Strange entry in Services - what is this?

Win XP Pro, SP2 with critical updates
Office 2003
AV - NOD32 v3
SuperAntiSpyware
Online Armor

While adjusting a setting in Administrative Tools/Services,
I noticed this as the first entry. It is running and
startup is automatic

Name:
##ld_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

Description:
##ld_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##

Logon as: Local System

I ran Process Explorer and it showed no process with
anything like this. I googled and got nothing either.

Any ideas as to what this might be? Is it dangerous? What
in the world is it doing?

TIA

Louise

Michael Cecil wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:57:52 -0500, louise <louise.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Win XP Pro, SP2 with critical updates
>> Office 2003
>> AV - NOD32 v3
>> SuperAntiSpyware
>> Online Armor
>>
>> While adjusting a setting in Administrative Tools/Services,
>> I noticed this as the first entry. It is running and
>> startup is automatic
>>
>> Name:
>> ##ld_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##
>>
>> Description:
>> ##ld_String2.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762##
>>
>> Logon as: Local System
>>
>> I ran Process Explorer and it showed no process with
>> anything like this. I googled and got nothing either.
>>
>> Any ideas as to what this might be? Is it dangerous? What
>> in the world is it doing?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Louise
>
> It's for the mDNSResponder - part of the Bonjour software that gets
> installed with Adobe Photoshop. Supposedly it helps users configure some
> kind of network sharing in a work environment.

GREAT - that's harmless enough - thanks a lot.

BTW, since I'm not working in a network sharing environment,
can I disable it, thereby conserving resources?

Thanks.

Louise