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Big fix
I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled
seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. What say? Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. TIA -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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Big fix
KenK wrote:
I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. What say? Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigFix_Inc Is this your computer? Or is it a loaner from your employer? If a loaner, you might find it won't work when you lug it back into work and connect to the corporate network. If the computer was a sell-off or giveaway from your employer (i.e., they got rid of old stuff) then you should've wiped the hard disk and installed a fresh copy of the OS. Unless the employer includes a legit (non-volume) license for the OS, you only got hardware (that was polluted), no software and no licenses for it. |
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Big fix
"KenK" wrote in message
... I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. What say? When in doubt, you can safely follow this procedure (dating from approx. 1990.) 1. Rename the EXE file (or the whole directory) with prefix X and reboot. 2. Run as normal. 3. If normal operation calls the doubtful program you will see an error message (that it is not found under its name in Registry.) 4(a) If #3 happens, just rename the EXE (or folder) correctly and reboot. 4(b) If nothing happens, you can uninstal or delete the pgm when you get around to it. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Big fix
VanguardLH wrote in :
KenK wrote: I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. What say? Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigFix_Inc Is this your computer? Or is it a loaner from your employer? If a loaner, you might find it won't work when you lug it back into work and connect to the corporate network. If the computer was a sell-off or giveaway from your employer (i.e., they got rid of old stuff) then you should've wiped the hard disk and installed a fresh copy of the OS. Unless the employer includes a legit (non-volume) license for the OS, you only got hardware (that was polluted), no software and no licenses for it. This is my personal computer which I purchased new. -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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KenK wrote:
VanguardLH wrote in : ^___________________________________^ Unnecessary in attribution line. Listed at end of References header in your own post. KenK wrote: I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigFix_Inc Is this your computer? Or is it a loaner from your employer? If a loaner, you might find it won't work when you lug it back into work and connect to the corporate network. If the computer was a sell-off or giveaway from your employer (i.e., they got rid of old stuff) then you should've wiped the hard disk and installed a fresh copy of the OS. Unless the employer includes a legit (non-volume) license for the OS, you only got hardware (that was polluted), no software and no licenses for it. This is my personal computer which I purchased new. So it's not the BigFix that I found. It's some other BigFix program assuming someone else didn't install the corporate BigFix program or you didn't hook your computer into your employer's corporate network and they pushed it onto "their workstation" in their network. BigFix is also used by some universities. Malware can call itself anything; however, I couldn't find a reference to "BigFix malware". Maybe it was bloatware that many vendors shove onto their pre-builts. If you buy pre-built computers, they always come with bloatware for their own purpose (remote support) or trialware to make it look like you got more than just the OS on their pre-built. Maybe whomever you bought this new pre-built installed it as part of their remote troubleshooting service. From the wiki article, BigFix includes anti-malware protection and remote management. If you're not toting this computer to your employer's network, a university's network, or anywhere else where they might push programs onto hosts that are in their network (you're on their network so you become one of their workstations) then I'd suggest to uninstall it. Why just disable it from loading (to use up memory) but leave it behind (to use up disk space)? It is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs applet? https://www.google.com/search?q=uninstall%20bigfix found https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/c...move%20Utility If you don't want to delve into IBM's web site to research what is BigFix, there are some YouTube videos you can watch, like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvrEPFy6sM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcoswSQmx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySyx...Prm czodpByrX and several more found by searching on "bigfix chalktalk" at YouTube. |
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Big fix
VanguardLH wrote:
