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This thing worries me. I run Windows XP now, upgraded from Windows 2000, and I've had this for as long as I can remember. It only shows itself occasionally when I shut down. Sometimes there will be a dialog box to show that Windows is waiting for a process to end, and it's named "should not see me". Sounds like a threat, right?
Well, every virus scanner I've tried (Norton, InoculateIT, etc.) has found nothing on my system. A web search hasn't been very helpful, either. I have failed in my attempts to locate the executable on my hard drive.
Whatever it is, it doesn't SEEM to be doing any harm, but nevertheless I want it gone.
Anyone have any idea what this might be?
Check ou www.antivirus.com, and run the online scan. It found viruses for me that Nortons and Mcafee wouldn't pick up
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I had the same thing on my system about 6 months or so ago, and it was forever popping up as "Waiting to Close" whenever I was shutting down the PC. I'd delete useless files associated with it in hopes of getting rid of it, but it would just attach itself to more files. It eventually caused one hell of a problem with accessing MusicMatch player to the point I had to uninstall that program because it would no longer work. Finally, after much dicking around, I purged it from the system somehow by pure dumb luck, but the sad part is I can't remember just what I did to rid me of that pest. Unfortunately, it has reared its ugly head again, and showed up while I was installing Indeo codecs. I'm not sure if that installation has anything to do with where it lurks, and I immediately deleted the codecs, but that damned "should not see me.exe" is back in my system and shows up as associating itself with 1093 files at the present time. I'm hoping it's harmless and doesn't wreak havoc with programs, but judging by its presence the last time, it should begin acting up sometime soon. This forum is the first place I've seen this problem mentioned online, and if anyone has the method for destroying this irritating pest, I, too, would greatly appreciate any help.
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I've the same since 3 month ago on a network
and now all the computers have the same. I have try a lot of virus checker and noone find virus. I absolutly don't know waht do with this.
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I detected that today, but at the same time I'm having video corruption problems. The PC starts OK but minutes later it video corruption starts slowly. I have reinstalled the video drivers (video was working ok until now) and checked the pc with the latest dat of mcafee.
If some one knows what is happening, please advise!!
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I've just found this thing on mine for the first time as well when shutting down :-(
I guess I'm joining your "Should not see me" Club. This is on a work computer which is more worrying !
I hadn't shut down the system for about 2 weeks.. so it could have been anything..
does anyone know what the process runs under in the process list ? or is it always a different file name ?
I'm running Windows 2000 Pro.
Any information appreciated in helping me pull this thing apart and check it out.
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this is what mcafee support answered me. please someone do what they are asking.Thank you for contacting McAfee.com Support Center. My name is Brett. I have
received your email and I apologize for the inconvenience you're experiencing.
I'd be happy to support your needs.From the information you provided, I see you are experiencing some challenges
with an unknown virus.In an effort to present the information clearly, I will first re-write your
question and then provide you with the answer or solution. If you find the
answer or solution is not clear to your understanding, please let me know and
I'd be happy to clarify.Your computer is infected with an unknown virus. Based on the description you
have given, this may be a new virus. Please submit a sample so we can find out
what it is. I have included instructions on how to submit.
How to Send A Suspected Virus to McAfee.com
Before a virus can be emailed to our virus lab, it must be zipped and
password-protected. Please follow the instructions below for zipping and
password protecting a virus sample. The example below uses a popular unzipping
program called WinZIP, and is intended to help new users work with ZIP files forthe first time.
NOTE: McAfee.com does not recommend, endorse or support the WinZIP program used
in the example below. This program is typical of all Windows-based zipping
programs. You should be able to apply the processes below to use the zipping
program of your choice. If you are uncertain as the procedure to zip a
particular file, please contact your zipping program support. Most zipping
programs are supplied as shareware for evaluation purposes, similar to
McAfee.com products. Please adhere to the license agreement for any program thatyou use.
Downloading WinZIP
1. Using your Internet browser, go to http://www.winzip.com.
2. Find the link for the correct version of WinZIP that matches your
operating system.
3. Click the link to download the WinZIP program to your system.
4. Choose to save the file to disk. Remember the directory you download the
file to, this is the program that you need to run to install WinZIP.
5. When the file is finished downloading, you can disconnect from your
Internet service provider.
6. Find the WinZIP install file that you downloaded to your hard drive.
7. Double click on the file to begin the program installation. You can
usually accept the default options during install.
NOTE: If you cannot install the program, please do not call McAfee.com. We do
not provide technical support for the WinZIP installation program.
8. After installing WinZIP, you should have a WinZIP icon on your desktop.
Now you are ready to zip the virus.
Locating and Zipping the Virus File
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Highlight Find then click on Files or Folders. The Find Files dialog box
will then appear.
3. Make sure the C: drive is selected for the Look In option.
4. In the Named field, type in the name of the infected file, then click theFind Now button.
5. The computer will then search for this file. When the file is found the
file's name will be displayed towards the bottom of the dialog box.
