Re: Strange System Process

From: Serdash (Serdash_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/29/05 

Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:26:02 -0700

M'kay maybe I should be more clear.

I use Ad-Aware, Spyboy Search & Destroy, AVG, Trend Micro House Call and
Microsoft Anti-Spyware.

None of them pick it up as anything suspicious.

Microsoft Anti-Spyware allows me to attempt to block the process from
running, but when I block it, it just comes through anyways and runs normally.

I'm not looking for a program to help me figure out of it's harmful. I've
tried that with multiple ones. Now I'm looking for people to help me, maybe
someone has had a similar problem.

So technically you were of no help to me.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
> http://support.microsoft.com/?­id=827315
>
> Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of sp­yware:
> http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button
>
> Symantec Security Check
> http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=YVXRORVWHFHMFNZMBBX
>
> Install Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Serdash" wrote:
>
> | Been stuck on this for a while.
> |
> | I've got a system process that I can end, but keeps popping up. The system
> | process is plays.exe
> |
> | When I do a Windows Search the only results that come up are in
> | C:\WINDOWS\security
> |
> | Is this a general system process that I'm just not aware of, or is it
> | something that is potentially harmful.
> |
> | It's been on there for a while and no tech forums I've gone to have come up
> | with anything. Nobody I know has this process either. So I figured I'd
> | check here.
> |
> | Any help?
>
>