My firewall asks if I can let NTVDM.EXE access the Internet

My firewall asks if I can let NTVDM.EXE access the Internet
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My firewall asks if I can let NTVDM.EXE access the Internet JP 11-06-2006
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?SlA=?= on November 6, 2006, 2:41 am
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Every now and then NTVDM.EXE tries to access internet and my firewall asks if
that can be allowed.

I kone NTVDM.EXE is used to run old 16-bit programs but I don't know why it
tries to access Internet. Is that safe?

thanks,

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on November 12, 2006, 2:58 am
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If it is not unsafe, then it would be a pollutant (potentially) of
the internet. Try then killing the ntvdm instance in taskmgr to
find if you loose something you recognize missing.

Can we take it the machine is clean, and you are aware of what
16-bit antiquity might be running ?

> Every now and then NTVDM.EXE tries to access internet and my firewall asks
> if
> that can be allowed.
>
> I kone NTVDM.EXE is used to run old 16-bit programs but I don't know why
> it
> tries to access Internet. Is that safe?
>
> thanks,



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