A browsing utility tells me I have MIRC.EXE running on my system. I looked for it in the Task Manager but couldn't find it. I looked for it in WinPatrol (active tasks and services) but couldn't find it. I searched my whole C drive for the file but couldn't find it. I searched in DOS (c:\> dir mirc.exe /s /ah ) but couldn't find it.
Then I read on various websites that it is frequently used as a host for trojans... that it frequently hides itself (you can say that again)... and that it uses a lot of processing power. My laptop has been getting very hot with the fan going full pelt all the time - so that figures.
Does anyone know what mirc.exe does, and how I can unhide it and, if necessary, disable it? (I don't run any IRC services.) Even if it's legitimate I don't like having hidden stuff on my computer doing god-knows-what!
Thanks
Then I read on various websites that it is frequently used as a host for trojans... that it frequently hides itself (you can say that again)... and that it uses a lot of processing power. My laptop has been getting very hot with the fan going full pelt all the time - so that figures.
Does anyone know what mirc.exe does, and how I can unhide it and, if necessary, disable it? (I don't run any IRC services.) Even if it's legitimate I don't like having hidden stuff on my computer doing god-knows-what!
Thanks