service executable wants to go online

this just this week, windows onecare pops up and asks if service executable can go online. i know nothing about this thingie,i googled and still know nothing about it.

but everytime i start my computer onecare is telling me that service executable wants to go online,its beginning to annoy me. i cant think of which program its from and why all of a sudden it has to go online.

anyone got any ideas? if it has to go online ill change it


its adell media center,xp, adaware,spybot windows defender and onecare

 

I found one internet ref indicating this is part of Windows Defender:

FilePath : C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\
ProductName : Windows Defender
CompanyName : Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription : Service Executable
InternalName : MsMpEng.exe
LegalCopyright : © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename : MsMpEng.exe

 

thanks raingirlIT that was it but you would think that it would know that it is part of onecare!

 

Hi Jan,

As a general principle, it did the right thing, namely that a process wants access and warned you about it - nothing wrong with that. Denying it initially is also the correct response until you found out what it was.

Processes can be mimicked by malware, so double checking is the right response. Also if something is benign, but perhaps not necessary, its nice to see that One Care gives you a choice.

So all in all, One Care did its job

EDIT: an example of mimicry by malware: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_s.htm

Look up Services under S, services.exe - one is is the XP Service execute, the other is a trojan.

Regards - Charles