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"sminst.exe"

#1 Picolo

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Posted 17 March 2010 - 10:20 AM

I have an OEM HP p7152f with a file called "sminst.exe" is this file necessary and if so what its used for?? Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance :huh:

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Posted 17 March 2010 - 10:34 AM

http://www.backgroundtask.eu/Systeemtaken/...fo.php?ID=18879

EDIT... see Prevx
http://www.prevx.com/filenames/99220308158...SMINST.EXE.html

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#3 Picolo

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Posted 22 March 2010 - 10:36 AM

Thanks Jacee for your response, but it does not answer my question: is this file necessary and if so what its used for??
I suggest you look at the answer provided by Malwarebytes.org: http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?h...01owtopic=23701

exile360 Sep 6 2009, 09:48 AM Post #4
Check out this thread on the vistax64 forums. It's very informative, particularly the third post. By Samuel E Lindsey
Malwarebytes Quality Assurance