smss.exe

From: Hernan Batista (HernanBatista_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/15/05 

Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:11:02 -0700

hi friends, do you ever hear about a process named "smss.exe", it's a virus?

I've ran CCLeaner and Symantec and nothing had been found but it look to me
very strange.

I feel the same thing with "wdfmgr.exe", both located in SYSTEM32.

any idea?

thanks

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