Startup program entry details:

AcctMgr (AcctMgr.exe)

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Description:

Norton Password Manager from Symantec - which stores passwords and other personal information and retrieves the data needed for email logins, shopping orders, banking, and other online activities. Now discontinued, it was available as a standalone product or as part of the Norton SystemWorks suite

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: AcctMgr
• Data: C:\Program Files\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): AcctMgr
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: C:\Program Files\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup

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

• Name: Norton Password Manager
• Startup Value: C:\Program Files\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Program Files\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Programmi\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Programmer\Norton Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Archivos de programa\Norton SystemWorks\Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AcctMgr] C:\Programme\Norton SystemWorks\Password Manager\AcctMgr.exe /startup

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Norton Password Manager
• File properties "Description": Password Manager Controller
• Purpose: Password manager
• Program disable option:
  • Start → All Programs → Norton Password Manager → Options → deselect "Enable Norton Password Manager at startup"
  • Start → All Programs → Norton SystemWorks → Norton SystemWorks → Options → Password Manager → deselect "Enable Norton Password Manager at startup"
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Symantec Corporation
• Product(s): Norton Password Manager, Norton SystemWorks
• 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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