📎 AI Summary:
The thread discusses a suspicious startup entry named "Program" with no details, raising concerns about its legitimacy. The original poster seeks advice on identifying it, with suggestions to use tools like Autoruns for better visibility and control. Responses advise verifying whether it's a legitimate software component or potentially harmful, recommending checking its file location before taking further action.
The thread discusses a suspicious startup entry named "Program" with no details, raising concerns about its legitimacy. The original poster seeks advice on identifying it, with suggestions to use tools like Autoruns for better visibility and control. Responses advise verifying whether it's a legitimate software component or potentially harmful, recommending checking its file location before taking further action.
Solution
Get a copy of autoruns, free from here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
It gives you a much more comprehensive view of startup and greater control over it. In particular you may just flag an item not to run to test it before fianlly deciding to delete it.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
It gives you a much more comprehensive view of startup and greater control over it. In particular you may just flag an item not to run to test it before fianlly deciding to delete it.
To answer your implied question:
No there isn’t a windows process called “program” but you do have non-windows software running on that machine screenshot.
I recommend temporally enabling the process then right-click, select the “open file location” menu option and see where this thing is on your system because it could be part of your vendor software… however anything installed to the temp folder and it’s a safe bet, you don’t want it on your computer.
No there isn’t a windows process called “program” but you do have non-windows software running on that machine screenshot.
I recommend temporally enabling the process then right-click, select the “open file location” menu option and see where this thing is on your system because it could be part of your vendor software… however anything installed to the temp folder and it’s a safe bet, you don’t want it on your computer.
