Startup program entry details:

PHIME2002ASync (TINTSETP.EXE)

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Description:

Microsoft's Input Method Editor for Asian languages which is used to both display and enable the input of characters in e-mails, documents and other files - should you need to. Found on PCs where Asian languages (e.g. Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, etc) have been installed through the Regional and Language options icon in the Control Panel

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: PHIME2002ASync
• Data: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): TINTSETP
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC

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

• Name: <chinese characters>
• Startup Value: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC

Other information:

• File location: %System%\IME\TINTLGNT
• File properties "Description": <chinese characters> 2002a
• Purpose: Character input
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Product(s): Windows XP
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %System% - refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista/7)
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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