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Malware or what? (psqltray.exe)

  • 13-12-2007 10:33am
    #1
    Black Swan
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    Anyone have knowledge about psqltray.exe? What is its purpose? Is it malware, another Vista problem, or what? Every now and then it sucks up over half my CPU when I check Task Manager processes.


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  • #2
    Karoma
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    As with anything, it could be legit. or it could be a virus posing as a legit. application. Run HiJackThis! and post the log & scan for viruses, etc.

    Otherwise, it is legit. and it is the Protector Suite QL tray launcher (Made by UPEK). Some information would be nice: Did you install it? Did it come pre-installed? What version? Did you just upgrade to Vista, etc?
    ED: http://www.upek.com/support/customersupport/psql.asp


  • #3
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    You should use Jotti to scan suspicious files
    http://virusscan.jotti.org/

    It's legit by the way


  • #4
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,539 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Hi Karoma...
    Just noticed it last week. Installed VB 2008 about 3 weeks ago. Nothing else new, except for the usual IE7, MS, and Kaspersky IS version 7.0 updates. Been running Vista Ultimate since February (laptop with 2 gigs memory, 2 dual core Centrios at 1.67 and 1.66, 669 FBS, and 220 gigs on two hard drives). Kaspersky AV scan weekly, plus Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware SE, and Defender.


  • #5
    CptSternn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭CptSternn


    http://www.file.net/process/psqltray.exe.html

    The process Protector Suite QL Tray Application Launcher belongs to the software Protector Suite QL by UPEK Inc.

    Description: File psqltray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows XP is 46592 bytes.
    There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. File psqltray.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 13% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

    Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as psqltray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the psqltray.exe process on your pc whether it is pest.


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