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An account named ASP.NET has suddenly appeared. What?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:48 am
by JEBB
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?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:27 pm
by laz
Did you install MS Visual Studio by any chance?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:33 pm
by FRiC
It's also created if you install the .NET Framework.
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:02 pm
by JEBB
I've since found this:
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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?
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:44 pm
by jdhurst
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