Startup program entry details:

WPCUMI (WpcUmi.exe)

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Description:

Notifications from the Parental Controls feature in Windows Vista. Note - disabling this entry does not disable Parental Controls and prevent it monitoring a users activity. On the controller account it prevents the pop-up on from displaying messages such as "Reminder: View the Parental Controls activity report". On the user account it prevents the warning messages appearing such access has been denied and the Parental Controls icon appearing on the System Tray

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: WPCUMI
• Data: C:\Windows\system32\WpcUmi.exe

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): N/A
• Startup Item (Vista): Windows
• Command: C:\Windows\system32\WpcUmi.exe

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

• Name: Windows
• Startup Value: C:\Windows\system32\WpcUmi.exe

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WPCUMI] C:\Windows\system32\WpcUmi.exe

Other information:

• File location: %System%
• File properties "Description": Windows Parental Control Notifications
• Purpose: User monitoring
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
• Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Product(s): Windows Vista
• 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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