Re: What is "MSVCMM.EXE"?

From: Kevin (warhawk_at_nospam.shaw.ca)
Date: 07/08/04


Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 20:14:57 -0600

If you don't want to download a free utility, which is very handy for the
future, then search your machine, and delete the file. Then go to the
registry, search in there for the file name and delete those entries.

-- 
Kevin
"panhandle1" <panhandle1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:31D19558-6B2C-4D41-91FF-83F2F181C013@microsoft.com...
> Norton Internet Security continues to detect what I assumed was a 
> Microsoft program (msvcmm.exe) that was attempting to access the internet 
> through TCP.  To date, I have blocked this applicaton.
>
> I checked with Symantec and they have advised that this is spyware.  Can 
> you provide any additional information?  And, if this is spyware, how can 
> I remove it without having to download/buy a spyware utility?
>
> Thanks! 


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