6. Once the file is found right-click on the small icon that appears to the
left of the file's name. A pop-up menu will appear.
7. Left-click on Add to Zip.
8. When WinZIP opens, click I Agree to continue. An Add dialog box will
appear.
9. In the bottom right-hand corner, click on Password.
10. Set the password as INFECTED. Click OK. You will be prompted to reenter
the password. Reenter, and click OK.
11. The Add dialog box will reappear. In the box entitled Add to Archive,
click on New.
12. In the dialog box that appears, choose to save to the Desktop by
clicking on the arrow next to Create and choosing Desktop.
13. In the file name box, type in Virus. Click OK.
14. The Add dialog box will reappear. Click on Add.
15. The WinZIP dialog box will appear. The file you zipped should be listed.If so, click on the X in the top right hand corner to close WinZIP. If not,
repeat steps 1-14.
Attach the file to an email and send it to the Virus Research Team
1. Open your email software.
2. Create a new message. Address it to virus_research@mcafee.com.
3. In the message, include the following:
i. Your name, phone number, address, and email address
ii. Operating system
iii. Antivirus program
iv. Anti virus engine version (e.g. 4.1.20)
v. DAT file version (e.g. 4.0.4140)
vi. Browser version
vii. Nature of problem
4. Attach the zipped file. It will be located on your desktop.
5. Send the email to virus_research@mcafee.com.
6. A member of the Virus Research Team will research the file and respond
with further instruction or information.I'm sure you will find these answers/solutions should meet your needs. If you
have any additional questions or concerns, please let me know and I will be
happy to support you further.Thank you for visiting McAfee Support Center. I've appreciated this opportunity
to support you.Brett S.
Technical Support Agent
McAfee Technical Support
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One thing I remember to have run a file called something like "plug in for winamp.exe" that i received from a friend. The execution did not anything, and I suspected it was a virus, but mcafee didn't found anything. Does somebody remembers to have run that thing?
Saludos
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I just came up with it myself after installing some applications from ASUS. I think it may be preventing me from installing Virus updates from Norton.
Has anyone sent this in? I will.
Keep us posted...this has me worried.
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I first saw this box when shutting down my PC after installing VMWare. Do other people out there have this installed? I suspect this is the culprit (at least in my case anyhow).
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In the 12 days since I last checked this pest, it has attached itself to 115 more files, but doesn't appear to be causing any noticable problems... yet.
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I have two things to add which may or may not be of help:
1. I've seen "Should not see me" on two different machines. Both were Win2k, latest build. Both machines showed SNSMe when doing hardware installation, which sometimes causes shutdowns to be irregular (seeing unusual things), in my experience.
2. As I recall (and I could be wrong), both instances occurred while setting up a parallel-port CD-Rom writer from HP, the 7200e. I used software I'd downloaded from HP on the second install, and the disks which came with the drive on the first. (In other words, totally separate software used to install the hardware.)
I have not checked the HP tech site for info.
Also, both machines have Winamp installed...I saw Winamp mentioned earlier in this thread.
Otherwise, the machines are quite different; one is my PC at work, and the other I built from scratch.
Otherwise, both machines
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Hi guys.. another lost soul here.
My friend checked out his mail from my machine (while I was at work), some guy sent him something that put a Go In.exe on my desktop.
I scanned the exe the next day at work but McAfee said it wasn't infected.
Later that day I wanted to delete an avi file and I got the message "the file is being used by another program ...."
I restarted the windows (I use XP Pro) and I still couldn't delete the damn thing.
I tried restarting again and that's when I saw the Should not see me trying to end.
Scanned with the latest update from F-Secure and no infected files were found (the Go In.exe is long gone...)
This thing really scares me because I use this comp for work as well. If anyone has an idea how to get rid of this thing, please post it here or contact me personally.
Thanks
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WTF?
I get this occasionally on my winxp pro (downloaded from web, but certifiably clean) when shutting down. McAfee 6 finds nothing and it shows up nowhere as a process (even in specialized process managers that can read descriptions & captions) It freaks me out too. It SEEMS to cause no harm, but the title is suspicious. I have had my comp for 2 years, have never reformatted and would be EXTREMELY P.O.'d to lose that to a virus/worm/trojan. Does this possibly have something to do with "Generic host for win32 processes" or (more suspicious) "process###" (with a random 3 digit number) ZoneAlarm always picks up? Weird stuff.
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Hey,
after a little more research, i think this is something to do with "Windows Installer" a program which i never cared for. Unfortunatly i don't have anything to test this with.
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I've seen it on 2 machines. One of which I have reformatted 3 times to see when I get the file.
I installed McAfee, ran the updates and as I hit restart I noticed it again. This is so annoying.
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I just installed two eval packages -
one from www.wise.com, the other from www.installshield.com (which asked me to reboot). When shutting down (Win2k pro), I got the SNSM window.The two packages mentioned could likely have close ties to the MSI - Microsoft Installer.
Based on previous responses, it seems like the likely direction to look in...
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