Virus or clean programs?

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Now and then,my security system tells me that a certain application with ".exe" is attempting to connect to the internet.Sometimes to a destination with an ip and sometimes without.I am suspicious as to why there is no ip.Worse,the program doesn't make sense like names with hh.exe or nsidio.exe and so on.Why do such idiots form such stupid names??If i don't know what it is,how can i make sure that it is not some spyware or adware sending out personal info about me??Haahaa,and there were times that i don't trust it,like this svchost.exe which i had been blocking for a year since my norton announces it and my pc worked pretty well.Perhaps it is some sinister program masquerading as some MS program and hopping off to contact it's evil master.
 
Check for viruses:

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

And check for the presence of spyware:

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner 1.12
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Now and then,my security system tells me that a certain application with ".exe" is attempting to connect to
the internet.Sometimes to a destination with an ip and sometimes without.I am suspicious as to why there is
no ip.Worse,the program doesn't make sense like names with hh.exe or nsidio.exe and so on.Why do such idiots
form such stupid names??If i don't know what it is,how can i make sure that it is not some spyware or adware
sending out personal info about me??Haahaa,and there were times that i don't trust it,like this svchost.exe
which i had been blocking for a year since my norton announces it and my pc worked pretty well.Perhaps it is
some sinister program masquerading as some MS program and hopping off to contact it's evil master.
 
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