outgoing traffic

[shankle]

For those of you that care what is sent out of your puter without your knowledge.
Here is the latest one I've been faced with: "microsoft seaport search enhancement broker".
If you are using a 2 way firewall you will probably get this one.
Have no idea how bad/good it is.

[Magnum]

For those of you that care what is sent out of your puter without your knowledge.
Here is the latest one I've been faced with: "microsoft seaport search enhancement broker".
If you are using a 2 way firewall you will probably get this one.
Have no idea how bad/good it is.

Did you get that using I.E.?

[shankle]

No, It's when I sign on to Vista.

[Gunner]

I googled it and got some good topics on it..
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/25607.aspx
http://www.whatsrunning.net/QueryProcessID.aspx?Process=20941

[shankle]

Thank you Gunner.
This ram hog, start up hog, and invasive program can be gotten rid of in vista in the
following manner.
Go into safe mode.
go into Command prompt
Key in: c:\program files\microsoft\search enhancement pack\seaport
do a "DIR" on the directory
delete seaport.exe
go back into regular windows and do a search on "seaport.exe"
Look at properties or just delete the file.
repeat this until there is no seaport.exe showing up in the search.
Hope I haven't left anything out but it worked for me :bg

Only time will tell me if this is permanent.
I will now check out windows XP Pro to see if it's infested that OS.

[dedndave]

how to remove SeaPort...

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/25609.aspx

over time, i have learned that if you are forcibly removing an EXE, there is almost always a better way
in this case, as in many, it is a service that can be disabled, either by using the
Component Services snap-in or by disabling a "hidden" device in the Device Manager

[shankle]

I looked in Windows XP Pro and could find no trace of Seaport.exe. :bg

[Magnum]

how to remove SeaPort...

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/25609.aspx

over time, i have learned that if you are forcibly removing an EXE, there is almost always a better way
in this case, as in many, it is a service that can be disabled, either by using the
Component Services snap-in or by disabling a "hidden" device in the Device Manager

If you don't need it, might as well get rid of it or zip it up first.

Sometimes I will double click on something to see what it does.  :bg

[dedndave]

that article says that it is supposedly part of the Windows Live Toolbar
it also says that it is reported to have appeared without the toolbar, however
i suspect that, in those cases, some Windows Live component is in place, but disabled (or something similar)
MS manages to wiggle their way in under the guise of MSN homepages, default search engines, etc

as for me, i abhor toolbars altogether - lol
although, if you have MSN messenger, as an example, you may have the component installed anyways
MS makes it a part of the windows installation
you may have to go into the Installed Windows Components section of Add-Remove Programs to see it