NPF and pds.exe

[Stringent]

What IS pds.exe? Its located in c:\Windows\System32\cba directory, and every now and then, Norton Personal Firewall says that something is trying to access it. is this OK or should I block it or what?

[DoG]

What OS are you running? I'm running Windows XP PRO SP1 and dont have a C:\Windows\............\cba folder.

It could be it was installed with another program as a web update feature or it could be spy/adware.

Try getting hold of Adaware and/or Pest Patrol- if its malicious they will be able to tell you

[BearCat]

@ Flanderz :

he he... you should know what it is, as you most likely have installed it

Check port number 3456, and see if it's open for UDP traffic.
If it is, it looks like you are running Norton AV Corp.

[richardc2000]

could be this=

Quote:

Intel Ping Discovery Service. This service allows for discovery of products on this machine. Applications register with this service, along with an APP ID (Such as LDVP) and a packet to return in response to ping requests (pong packet).

you can read about it here:
_http://rr.sans.org/toppapers/norton.php