Strange Tray Entry

Have had win98SE reinstalled recently and now when I boot up I notice in
the
system tray the following which appears momentarily, at
times hardly long enough to
read then disappears.

A-ASP TRAY

I thought that it might be a Trend Micro item (as I had
just removed Norton NIS and
installed Trend Micro internet security) but called
Trend Micro and was advised that
this is not anything associated with Trend Micro.

Have tried all means of trying to find what this is but
no luck.

Would anyone have any ideas as to what this is or what
this might be a part of?

Thanks in advance.
Pete

**It is pertinent to run the update for each program before running to =
be sure you have the latest definitions.** Run the programs in Safe Mode =
after assuring you have shut down all running tasks except explorer or =
systray.
Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Then download/install/run Ad-Aware to detect/rid of any other =
parasites/spyware that may be installed. It can be obtained free from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
After installing Ad-Aware, open it and click on the ref update to get =
the latest up-to-date ref file, then run Ad-Aware and delete everything =
it finds.=20

And/or download/install/run:
Spybot - Search & Destroy:
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...=3Ddownload=20
Run it at it's default settings until you learn an know more about it. =
Spybot S&D is more of an advanced users tool and changing from the =
default settings can be dangerous to the novice user. Items found in the =
default settings that are RED can usually be safely removed. If you are =
unsure of a found item, do not remove it and ask for help.=20

If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
http://www.merijn.org/

Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove, =
HJThis will list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones. =
Removing items listed hap-hazardly without knowing what they are =
can/will create a royal mess. Read the quick start here on how to create =
a log file that can be copied/pasted into a forum that can provide =
assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick

Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in =
spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

After running the above and assuring you have a clean machine:
It's also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to =
HOSTS File Manager he
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they =
even get a chance to install:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

--=20
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"Pete" wrote in message =
...
Have had win98SE reinstalled recently and now when I boot up I notice =
in
the
system tray the following which appears momentarily, =
at
times hardly long enough to
read then disappears.
=20
A-ASP TRAY
=20
I thought that it might be a Trend Micro item (as I =
had
just removed Norton NIS and
installed Trend Micro internet security) but called
Trend Micro and was advised that
this is not anything associated with Trend Micro.
=20
Have tried all means of trying to find what this is =
but
no luck.
=20
Would anyone have any ideas as to what this is or what
this might be a part of?
=20
Thanks in advance.
Pete

Appreciate your reply Brian ,
However I have both Adaware and Spybot ..both report clean.

No other problems, just the (A-ASP Tray) entry in the system tray.
In fact after removing Norton NIS and installing PCCillis my resources have gone from low to mid 70's to the high 80's. and on initial boot up usually 90%- 94.%

The A-ASP, etc does not seem to cause any problem , its just a strange tray entry which defeats me as to what it jmight be.

Regards,
Pete


"Brian A." wrote:

**It is pertinent to run the update for each program before running to be sure you have the latest definitions.** Run the programs in Safe Mode after assuring you have shut down all running tasks except explorer or systray.
Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Then download/install/run Ad-Aware to detect/rid of any other parasites/spyware that may be installed. It can be obtained free from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
After installing Ad-Aware, open it and click on the ref update to get the latest up-to-date ref file, then run Ad-Aware and delete everything it finds.

And/or download/install/run:
Spybot - Search & Destroy:
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download
Run it at it's default settings until you learn an know more about it. Spybot S&D is more of an advanced users tool and changing from the default settings can be dangerous to the novice user. Items found in the default settings that are RED can usually be safely removed. If you are unsure of a found item, do not remove it and ask for help.

If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
http://www.merijn.org/

Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove, HJThis will list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones. Removing items listed hap-hazardly without knowing what they are can/will create a royal mess. Read the quick start here on how to create a log file that can be copied/pasted into a forum that can provide assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick

Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

After running the above and assuring you have a clean machine:
It's also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to HOSTS File Manager he
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they even get a chance to install:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

--
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.

"Pete" wrote in message ...
Have had win98SE reinstalled recently and now when I boot up I notice in
the
system tray the following which appears momentarily, at
times hardly long enough to
read then disappears.

A-ASP TRAY

I thought that it might be a Trend Micro item (as I had
just removed Norton NIS and
installed Trend Micro internet security) but called
Trend Micro and was advised that
this is not anything associated with Trend Micro.

Have tried all means of trying to find what this is but
no luck.

Would anyone have any ideas as to what this is or what
this might be a part of?

Thanks in advance.
Pete

For what I understand ASP =3D Active Server Page.
For possibles clues on it have you looked in?
I will suppose Start Find

msconfig startup tab

Reg Run keys

Have you also run a full system virus scan? In todays times it also =
takes a bit more than just Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D, there are a few new =
about:blank variants that install/run in stealth. You may want to at =
least run HjThis and post to one of the forums to be sure your clean.
=20

--=20
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"Pete" wrote in message =
...
Appreciate your reply Brian ,
However I have both Adaware and Spybot ..both report clean.
=20
No other problems, just the (A-ASP Tray) entry in the system tray.
In fact after removing Norton NIS and installing PCCillis my resources =
have gone from low to mid 70's to the high 80's. and on initial boot up =
usually 90%- 94.%
=20
The A-ASP, etc does not seem to cause any problem , its just a strange =
tray entry which defeats me as to what it jmight be.
=20
Regards,
Pete

Yep Brian,
Did all that and still no idea...guess I'll live with it , and I can't see that it is causing any problem.
Pete

"Brian A." wrote:

For what I understand ASP = Active Server Page.
For possibles clues on it have you looked in?
I will suppose Start Find

msconfig startup tab

Reg Run keys

Have you also run a full system virus scan? In todays times it also takes a bit more than just Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D, there are a few new about:blank variants that install/run in stealth. You may want to at least run HjThis and post to one of the forums to be sure your clean.


--
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.

"Pete" wrote in message ...
Appreciate your reply Brian ,
However I have both Adaware and Spybot ..both report clean.

No other problems, just the (A-ASP Tray) entry in the system tray.
In fact after removing Norton NIS and installing PCCillis my resources have gone from low to mid 70's to the high 80's. and on initial boot up usually 90%- 94.%

The A-ASP, etc does not seem to cause any problem , its just a strange tray entry which defeats me as to what it jmight be.

Regards,
Pete