Something in Registry

[Brandialexander]

After doing taxes I removed all Turbo Tax/Intuit files and then went into the registry to do the same. While there I saw a file called Ax Tracker which I had not seen before...maybe it was always there but...
anyway, does it belong there? I researched the best I could and I only could find that it was a GPS program. Would that be for Wireless? I don't know...the word tracker I guess. Any advice/input would be greatly appreciated!

Brandi

[Pieter_Arntz]

Hi Brandialexander,

Can you post the full path tot the key and the values?
Usually the location tells us something about the function.

[Brandialexander]

Hi Pieter and thanks..

Under HKEY_Class_Root - down past file extensions quite a bit….

Files directly above are:

AVIFile
awApi5.AnswerWorks
and 3 associated files

then the “AxTrack” files begin as follows:



AxMetaStreamMetaStreamer Ctl Default Reg_SZ MetaSteamControl Class
CLSID {03F998B2-0E00-11D3-A498-00104B6EB52E}
CurVer AxMetaStream MetaStreamerCtl.1

This continues through again, only

AxMetaStreamMetaStreamerCtl.1
CLSID Same as above
Insertable SZ

Same stuff only
AxMetaStream.MetaStreamCtlSecondary {1B00725B-C455-4DE6-BFB6-AD540AD427CD}
CLSID
Insertable
AxMetaStream.MetaStreamCtlSecondary .1 SZ {similar to above, varied}

AxTrack SZ AxTrack Moniker
CLSID SZ {5145942E-41DF-4658-B7C4-089F48E84A75}
AxTrack.CoAxTrack SZ CoAxTrack Class
CLSID SZ {B9F3009B-976B-41C4-A992-229DCCF3367C)
CurVer SZ AxTrack.CoAxTrack.1
AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk SZ CoAxTrackMk Class
CLSID {…..like above, varied}
AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk.1 SZ AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk.1
CLSID SZ {like above, varied}


then files continue

AZRoles.AzAuthorizationStore
quite a few same association (AZRoles)
etc...................


I believe the files directly above AxTrack are related but not sure.
What research I can find seems to indicate that it is an AOL Emergency Utility Finder, but I also see that the technology is GPS -??
http://www.usa-gps.com/axtrack.htm

Like, do they have GPS running on this?

Any suggestions whether I need to keep or can I recycle it....thanks so much.

[AKAJohnDoe]

TurboTax bundles a secondarily installed program, AnswerWorks, that can be removed via Add/Remove Programs. Quicken might include it now, too.

In fact, if you do not need nor want the help functions that AnswerWorks provides, you can uninstall it without breaking TurboTax; I did.

[Pieter_Arntz]

Also check if you find something listed as Viewpoint.
It could be ViewPoint Manager or ViewPoint MediaPlayer, ViewPoint Toolbar etc.
That can be uninstalled as well.

[Brandialexander]

Thank you gentlemen for your help...I did have both those mentioned and removed! Appreciate that advice. I would still like to know about the

AxTrack Moniker thing. AOL Emergency Utility Finder....

...............................................
AxTrack SZ AxTrack Moniker
CLSID SZ {5145942E-41DF-4658-B7C4-089F48E84A75}
AxTrack.CoAxTrack SZ CoAxTrack Class
CLSID SZ {B9F3009B-976B-41C4-A992-229DCCF3367C)
CurVer SZ AxTrack.CoAxTrack.1
AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk SZ CoAxTrackMk Class
CLSID {…..like above, varied}
AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk.1 SZ AxTrack.CoAxTrackMk.1
CLSID SZ {like above, varied}

..............................................

Is this some transmitter for gps? That's what I see in the research and was wondering if I can delete those files...
Thank you a lot.

Brandi

[Pieter_Arntz]

All I could find out with a reasonable amount of certainty is that the Publisher is AOL.
Can you post all the CLSIDs?
They are important leads.

For example {B9F3009B-976B-41C4-A992-229DCCF3367C} brought me here:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/568681