An account named ASP.NET has suddenly appeared. What?

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JEBB · #1 Post by **JEBB** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:48 am

All of a sudden I have an account named ASP.NET on my Thinkpad. I did download something from Lenovo for automatic updates. Could it be that or have I got some malware infection?

laz · #2 Post by **laz** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:27 pm

Did you install MS Visual Studio by any chance?

FRiC · #3 Post by **FRiC** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:33 pm

It's also created if you install the .NET Framework.

JEBB · #4 Post by **JEBB** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:02 pm

I've since found this:

<http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php>

I did sign up for automatic updates from MS and Lenovo/IBM. Has either of them put it on your Thinkpad?

I don't know the consequences of deleting it. Any clue out there?

#5 Post by **jdhurst** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:44 pm

I think that account is strictly from .NET framework. It is there in Windows 2000 as well as Windows XP, so it has been around for a while. It is a Microsoft Account and has nothing to do with Lenovo or IBM. ... JD Hurst

An account named ASP.NET has suddenly appeared. What?

An account named ASP.NET has suddenly appeared. What?

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