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deskpan.dll?

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controlfreak
January 20, 2006, 1:12 AM UTC
Evening!

I had already posted this in another forum (being rather slow to catch on and all) simply because I believed I didn't have any malware to worry about, but I have been recommended to this forum, so why not? I'm game.

I'm running WinXP SP2 on my PC and recently came across a program called Autoruns (through another forum like this one). You might know it, but if not it shows all processes that are running at startup and allows users to end them if they like. Using it, I found a process called deskpan.dll under HKLM described as a display panning CPL extension. No big deal, but the file is listed as not found through autoruns. I'd like to remove the registry entry, but wanted to check here first to see what the experts think.

Here's my hijackthis log:

Running processes:
D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
D:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee Desktop Firewall for Windows XP\FireSvc.exe
D:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
D:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe
D:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\TBMon.exe
D:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee Desktop Firewall for Windows XP\Firetray.exe
D:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
D:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
D:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe
D:\Program Files\YourWare Solutions\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe
D:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
D:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgbhp.exe
D:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE
D:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
D:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
D:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
D:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
D:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?

TYPE=3&tp=iesearch&locale=EN_US&c=Q304&bd=pavilion&pf=laptop
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - D:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - D:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] D:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "D:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Network Associates Error Reporting Service] "D:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\TBMon.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeFireTray] D:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee Desktop Firewall for Windows XP\Firetray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] D:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE D:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cpqset] D:\Program Files\HPQ\Default Settings\cpqset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "D:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "D:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [FreeRAM XP] "D:\Program Files\YourWare Solutions\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe" -win
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe AcRdB7_0_5
O4 - Startup: ERUNT AutoBackup.lnk = D:\Program Files\ERUNT\AUTOBACK.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = D:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1136700640829
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe" /service (file missing)
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe" /service (file missing)
O23 - Service: McAfee Desktop Firewall Service (FireSvc) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - D:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee Desktop Firewall

for Windows XP\FireSvc.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - D:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Imapi Helper - Alex Feinman - D:\Program Files\Alex Feinman\ISO Recorder\ImapiHelper.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - D:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe"

/ServiceStart (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe


I appreciate you looking at this, and hope it isn't too off topic.
ChrisRLG
January 20, 2006, 2:47 PM UTC
http://www.dllinformation.com/dllfiles/Deskpan.dll_html

Well it is an MS file - so I would be inclined to leave well alone, unless it is giving you problems.
controlfreak
January 23, 2006, 1:45 AM UTC
yeah, you're probably right. Thanks!
Nick-YF19
February 5, 2006, 3:37 PM UTC
Glad we could be of assistance.

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