KenK wrote: VanguardLH wrote in : ^___________________________________^ Unnecessary in attribution line. Listed at end of References header in your own post. KenK wrote: I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigFix_Inc Is this your computer? Or is it a loaner from your employer? If a loaner, you might find it won't work when you lug it back into work and connect to the corporate network. If the computer was a sell-off or giveaway from your employer (i.e., they got rid of old stuff) then you should've wiped the hard disk and installed a fresh copy of the OS. Unless the employer includes a legit (non-volume) license for the OS, you only got hardware (that was polluted), no software and no licenses for it. This is my personal computer which I purchased new. So it's not the BigFix that I found. It's some other BigFix program assuming someone else didn't install the corporate BigFix program or you didn't hook your computer into your employer's corporate network and they pushed it onto "their workstation" in their network. BigFix is also used by some universities. Malware can call itself anything; however, I couldn't find a reference to "BigFix malware". Maybe it was bloatware that many vendors shove onto their pre-builts. If you buy pre-built computers, they always come with bloatware for their own purpose (remote support) or trialware to make it look like you got more than just the OS on their pre-built. Maybe whomever you bought this new pre-built installed it as part of their remote troubleshooting service. From the wiki article, BigFix includes anti-malware protection and remote management. If you're not toting this computer to your employer's network, a university's network, or anywhere else where they might push programs onto hosts that are in their network (you're on their network so you become one of their workstations) then I'd suggest to uninstall it. Why just disable it from loading (to use up memory) but leave it behind (to use up disk space)? It is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs applet? https://www.google.com/search?q=uninstall%20bigfix found https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/c...move%20Utility If you don't want to delve into IBM's web site to research what is BigFix, there are some YouTube videos you can watch, like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvrEPFy6sM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcoswSQmx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySyx...Prm czodpByrX and several more found by searching on "bigfix chalktalk" at YouTube. Big Fix was a program that updated Windows back in 2006 or so. I had it on a couple of computers. Worked good then. Mine was BigFix 1.7.6.0--still found at tucows add an .exe to it--I used mine with Win 98SE Also read here http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthr...ix-fix-it-tool -- You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment that you get at the hands of someone else. |
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Big fix
VanguardLH wrote:
KenK wrote: VanguardLH wrote in : ^___________________________________^ Unnecessary in attribution line. Listed at end of References header in your own post. KenK wrote: I just discovered Bigfix in my program files directory. From what I Googled seems I probably should disable it in Msconfig. Running XP Home SP3 on an emachine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigFix_Inc Is this your computer? Or is it a loaner from your employer? If a loaner, you might find it won't work when you lug it back into work and connect to the corporate network. If the computer was a sell-off or giveaway from your employer (i.e., they got rid of old stuff) then you should've wiped the hard disk and installed a fresh copy of the OS. Unless the employer includes a legit (non-volume) license for the OS, you only got hardware (that was polluted), no software and no licenses for it. This is my personal computer which I purchased new. So it's not the BigFix that I found. Maybe it's something provided by an ISP ? You wouldn't believe the stuff some ISPs offer to their users. Like crufty AV products nobody should be using. Stay well away from any ISP software... They have poor taste in selecting software. There is an uninstaller, if you cannot find an entry in Add/Remove. I would scan that on Virustotal before using it. How it gets on the computer: https://uit.stanford.edu/software/bigfix How it gets off the computer: https://uit.stanford.edu/service/bigfix/uninstall http://software.bigfix.com/download/...e9.2.0.363.exe # One hit in scan. Probably a false positive. https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/d...018c/analysis/ Paul |
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Big fix
JAS wrote:
