Startup program entry details:

BLOG (rundll32.exe [path] BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog)

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Description:

Part of the Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features set for some IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. This entry logs changes in battery conditions such as charging, discharging, life, etc

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: BLOG
• Data: rundll32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): BatLogEx
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: rundll32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BLOG] rundll32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BLOG] rundll32 C:\ARCHIV~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BLOG] rundll32 C:\Program\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\BatLogEx.DLL,StartBattLog

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\ThinkPad\Utilities
• File properties "Description": N/A
• Purpose: Power management
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: IBM Corp.
• Product(s): Battery MaxiMiser and Power Management Features
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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