Re: SNMP.EXE - Good or bad?

From: Malke (noreply_at_invalid.com)
Date: 01/14/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:44:01 -0800

Xylophone wrote:

> I have XP Home and use IE6 and Outpost firewall. In Rules Wizard
> Mode, Outpost has just informed me that 'SNMP.EXE' want to make a
> connection, and
> the window telling me this is showing block it. I had no idea what
> this file means and looked it up in Google, but on the results I
> became even more
> confused as to what it is about. So I then clicked block it. What
> does it
> do> Google indicates it has some connection with malware/spyware. Is
> that
> correct? Was I right to block it?

This look pretty clear to me:

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/snmp/

It makes sense that it would want to make a connection because it is a
network process. IOW, it's OK. However, to be really sure, scan with
your full-featured current version antivirus (no earlier than 2003)
using updated definitions. If you want to be really thorough, do your
scan in Safe Mode.

Malke 

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