"FredW" <fredw@blackholespam.net> wrote in message
news:v896971mllrlhnil7775pv2akvueqa3p46@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:10:21 -0500, JD <JD@example.invalid> wrote:
>>FredW wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 18:16:08 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
>>> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So we know what the service belongs to and we knows there are 32 bit and 64
>>>> bit versiosn.
>>>> The questiion is what does this SAS NT Service perform ?
>
>>>
>>> I found this thread in the SAS forum:
>>> http://forums.superantispyware.com/i...-core-service/
>>>
>>> However all I can find (Site Admin) that it is also needed for the free
>>> edition (leave it set as we set it).
>>> (see also post #28)
>>>
>>> But nobody (as far as I can see) gives any clue why it should be
>>> running.
>
>>
>>I saw the same reply. It's not very helpful. That's why I set the
>>Service to manual. No adverse effect so far.
>
> I agree, it's a mystery.
>
> I now have it set to manual (and stopped the service).
> At night I switch off my computer.
>
> So tomorrow the service will not run anymore.
> Tomorrow (ca. 18:00) I will do a full scan as every Tuesday.
>
> I will see what will happen, if anything different can be seen.

Let's play "what if ... ?"

What if there is malware out and about that prevents SAS from updating
when it is called upon to do an on demand scan? What if you contract that
malware and it loads from some registry entry? What if SAS found that they
could ensure the "up-to-dateness" of their program by having the update
occur prior to the malware's opportunity to load and detect that SAS has
been invoked?

If one were to remove that service, they might not ever see anything
untoward and yet they have practically defeated the entire program.

....all because you don't like stuff running, and you don't like the lack
of answer from the vendor about what it does.

If you don't trust them, why are you running their program?