It seems unlikely those are 'drivers' you're downloading, because Windows comes with all the drivers needed for webcams. More likely it's just software that may enable some advanced features like face tracking. Not necessary at all just to use IM's.
I have no idea if bigdog.exe is malware or not. But it's certainly a ridiculously non-descriptive name that sticks out at people in a running tasks list. On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:09 PM, RLeeSimon <[email protected]> wrote: > I am flummoxed again. I recently hooked up my Lenovo USB Webcam ...a nice > little device. I went on the website to update to the latest drivers. > While downloading it, I noticed a note on the site. Apparently, the maker > of this (Vimicro) has, within the driver set for this, a running executable > titled "BigDog.exe" which triggers havoc with many of the spyware and > antivirus software packages. Now, what in the world would make a big player > like Lenovo let that kind of thing through? Of course, why did Sony let a > virus get out in its stuff a while back? Bloatware is not our only problem; > what about slopware? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
