"win.ini", [Internal] Section: What kind of entries?

[Thomas]

OS is WinXP Pro SP2

Last 4 lines of "C:\WINDOWS\win.ini" reads:
[Internal]
Install=1145744660
Install2=1145744660
Device2=us/Hx73Jysi7xsi5y8a9zr2+xss=

I've searched for both "1145744660" and "Hx73Jysi7xsi5y8a9zr2" in
both Registry (using regedit) and on C-drive (i.e. using ex. "DIR
C:\*1145744660* /a /b /s").
- These searches found nothing.

Could these "Internal" values be meaningful references into internal
Windows components or programs, or 3.rd party programs, or external
not-connected devices (ex. USB HD) ?
Is the "Internal" section of win.ini really an official Microsoft
standard or convention?

FYI: I recently cleaned out a suite of Virus, SpyWare, HiJack, - but it
doesn't seem reasonable to assume that any (of those I cleaned out)
was targeting a device.
And Yes - I'm pretty sure that no weird unexpected processes are
currently running.

 

[neil]

Hi,
The only thing I can tell you is I DON'T have an entry in my wini.ini
[Internal].

Neil

 

[Wesley Vogel]

BitDefender AntiVirus?


Into the Win.ini BitDefender writes its license information: [ Internal ]
Install=1105600785 in the Istall2=1105600785
Device2=us/Hx73Jysi7xsiÿå9zr2+xss = entries under [ Internal ]
http://translate.google.com/transla...i7xsi5y8a9zr2%2Bxss&hl=en&lr=&sa=G&as_qdr=all

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[Thomas]

BitDefender !?!
Oooh Yeah, that fits the timeline beautifully. (BitDefender was the
first gun I drew against the malware I was attacked by)
Thanks Wes, - Great!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun.

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