Big Fix was a program that updated Windows back in 2006 or so. I had it on a couple of computers. Worked good then. Mine was BigFix 1.7.6.0--still found at tucows add an .exe to it--I used mine with Win 98SE Also read here http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthr...ix-fix-it-tool That forum thread had a link to bigfix.com. When I went there, I got redirected to IBM's web site. So the BigFix discussed there got acquired by IBM. That forum thread is dated back in 2003. IBM acquired BigFix in 2010. http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Anti-Vi...-0/td-p/335975 That forum back in 2004 mentions a "Consumer" edition of BigFix. So they had a consumer grade product and something bigger, like for corporate management of workstations (and probably why IBM grabbed it). I used the web archive to see if they saved a copy of the bigfix.com web pages from back then. I found many but wanted to go back to the dates for the forum threads. I picked one from Feb 2003 at: https://web.archive.org/web/20040202...ite/index.html Yep, that was some enterprise-grade workstation management software. They had a crippled limited-feature "consumer" version that they were dispersing for free through the tech rags to get exposure. Windows XP was released in April 2001, mainstream support ended in April 2009, and extended support was dropped in April 2014. The OP didn't say how old is his XP setup. Maybe it was built before 2010 (when IBM grabbed BigFix) and when the Consumer edition was being given away. Could be the pre-built vendor dumped BigFix in with their bloatware or the OP installed the freebie Consumer edition so long ago that he forgot all about it. |
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VanguardLH wrote:
JAS wrote: Big Fix was a program that updated Windows back in 2006 or so. I had it on a couple of computers. Worked good then. Mine was BigFix 1.7.6.0--still found at tucows add an .exe to it--I used mine with Win 98SE Also read here http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthr...ix-fix-it-tool That forum thread had a link to bigfix.com. When I went there, I got redirected to IBM's web site. So the BigFix discussed there got acquired by IBM. That forum thread is dated back in 2003. IBM acquired BigFix in 2010. http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Anti-Vi...-0/td-p/335975 That forum back in 2004 mentions a "Consumer" edition of BigFix. So they had a consumer grade product and something bigger, like for corporate management of workstations (and probably why IBM grabbed it). I used the web archive to see if they saved a copy of the bigfix.com web pages from back then. I found many but wanted to go back to the dates for the forum threads. I picked one from Feb 2003 at: https://web.archive.org/web/20040202...ite/index.html Yep, that was some enterprise-grade workstation management software. They had a crippled limited-feature "consumer" version that they were dispersing for free through the tech rags to get exposure. Windows XP was released in April 2001, mainstream support ended in April 2009, and extended support was dropped in April 2014. The OP didn't say how old is his XP setup. Maybe it was built before 2010 (when IBM grabbed BigFix) and when the Consumer edition was being given away. Could be the pre-built vendor dumped BigFix in with their bloatware or the OP installed the freebie Consumer edition so long ago that he forgot all about it. Yes it has been awhile. I still have the3 download file and remember when it was phased out. It was OK for what I wanted at the time. I never had a problem with it way back. JAS -- You either teach people to treat you with dignity and respect, or you don't. This means you are partly responsible for the mistreatment that you get at the hands of someone else. |
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VanguardLH wrote in :
JAS wrote: Big Fix was a program that updated Windows back in 2006 or so. I had it on a couple of computers. Worked good then. Mine was BigFix 1.7.6.0--still found at tucows add an .exe to it--I used mine with Win 98SE Also read here http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthr...ix-fix-it-tool That forum thread had a link to bigfix.com. When I went there, I got redirected to IBM's web site. So the BigFix discussed there got acquired by IBM. That forum thread is dated back in 2003. IBM acquired BigFix in 2010. http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Anti-Vi.../PC-World-BigF ix-v1-7-6-0/td-p/335975 That forum back in 2004 mentions a "Consumer" edition of BigFix. So they had a consumer grade product and something bigger, like for corporate management of workstations (and probably why IBM grabbed it). I used the web archive to see if they saved a copy of the bigfix.com web pages from back then. I found many but wanted to go back to the dates for the forum threads. I picked one from Feb 2003 at: https://web.archive.org/web/20040202...com/website/in dex.html Yep, that was some enterprise-grade workstation management software. They had a crippled limited-feature "consumer" version that they were dispersing for free through the tech rags to get exposure. Windows XP was released in April 2001, mainstream support ended in April 2009, and extended support was dropped in April 2014. The OP didn't say how old is his XP setup. Ordered from Tiger Direct at 8:23 AM on 2/10/05. This is the XP version and the machine we are discussing. Maybe it was built before 2010 (when IBM grabbed BigFix) and when the Consumer edition was being given away. Could be the pre-built vendor dumped BigFix in with their bloatware or the OP installed the freebie Consumer edition so long ago that he forgot all about it. Very very unlikely that I installed it. It likely was already on the machine and I was not told about it. -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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