Request: Calling MS Intellipoint Mouse users

Anyone running an MS Intellipoint / Pro mouse, could you let me know if
there are any items auto-starting in MSCONFIG?=20

>TIA=20


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siljaline

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from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
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John
Tue Sep 23 19:23:19 CDT 2003

When I installed Intellipoint, it added MOUSE or POINT or something to
startup. I deleted it since Me mouse driver is fine and the extra program
seemed to double movement of the scroll wheel.

Jeff
Tue Sep 23 23:26:41 CDT 2003

It's point32.exe that appeared in my startup that was only for the systray
control panel. I've never had it attempt to call home for updates or
whatever. If it did call home, all I can hear it saying is, "I'm broke. I
suck. I can't do anything right. I suffer from involuntary movements..."
hehe :) At a quick glance older version of the mouse software may have
contained the .dll or other programs use the same filename for it is a
fairly common name.

siljaline wrote:
> "Jeff N." <nortonjjjr@nomorespam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I believe it adds point32.exe to the start menu. Not necessary.
>>
> Hi Jeff,
> Thanks for the info, it's "Point32.dll" that loads via MSCONFIG,
> there have been reports of the dll or and executable, "phoning home".
> Some would call that a Remote Access Trojan or RAT.
>
> Regards,

Joan
Wed Sep 24 03:52:32 CDT 2003

Hi Silj
I have it in my start-up, haven't got around to stopping it yet and it does
try to phone home but my ZA blocks it everytime. I have Intellipoint 4.1 for
my Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse.
Joan

"siljaline" <siljaline@replyisinvalid.com> wrote in message
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"Jeff N." <nortonjjjr@nomorespam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I believe it adds point32.exe to the start menu. Not necessary.
>
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for the info, it's "Point32.dll" that loads via MSCONFIG,
there have been reports of the dll or and executable, "phoning home".
Some would call that a Remote Access Trojan or RAT.

Regards,

--

siljaline

sced13ri
Wed Sep 24 11:40:12 CDT 2003

siljaline wrote:

> "Jeff N." <nortonjjjr@nomorespam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I believe it adds point32.exe to the start menu. Not necessary.
> >
> Hi Jeff,
> Thanks for the info, it's "Point32.dll" that loads via MSCONFIG,
> there have been reports of the dll or and executable, "phoning home".
> Some would call that a Remote Access Trojan or RAT.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>
> siljaline
>
> "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
> because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
> -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
> - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

siljaline

Like Joan, I have the Optical Wheel Mouse and it does like to imitate "E.T." and
Zone Alarm pops up the request. Depends on my mood whether or not I OK. But, I
find it necessary to leave it in msconfig otherwise my system starts without all
the moue functions available. So, I have to go to the mouse manager and start it
manually. BTW, I still haven't found out why the mouse does not work in safe mode,
even though I am connected through the PS2 port.

sced13ri

siljaline
Thu Sep 25 00:34:30 CDT 2003

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:26:41 -0700, "Jeff N." =
<nortonjjjr@nomorespam.hotmail.com> wrote:

>It's point32.exe that appeared in my startup that was only for the =
systray
>control panel. I've never had it attempt to call home for updates or
>whatever. If it did call home, all I can hear it saying is, "I'm broke.=
I
>suck. I can't do anything right. I suffer from involuntary =
movements..."
>hehe :) At a quick glance older version of the mouse software may have
>contained the .dll or other programs use the same filename for it is a
>fairly common name.

Jeff,
It's actually a more common concern to many these days, what with more =
folks running
firewalls and all.=20


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siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

siljaline
Thu Sep 25 02:03:26 CDT 2003

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:34:30 -0400, siljaline <siljaline@invalid.com> =
wrote:

>Jeff,
>It's actually a more common concern to many these days, what with more =
folks running
>firewalls and all.=20

Intellipoint connecting out?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8039710~root=3Dsecurity,1~mode=3Df=
lat



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siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

Joan
Thu Sep 25 03:22:50 CDT 2003

Just been to read the posts Silj, very interesting but I won't be stopping
it in msconfig or I would lose functions that I use with my mouse. It is no
real problem as ZA blocks it going out so will let sleeping dogs lie <g>
Joan

"siljaline" <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:34:30 -0400, siljaline <siljaline@invalid.com> wrote:

>Jeff,
>It's actually a more common concern to many these days, what with more
folks running
>firewalls and all.

Intellipoint connecting out?
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8039710~root=security,1~mode=flat



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siljaline

Mike
Thu Sep 25 05:11:40 CDT 2003

I assume that this must be an "added feature" of v4.1. My PCs are all still
using Intellipoint v4.0.0.657 and point32.exe has never made any attempt to
call home.
--
Mike


Joan Archer <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote:

> Hi Silj
> I have it in my start-up, haven't got around to stopping it yet and it
> does try to phone home but my ZA blocks it everytime. I have Intellipoint
> 4.1 for my Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse.

Mike
Thu Sep 25 09:14:03 CDT 2003

Reluctantly <g>
--
Mike


Joan Archer <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote:

> You made it then <g>

siljaline
Thu Sep 25 17:13:49 CDT 2003


"Joan Archer" <archer_joan@NOSPAM.com> wrote:
> Just been to read the posts Silj, very interesting but I won't be =
stopping
> it in msconfig or I would lose functions that I use with my mouse. It =
is no
> real problem as ZA blocks it going out so will let sleeping dogs lie =
<g>
> Joan
>=20
Thanks, Joan <g>=20
Glad ZA does a job of blocking phone home attempts.=20
The term likely existed already but I heard it for the first time the =
other day.
Phoning home - is, a "RAT" Remote Access Trojan.=20

Cheers.=20

Silj`

--=20

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable =
from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free =
time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_