what is mssync.exe and why does it appear to be uploading

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i have a continuous upload that wasn't around until about a week ago. It seemed to coincide with the arrival of various adwares. I ran ad aware and removed the spyware but still have this upload stream. I installed zone alarm to find out what was trying to send data and mssync.exe kept coming up. It appears to be part of the legitimate system software but when i disable it the upstream stops. Otherwise I am able to use my internet connection. Around the same time I suddenly started having trouble with my network card. It would drop the connection, run slow, or I would not be able to log on. I have a new ISP but it worked great for the first two or three weeks. If any of this sounds familiar to anyone I'd love some input. At the very least I'd like to know what mssync.exe is, if it should be there, and why it seems to be involved in transfering continuous data.

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i have a continuous upload that wasn't around until
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about a week ago. It seemed to coincide with the arrival
of various adwares. I ran ad aware and removed the
spyware but still have this upload stream. I installed
zone alarm to find out what was trying to send data and
mssync.exe kept coming up. It appears to be part of the
legitimate system software but when i disable it the
upstream stops. Otherwise I am able to use my internet
connection. Around the same time I suddenly started
having trouble with my network card. It would drop the
connection, run slow, or I would not be able to log on. I
have a new ISP but it worked great for the first two or
three weeks. If any of this sounds familiar to anyone I'd
love some input. At the very least I'd like to know what
mssync.exe is, if it should be there, and why it seems to
be involved in transfering continuous data.
Thanks
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I found this doing a search mssync.exe is for windows
3.1 or 95,Whats it diong on your xp system?

http://www.grame.fr/MidiShare/Using/WinAppls/msSync.html
 
Good question. Ive come to the conclusion that it some kind of malware. Even though wasn't 100% sure I deleted it and the mystery stream stopped. Today there is a new file called msfirewall.exe that is doing the exact same thing. Im not finding references to these files anywhere so I'm wondering if this is a new one. My guess is that its some virus or some other bit of nastiness that creates these files randomly. SIGH. Fortunately zone alarm is able to cut it off. The screwy network connection issue was a hardware issue, as it turns out.
 
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