Re: ALG.exe / services

From: kk7gw (kk7gw@yahoo.com)
Date: 05/15/02 

From: "kk7gw" <kk7gw@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:06:51 -0700

Start->Run, "services.msc"

Check out Application Layer Gateway, aka ALG:

Description:

Provides support for 3rd party protocol plug-ins for
Internet Connection Sharing and the Internet Connection
Firewall.

>-----Original Message-----
>David - thanks v much for all help - sfc ran through all
clear! Still not
>sure what alg is doing though?
>Do you know if there is a definitive list of all the
services that run with
>xp and what each one does?
>thanks again for all your help
>kev
>
>"David Denmark" <adminstrator@attbi.com> wrote in message
>news:u7SPew3#BHA.2312@tkmsftngp04...
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> Glad to see that you got the issue worked out.
>>
>> Another tip that can be handy sometimes in determining
if the processes
>are
>> actually real "services", is by
running "tasklist /svc" at a command
>prompt.
>> That will show you which services run under which
process, and vice versa.
>> Then you can have Task Manager open at the same time
with the PID column
>> displayed (it's not on by default) to match them up
with how much memory,
>> proc usage, etc.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> _____________________________________________
>> David Denmark, MCSE+I, MCDBA
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>> "kevin o brien" <kevob@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
message
>> news:ONm5c1y#BHA.1168@tkmsftngp02...
>> > Thanks for the advice running sfc now
>> >
>> > Ive just installed "IP Armour" which is the one that
flagged it - i
>> normally
>> > use tauscan - which has passed it hence my post!!
>> > Thats the biggest prob with XP - too many damm
services running - cant
>> tell
>> > if to disable or not without killing xp!!
>> >
>> >
>> > "David Denmark" <adminstrator@attbi.com> wrote in
message
>> > news:#vseIty#BHA.1356@tkmsftngp05...
>> > > Hi Kevin,
>> > >
>> > > Try running "sfc /scannow" at a command prompt (of
course, without
>> > quotes).
>> > > This should verify that all your critical system
files are correct and
>> > > unmodified.
>> > >
>> > > Also, what trojan scanner are you using?
>> > >
>> > > _____________________________________________
>> > > David Denmark, MCSE+I, MCDBA
>> > > Associate Expert
>> > > Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> > >
>> > > "kevin o brien" <kevob@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
message
>> > > news:emCHPsx#BHA.1692@tkmsftngp05...
>> > > > can anyone help, my trojan scan keeps flagging
alg.exe as
>suspicious.
>> I
>> > > know
>> > > > it is part of the application layer gateway and
hence part of xp
>> core -
>> > > but
>> > > > what is it, what does it do, is there any way to
check if it has
>been
>> > > > replaced by the same file with a trojan
attached. Quite nervous as i
>> > dont
>> > > > want to delete/quarantine it as xp will prob
stop working (well less
>> > than
>> > > it
>> > > > does now!)
>> > > >
>> > > > Also - related topic is there a definitive list
of all the services
>> and
>> > > > which ones are safe to disable?
>> > > >
>> > > > Thnx
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
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