I'm running WIN98 on an old computer I use just for lowband internet access. An item called "PTSnoop" is being loaded into my active memory, it is a 32 K file found in C:Windows directory. It has the little yellow telephone icon common to Windows. PCCILLIN does not tag it as a virus.
I removed it from the Register startup, and from Windows Explore startup, but it's back. Before I delete it from Windows, thought l would check. Also, my internet access has been running unusually slow even though I'm logged in at 54,333 (56K modem).

Anyone heard of it?

Hello ranchhand...ptsnoop has an unfortunate name (and there is also a trojan out there with the same name, but it's been around for a while). It's a file that looks for available COM ports for (mainly) an internal modem. If PC-Cillin didn't flag it, it should be fine and should be left in the startup group.

It could be assosiated with your modem, but there is also a back door trojan of the same name.

A good read about the PTSnoop Trojan.

Thanks guys. I moved snoop to Recycle Bin, and now my internet access is back to normal immediately. When I get home from work I'll check the WIN.inin file to see if there are any alterations. I suspect it was not a trojan, but was just a pain.
Thanks again - Jim, that was a good read on Snoop!