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NeoSadist
DES said:
That file is Outlook Express. Please fix your configuration files and/or
email account(s), or just shut it off (i.e. kill it in task manager) and
don't use it. Use Mozilla Thunderbird.
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That file is Outlook Express. Please fix your configuration files and/or
email account(s), or just shut it off (i.e. kill it in task manager) and
don't use it. Use Mozilla Thunderbird.
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DES
I use Windows XP Pro with SP2 installed. Athlon XP2000+ CPU, 512 Mb DDR Ram, V333DA M/Board, 30Gb, 80Gb, 15Gb hard drives, DVD/CD RW, CDRW and CD Rom. Recently found that M/C seems slow and then notice that MSIMN is using 100% CPU. Deleting O/E makes no difference but deleting MSIMN with task manager - end task solves the problem immediately and m/c speed is back to normal. I have been unsuccessful in associating this occurrence with any other activity. Has anybody any idea. My apologies if this has been answered recently but I have been trouble free for so long, that I have neglected to read the posts on this newsgroup for some time.
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Guest
DES said:I use Windows XP Pro with SP2 installed. Athlon XP2000+ CPU, 512 Mb DDR Ram, V333DA M/Board, 30Gb, 80Gb, 15Gb hard drives, DVD/CD RW, CDRW and CD Rom. Recently found that M/C seems slow and then notice that MSIMN is using 100% CPU. Deleting O/E makes no difference but deleting MSIMN with task manager - end task solves the problem immediately and m/c speed is back to normal. I have been unsuccessful in associating this occurrence with any other activity. Has anybody any idea. My apologies if this has been answered recently but I have been trouble free for so long, that I have neglected to read the posts on this newsgroup for some time
Do you use McAfee?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=226313
This link suggest that some type of malware is using MSIMN to hide it's
process?
http://www.2-spyware.com/file-msimn-exe.html
Sometimes,when you remove malware it will stop your TCP/IP
stack from working (Internet connection).
Winsock or LSP-fix will correct the problem,Download first.
Note to anyone using NOD32 Anti-Virus software,Do Not delete the
"imon.dll" this fix reports,That is your e/mail scanning engine.
YES-You need more than 1 malware program,I use all of these.
LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
CWS Smart Killer- http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html
About Buster- http://www.spychecker.com/program/aboutbuster.html
Ad-Aware SE - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
CWShredder - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
Hijack this - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html\
Hijacjthis tutorial -http://forums.maddoktor2.com/index.php?showtopic=165
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
WinPatrol - http://winpatrol.com
BHODemon - http://pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23611&fileidx=1
Bazooka -http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
asquared2 "Trojan Remover" - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
NOD32Anti-Virus Free 30 day trial
http://nod32.com/download/trial.htm
A link for free online virus and trojan scanners.
http://virusall.com/downscan.html
A listing of BHO's
http://www.spywaredata.com/bho.php?current_page=0
To see if that freeware program you are about to inststall
is infested with spyware check it out first at this link.
http://www.spychecker.com/
To help stop unauthorized downloads via your activex controls change your
default settings.
These settings are good for XP. The wording should be close for other systems
as well.
Go to control panel and open "internet options.
Click on the security tab then custom level.
make sure these settings are as follows.
Download signed active x controls>set to prompt
Download unsigned active x controls>set to disable
Initialize and script active x controls not marked as safe>set to disable
Run active x controls and pluggins>set to enable
Script active x controls marked safe for scripting>set to enable
Java permissions>set to high
Launching programs and files in a IFRAME" > Prompt
Installation of Desktop items"> Prompt
Navigate sub-frames across different domains>prompt
Free Firewalls
ZoneAlarm (Free and up)
http://snipurl.com/6ohg
Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) (Free and up)
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
Outpost Firewall from Agnitum (Free and up)
http://www.agnitum.com/download/
Sygate Personal Firewall (Free and up)
http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm
NTbackup link
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/ntbackup.msi
Erunt- http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/index.htm
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Hi MAP,
Thanks for the suggestions. I do not use McAfee but use Avast. I have most of the other programs you suggested, SpyBot, AdAware SE plus, AdWatch, Spyware Blaster, Sygate, A2 etc.
I like your idea that some other program is using MSIMN to mask it's presence as certainly closing Outlook Express does not close MSIMN.
I am currently performing a deep scan of the whole machine and it will be interesting to see what it finds.
Thanks for the suggestions.
DES
Thanks for the suggestions. I do not use McAfee but use Avast. I have most of the other programs you suggested, SpyBot, AdAware SE plus, AdWatch, Spyware Blaster, Sygate, A2 etc.
I like your idea that some other program is using MSIMN to mask it's presence as certainly closing Outlook Express does not close MSIMN.
I am currently performing a deep scan of the whole machine and it will be interesting to see what it finds.
Thanks for the suggestions.
DES
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Vanguardx
DES said:Hi MAP,
Thanks for the suggestions. I do not use McAfee but use Avast. I
have most of the other programs you suggested, SpyBot, AdAware SE
plus, AdWatch, Spyware Blaster, Sygate, A2 etc.
I like your idea that some other program is using MSIMN to mask it's
presence as certainly closing Outlook Express does not close MSIMN.
I am currently performing a deep scan of the whole machine and it
will be interesting to see what it finds.
Thanks for the suggestions.
DES
If you are closing Outlook Express but the msimn.exe process doesn't
unload then you probably configured OE to do compaction on exit or every
N days and that's what it is doing. Compaction can whack CPU usage up
to 100%.
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DES
Hi MAP,
Following your suggestions I ran a series of virus and Trojan scans on my machine and some of them found the dreaded ATPartners.dll tucked away in there. Although none of the scan programs could rectify the problem, once identified I was able to delete it.
So far (touch wood) the problem has not recurred, so hopefully you nailed it.
Thanks for your help.
DES
Following your suggestions I ran a series of virus and Trojan scans on my machine and some of them found the dreaded ATPartners.dll tucked away in there. Although none of the scan programs could rectify the problem, once identified I was able to delete it.
So far (touch wood) the problem has not recurred, so hopefully you nailed it.
Thanks for your help.
DES
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