Startup program entry details:

MSPY2002 (ImScInst.exe)

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Description:

Microsoft's Input Method Editor which is used to both display and enable the input of characters from East Asian and Right-to-left (e.g. Arabic) languages in e-mails, documents and other files - should you need to. Found on PCs where these languages have been installed through the Regional and Language options icon in the Control Panel

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: MSPY2002
• Data: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): ImScInst
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: ImScInst.exe
• Startup Value: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC

Other information:

• File location: %System%\IME\PINTLGNT
• File properties "Description": IMSCINST
• Purpose: Character input
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Product(s): Windows XP
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %System% - refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista/7)
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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