Re: Blank line in MSCONFIG Startup in Windows XP Pro

[Steve Hillier <securityfocus () mastermindtoys com>]

Try using Autoruns from www.sysinternals.com -- it will give you a much
more comprehensive listing of what is loading at startup than what you
get from msconfig.

sph


On 05/05/2006 10:24 AM, forposts () aol com wrote:
> Hi everyone!
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> I have an odd issue that I would like very much to troubleshoot.  When I launch MSCONFIG in Windows XP Professional, 
> on the startup tab, there are various processes that start up.  Most of the self-starting processes occur from 
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in the registry, a few are from 
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in the registry, and some are listed as Common Startup items.  I 
> consider myself fairly savvy, and look up processes I don't know about at sites like www.answersthatwork.com.  
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> But there is a blank checkbox that shows up in MSCONFIG under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run in 
> the registry that worries me.  If I uncheck the process in MSCONFIG, nothing seems to happen.  I do not believe I 
> have a virus, use McAfee VirusScan Online, the virusscans come out clean, run Sunbelt Software's Counterspy which 
> also shows up  clean.
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> I worry about rootkits and such, and run F-Secure's Blacklight software which also shows up clean.  Can anyone give 
> me some tips to asses if my system is compromised in some way, or suggested next steps to figure this out?
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> I also run Zone Alarm Pro firefall.  
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> Any help is much appreciated.