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msmsn.exe causing 100% cpu usage

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Name: D (by Davis Kwan)
Date: April 30, 2004 at 08:49:31 Pacific
OS: WinNT
CPU/Ram: P3 733/512MB
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Whenever I restart the server, it is constantly at 100% CPU usage. I "end tasked" msmsn and the CPU usage returns to normal. Any idea what application this is? I did a search on the internet, but came up with nothing for this file name.

Thanks for your help!



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Name: Martin Crandall
Date: May 1, 2004 at 10:23:45 Pacific
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Sounds like a hijack, trying to disguise itself as messenger.

M$, Norton and McAfee show no references at all.

Google search only comes up with foreign sites with code references to add user and contacts, and "send file". Other postings on the same site refer to SQLdump (not a good sign).

http://suldo.zotta.net/zb4/zboard.php?id=tip1&no=457

I recommend deleting the file, if something goes severely wrong, you can always restore from the "recyle bin".

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Name: markspr1
Date: May 10, 2004 at 14:05:34 Pacific
Reply:

i had the same thing,it was screwing any dvd burning by drawing all resources and steeling all the buffer.
it was ms messenger which i dont use.
i renamed the messenger folder in program folders to messengeroff (anything will do)
fixed worked a treat,
either that or uninstall mesenger completley.


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Response Number 3
Name: D (by Davis Kwan)
Date: May 12, 2004 at 07:44:06 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you both for your feedbacks


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