msctf.dll, SSM and SnoopFree

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by Jarmo P, Oct 26, 2006.

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  1. Jarmo P

    Jarmo P Registered Member

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    Snoopfree detects a keyboard hook when I run some instant messengers like Skype or Trillian. SSM never does, a possible imcompatibility or already taken care by Snoopfree?

    Instead I get in SSM free log always with many programs starting this windows hook from msctf.dll you can see in the picture. I have everything logged since i am new to SSM.
    And always it gets logged twice o_O
    In some post i searched from google i saw this might be related to 'ctfmon.exe'. That I had allowed :p
     

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  2. zcv

    zcv Registered Member

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    Take a look at this thread https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=151471&highlight=ctfmon - ctfmon is a process used for MS Office and IE7 for their language bars. MS loves to autostart it.

    Chances are you don't need it.
     
  3. Jarmo P

    Jarmo P Registered Member

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    Thanks for your reply. I am quite unreluctant to do anything to ctfmon at this moment. I know I have no MS Office programs or even Works installed in this puter unless my memory fails, though I have Open Office.



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    Does anyone else get msctf.dll in their SSM logs ? ? ?
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    Starting to wonder if it is some baddie I have installed somewhere.
     
  4. Stem

    Stem Firewall Expert

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    Have a look at the rules for msctf.dll,... the windows library files are normally set to "allow injection" by default to save on the popups. (I am using W2K, so cannot check on this dll default rules)
     
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    Stem, under Win XP the default rules are as you say.
     
  6. Jarmo P

    Jarmo P Registered Member

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    I have in SSM Application Rules blocked ctfmon.exe and also very happy to tell that now I don't get any msctf.dll log entries. :D
    No one could tell me why there was every time when a program started 2 entries and whether it was an indication of some keylogger?

    Now it is not happening anymore and also when looking in windows Task Manager for SysSafe.exe CPU usage, it is diminished! Only very rarely it is something else than zero.
     
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