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    NvCpl????

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by totono, Aug 19, 2006.

  1. totono

    totono Notebook Consultant

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    HI,
    In msconfig i noticed a startup key named NvCpl. I googled it and it says it can be a virus. I really doubt i have a virus since i recently reformated. Anybody else has this? Is it normal?
    Thanks in advance!
     
    totono, Aug 19, 2006
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nvcpl.dll is part of Nvidia graphics driver. It is used to control the options to tweak the graphics card in the control panel. There is a spyware under the same name but runs as an executable(nvcpl.exe) which is part of a virus and should be cleaned up.
     
    miner, Aug 19, 2006
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  3. RiverGirl

    RiverGirl Notebook Guru

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    If you go to sysinfo.org you can get lots of info about things you see in msconifg.
     
    RiverGirl, Aug 20, 2006
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  4. NuntiusLuminis

    NuntiusLuminis Notebook Evangelist

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    I disabled EVERYTHING except apoint and nvcpl.
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Aug 20, 2006
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  5. RiverGirl

    RiverGirl Notebook Guru

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    Wow- It seemed to indicate not to disable all the wireless ones, plus my antivirus, windows defender, blue tooth, hotsync. It keeps putting quicktime back in even though I deselect it.
     
    RiverGirl, Aug 20, 2006
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