Windows XP & msccn.exe

[dodd_tim]

can some people do me a favour....i've got issues with a certain program which seems to serve no purpose but uses A LOT of my CPU %....CAN YOU CHECK TO SEE IF A PROGRAM CALLED 'MSCCN.EXE' RUNS AT START UP FOR YOU GUYS TOO AND IF IT USES HIGH CPU %s cheers!

[LeMarchand]

Not on my system at all. Try running something like Adaware to see if it is spyware.

[xyzzy@bok]

Seems you have a worm viris doddstim; clip> This is to notify you the results of your submission, issue number 132927. With regards to the file "msccn32.exe" submitted by you on 18 May 23:42:59 (Australian Eastern Standard Time), we have added cure instructions for Win32/Palyh.A.Worm to the signature files for the InoculateIT engine. The Windows Portable Executable file "msccn32.exe" has been determined to be malicious. Similar names (alias) reported by other AV products are listed here: (Win32/Palyh.A) This automated scanning service "Virtue" is an addition to our regular technical support service, not a replacement for it. If the automatic responses you have received are incomplete or irrelevant to your query, a technician will contact you. If you have further queries, please submit them with reference number 132927 using the Support Request form at http://www.vet.com.au/html/contact/contact-technic
al.html . If you have any anti-virus software then do a full system scan, assuming that your anti-virus software has been updated. Otherwise check out any one of the major anti-software for details on how to remove that particular virus, usually to be found in security responses or virus definitions - http://www.symantec.com/ is a good place to start.