alg.exe = Application Layer Gateway

According to Black Viper, this service is not needed in Windows XP SP2
unless you are using Internet Connection Sharing with the Windows Firewall.

I have a home P2P network but am not using ICS. ZoneAlarm Pro is my
firewall. The 2Wire router/gateway uses NAT/DHCP. There are various security
programs installed.

NOD32 (antivirus), A2 and Ewido (antitrojans), PeerGuardian and WinPatrol
(firewall supplements), Ad-Watch, Microsoft Antispyware, SpywareGuard, and
Spybot's TeaTimer (antimalware and system settings protectors).

Task Manager shows that alg.exe is a running process. What Service or
software could be using it? Or is nothing using it and it's just running all
the time? Should I disable it or leave it enabled?

"SeaMaid" <seamaid24-graphics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> alg.exe = Application Layer Gateway
>
> According to Black Viper, this service is not needed in Windows XP SP2
> unless you are using Internet Connection Sharing with the Windows
> Firewall.
>
> I have a home P2P network but am not using ICS. ZoneAlarm Pro is my
> firewall. The 2Wire router/gateway uses NAT/DHCP. There are various
> security programs installed.
>
> NOD32 (antivirus), A2 and Ewido (antitrojans), PeerGuardian and WinPatrol
> (firewall supplements), Ad-Watch, Microsoft Antispyware, SpywareGuard, and
> Spybot's TeaTimer (antimalware and system settings protectors).
>
> Task Manager shows that alg.exe is a running process. What Service or
> software could be using it? Or is nothing using it and it's just running
> all the time? Should I disable it or leave it enabled?
>


You don't need it. As you stated it's only for ICS or WF. Run services.msc
and disable it.
Here is a good up-to-date site regarding unwanted/unneeded services...I used
to use black viper myself until his site disappeared.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
--


"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes

blackviper and eldergeek "preen" xp services lists are fine until one later
finds e.g. that both my Epson printers completely disappeared because one
had turned off a print spooler service !!! :-)

After having followed both lists for fun, which by the way is VERY time
consuming, and considering that more often than not - services that are set
to manual, more often than not, cannot be started by software that needs
them - I came to the conclusion that it's best to leave EVERYTHING in
services as it was !!! ...in my own humble opinion !

regards, Richard


"Alceryes" <replytopost@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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>
> "SeaMaid" <seamaid24-graphics@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OPmL85fxFHA.2516@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> alg.exe = Application Layer Gateway
>>
>> According to Black Viper, this service is not needed in Windows XP SP2
>> unless you are using Internet Connection Sharing with the Windows
>> Firewall.
>>
>> I have a home P2P network but am not using ICS. ZoneAlarm Pro is my
>> firewall. The 2Wire router/gateway uses NAT/DHCP. There are various
>> security programs installed.
>>
>> NOD32 (antivirus), A2 and Ewido (antitrojans), PeerGuardian and
>> WinPatrol (firewall supplements), Ad-Watch, Microsoft Antispyware,
>> SpywareGuard, and Spybot's TeaTimer (antimalware and system settings
>> protectors).
>>
>> Task Manager shows that alg.exe is a running process. What Service or
>> software could be using it? Or is nothing using it and it's just running
>> all the time? Should I disable it or leave it enabled?
>>
>
>
> You don't need it. As you stated it's only for ICS or WF. Run services.msc
> and disable it.
> Here is a good up-to-date site regarding unwanted/unneeded services...I
> used to use black viper myself until his site disappeared.
> http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
> --
>
>
> "I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
> - Alceryes
>
>
>
>