MDM.exe threat?

[Straton]

Can anyone enlighten me as to whether a process on my machine called "MDM.exe", as shown in the Task Manager, is evidence of a threat or not? The web literature I've found states that the normal process with that name is Microsoft's Machine Debug Manager and that the way to turn it off is as follows:

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click to select the Disable script debugging check box, and then click OK.

I have done this and found that "Disable script debugging" was already checked on my machine. So why is MDM.exe still running and taking up significant CPU time? I have searched all the web literature I can find that reports malware that uses MDM.exe, and have checked all corresponding values in my machine's registry, but have found nothing that matches their registry entries.

So, I have two questions: First, if MDM.exe is running in spite of the "Disable script debugging" check-box being checked, doesn't that mean something out of the ordinary is in control of it? And, if so, can anyone shed light on what that is and how to fix it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Welcome to the Windows Forum!

I think MDM.exe is not a threat, but a legitimate Microsoft executable.

Why does it still start when you have disabled script debugging? I don't know - it may depend on your Windows version.

I suggest that you install and run Startup Inspector; it will show you how MDM is started, and you can easily disable it in there.

[-pops-]

Underneath the Disable script debugging box in Options, Advanced is one labelled "Display a notification - - -". Ensure that is UNchecked.