| Chicony keyboards. Special combinations include Internet, E-mail, vol+,
| vol-, mute, etc. Only required for extended features "

Download Ad-Aware 6.0 and scan your PC for spyware:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&t
ag=button
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Thanks. I did both of these before I posted. No malware found.
Does anyone know how it might have got installed?
Both computers were E-Machines from PCWorld (UK).

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Mhotkey
MHOTKEY

(??)
[[This utility seems to get installed with the software that comes with the
type of keyboards called "Internet keyboards", and in most cases is
associated with an icon in the System Tray. It would seem that its purpose
is to enable the end-user to program certain key combinations or function
keys to do specific tasks, or access specific sites, while browsing the
Internet. We do not know much more than that, except that in many
instances a bug in the software prevents the use of the keyboard in DOS
session windows !!

Recommendation :
Either uninstall the keyboard software which installed this program (via the
"Add/Remove Programs" icon in the Control Panel), or disable it with The
Ultimate Troubleshooter. It is better to use the Netscape Bookmarks or
Toolbar Buttons feature, or Internet Explorer’s Favorites, than expose
yourself to a program which seems quite buggy.]]