This is normal, Diggy. BHOs never show-up in MSCONFIG. BHOs load with each instance of Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer [invoked *only* when you launch IE/Windows Explorer *and* with the third-party browser extensions enabled in the Internet Options, Advanced Tab] and runs with the same memory space as IE. Again, it loads dynamically and won't remain in memory all the time. Closes itself when the browser is closed.
Related: To see or disable what BHOs are loaded by Internet Explorer, get any of these tools:
Using ToolbarCop to remove the unwanted Toolband, Toolbar Icons and BHO:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
(or)
BHODaemon - disable unwanted browser helper plugins:
http://www.webattack.com/get/bhodaemon.shtml
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The MSCONFIG startup tab shows everything in the two RUN keys except these
two BHOs. So BHOs never show up in MSCONFIG?
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Item Name : AcroIEHlprObj Class
Type : Browser Helper Objects
Command : C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat
6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
Disabled : No
Product Name : AcroIEHelper Library
File Version : 6.0.1.2003110300
Description : Adobe Acrobat IE Helper Version 6.0 for ActivieX
Company : Adobe Systems Incorporated
Location :
==================================================
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Item Name : {724d43a9-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a}
Type : Browser Helper Objects
Command : C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI
RoboForm\RoboForm.dll
Disabled : No
Product Name : Siber Systems AI RoboForm
File Version : 5-6-0
Description : RoboForm Main Module
Company : Siber Systems
Location :
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ICQ#
Thanks for posting
You mean, none of the items under RUN are displayed in the Startup tab? And
what are the BHOs listed [which you mentioned]
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"1A:Stardock TrayMonitor"=":\"C:\\Program Files\\Common
Files\\Stardock\\TrayServer.exe\""
"PHIME2002ASync"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\IME\\TINTLGNT\\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC"
"PHIME2002A"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\IME\\TINTLGNT\\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName"
"MSPY2002"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\IME\\PINTLGNT\\ImScInst.exe /SYNC"
"IMJPMIG8.1"="\"C:\\WINDOWS\\IME\\imjp8_1\\IMJPMIG.EXE\" /Spoil /RemAdvDef
/Migration32"
"IMEKRMIG6.1"="C:\\WINDOWS\\ime\\imkr6_1\\IMEKRMIG.EXE"
"HKSERV.EXE"="C:\\Program Files\\Sony\\HotKey Utility\\HKserv.exe"
"QuickTime Task"=":\"C:\\Program Files\\QuickTime\\qttask.exe\" -atboottime"
"pccguide.exe"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Trend Micro\\Internet
Security\\pccguide.exe\""
"PCClient.exe"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Trend Micro\\Internet
Security\\PCClient.exe\""
"TM Outbreak Agent"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Trend Micro\\Internet
Security\\TMOAgent.exe\" /run"
"Zone Labs Client"="D:\\PROGRA~1\\Tweaks\\ZONEAL~1\\zlclient.exe"
"HP Software Update"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Hewlett-Packard\\HP Software
Update\\HPWuSchd.exe\""
"HP Component Manager"="\"C:\\Program Files\\HP\\hpcoretech\\hpcmpmgr.exe\""
"HPDJ Taskbar
Utility"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\w32x86\\3\\hpztsb09.exe"
"DeviceDiscovery"="C:\\Program Files\\Hewlett-Packard\\Digital
Imaging\\bin\\hpotdd01.exe"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalCo
mponents]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalCo
mponents\IMAIL]
"Installed"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalCo
mponents\MAPI]
"Installed"="1"
"NoChange"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OptionalCo
mponents\MSFS]
"Installed"="1"
The two things I found were Browser Help Objects. Some .dlls
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Diggy,
Interesting!
Can you post the REG export of HKLM RUN keys? Me, curious too.
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Just curious here, but, why doesn't MSCONFIG.EXE show everything that is in
the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" key?
I thought it did until I took a look myself and saw a couple guys hiding in
there.
