Windows Startup: ShowWnd.exe and SensLogn
My Windows computer came with ShowWnd.exe which is known to be sending personal information probably to the microsoft website. They have been sued previous for it in Windows 95 or 98 and got away with it... :mad:
Description:
showwnd.exe is a process which is registered as the Unclassified Trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer, stealing passwords and personal data. It is a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.
Process Information - DISABLE AND REMOVE IMMEDIATELY
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SensLogn is a function in the WlNotify.dll and it's also spyware. It came from a Windows Update not to long ago.
Description:
SensLogn is an advertising program by AbetterInternet Spyware. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the data back to the author's servers for analysis. This also prompts advertising popups. This program is a registered security risk and should be removed immediately.
Process Information - DISABLE AND REMOVE IMMEDIATELY
I have removed these two from startup using Spybot (advanced) > Tools > System Startup. I rebooted and my computer works fine and a little faster.
I hope this is in new releases of Spybot. Thank you very much.
~Ron
an email to uniblue support:
an email to uniblue support:
Quote:
Hi there,
Your pages on senslogn and showwnd.exe say that both are trojans. This is inaccurate information. Senslogn is a normal part of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Your site is at the top of a google search for senslogn, and I'm sure you're causing a lot of people a lot of pain when you're telling them they have a trojan and need to remove this. Are you doing this intentionally to try to sell your product? Or have you just made a mistake? Anyway, you need to fix up your act. You cost me more than two hours of wasted time and could have caused me to screw up my computer if I'd acted on your advice.
Cheers,
pigkeeper.
Could they also be related to XP SP1 (not just SP2)?
I have SP1(a, I think) and am preparing to migrate the XP OS to SP2.
Strangely, all those startup items pigkeeper mentioned in the 4th post- are present in my Spybot SnD v1.4 startup items view.