Startup details - BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA} (NMBgMonitor.exe)

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Startup program entry details:

BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA} (NMBgMonitor.exe)

This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.

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Description:

Looks for new files which can be included in Nero Scout which is "a database program which indexes and catalogs all media files on your computer and makes the database available to all programs in the Nero product package." Included in version 7 of the Nero digital media suites (CD/DVD burning, authoring, etc). Integrated into a number of Nero applications and is of particular significance for the Nero Home media center - for more information see the link. If you have trouble disabling Nero Scout try here

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

Key(s): HKCU\Run
Name: BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}
Data: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

Startup Item (XP): NMBgMonitor
Startup Item (Vista/7): Nero Home
Command: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

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

Name: Nero Home
Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

Other information:

File location: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Ahead\Lib
File properties "Description": Nero Home
Purpose: Multimedia support
Program disable option:
- Start → All Programs → Nero 7 Ultra Edition → Tools → Nero Scout → deselect "Enable Nero Scout"
- Start → All Programs → Nero 7 Essentials → Tools → Nero Scout → deselect "Enable Nero Scout"
Shortcut(s) available: None
Vendor/Publisher: Nero AG
Product(s): Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Nero 7 Essentials
Tested: Yes

Note:

%ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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