Re: CONAGENT.EXE

["Martin J. Osborne" osborne@xxxxxxxx]

Oops, sorry for the false pointer---an illustration of the perils of
trusting what Google finds.


Patricia M. Godfrey wrote:

> Martin J. Osborne wrote:
>
> > See
> > http://www.auditmypc.com/process/conagent.asp
> It may well be something malware can take advantage of (a lot of things
> in Windows fall under that heading), but a file by that name, dated
> 4/23/99, is a legitimate component of Windows 98 SE. Furthermore, it can
> cause problems if one has a real-mode keyboard driver loaded; see
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214408/en-us; it also seems to be
> involved in USB connections. I would not be too quick to get rid of it;
> my AV (Trend Micro PCCillin) finds nothing amiss with the version on my
> system. Nor did SpyBot search & destroy. Festina lente.
>
>
> Patricia M. Godfrey
> priscamg@xxxxxxxx


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