how to stop dispatcher.exe application running at startup

[valex]

Hi,

as windowsXp starts, there is an unwished running process: it appears
in the taskmanager in the applications tab (but there is not a
window,a tray icon or an icon in the taskbar). Its name sounds like
the name I gived to a simple test project that I made with a
programmers IDE. When I right-click on the name (in the taskmanager
application tabs) and click on 'Go to process' it goes to
Dispatcher.exe in the processes tab of taskmanager. How can I prevent
and definitely stop it to be executed at startup?

Thanks,
Valerio

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

You can try looking in Start > Run > msconfig > OK

And/Or in Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

And/Or use Autoruns to help you
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx
(it is free)

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[Rock]

Hi,

as windowsXp starts, there is an unwished running process: it appears
in the taskmanager in the applications tab (but there is not a
window,a tray icon or an icon in the taskbar). Its name sounds like
the name I gived to a simple test project that I made with a
programmers IDE. When I right-click on the name (in the taskmanager
application tabs) and click on 'Go to process' it goes to
Dispatcher.exe in the processes tab of taskmanager. How can I prevent
and definitely stop it to be executed at startup?

One link from this Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dispatcher.exe&btnG=Google+Search

Suggests it could be malware:

http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/trojaboxj.html

Do you know the system is clean, and how do you check it?

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper's Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm