Anyone seen this? Inverse IP Insight?

[Axel]

Noticed this starting in the registry and just wondered if it was a hack of some sort.

ARMon32.exe by Inverse Network Technology.

Anyone know what it might be? I'm just not sure if I like the looks of it.

[Susan]

They do have a website. Have you checked it out?
www.inversenet.com/ (http://www.inversenet.com/)

[Axel]

Thanks Susan - I dropped them a note.
I built the system, so this isn't OEM stuff - might have something to do with modem connect speed, but I never download benchmark software - I know my stuff isn't fast http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[scotter]

if your using at&t for your internet it came form them its a software that logs your conection and any problems you have conecting to the net a few internet service providers are using it to do Q&A for the dial in accounts if you have errors logging on it saves the errors and send them to your isp
so check with them about it
anyway at least thats what AT&T says about it in a nutshell http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Axel]

Nope - that's not it - I wonder if Mindspring uses it - that might be it....

Anyway - got an E-mail back that the contact link went to a dead box - so I wrote their postmaster and webmaster a "thoughtful" note - really - that one was still kind.....

I've been in a really dark mood today - might be the weather...

[Susan]

I use Mindspring but I don't install their software, so I can't say whether or not an install would include a file like that. I did a search anyway, but it's not on my system.

There must be a program that installs it - what's that box running?

[socalgal]

This *kind of* sounds like Earthlink's "Fast Lane" program. (Earthlink is now merged with Mindspring.) You download Fast Lane of your own free will.

http://www.earthlink.com/internet/software/fastlane/index.html

I don't have that ARMon32.exe file anywhere on my comp. I use ELN DSL (so I must install their software.)

I would be very curious, especially if someone installed a tracking program on my comp without my knowledge, (whether for "connectivity" purposes or not) - not only tracking you, but using your system's resources without your knowledge.

EDIT: Just found this at the ELN Fast Lane site.

Can I turn Fast Lane off?
Yes. Go to c:\program files\EarthLink\Fastlane folder. Double-click on ARMcfg32.exe Uncheck the Enable Enable Dialup Monitor option and click OK. (emphasis added)

There's the prefix 'ARM'. Do you have Fast Lane installed?



[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 12-14-1999).]

[scotter]

this is what at&t says about it

Inverse IP InSight

You’ve come to the right place if you’d like help with Internet connection problems, because the Inverse IP InSight client for Windows 95, 98 and NT is now being offered here free to AT&T WorldNet Service members. Important: If you use the AT&T Connection Manager 5.2 dialer, you already have IP InSight. Please do not go any further. To see which version of Connection Manager you have, right-click the AT&T WorldNet Service item in your Windows taskbar and select About Connection Manager.

Have you ever experienced problems connecting to the Internet?

How would you like immediate help to solve over 150 of the most common connection problems?

As an AT&T WorldNet Service member, you can get connection troubleshooting help from the industry-leading product -- Inverse’s IP InSight. This small utility also monitors network performance to help AT&T WorldNet Service improve the quality of service you receive, without impacting your service or invading your privacy.

AT&T WorldNet Service selected IP InSight to help improve the service you receive from us. When you download the IP InSight Client you will have the benefit of more than 150 help screens to assist you in solving the most common difficulties experienced when connecting to the Internet. The help screens include work-flow links to troubleshoot problems faster.

After you have connected to the Internet, the IP InSight Client uploads data to an Inverse server where it is then provided to AT&T WorldNet Service (see "It Respects Your Privacy" below.) This data gives AT&T WorldNet Service information about your connections to our service: connect speeds, busy signals encountered, etc. AT&T WorldNet Service can initiate simple, unobtrusive network tests in the background, such as "pinging" a network location, and data from these tests are also uploaded with the call monitoring data.

IP InSight uploads no identifying information that would violate your privacy, and it does not monitor what you do on the Internet, such as which Web sites you visit.


What is IP InSight?

It's Small
The Inverse IP InSight Client requires only about one megabyte (MB) of disk space to install and uses minimal memory in operation.

It Respects Your Privacy
The following kinds of information are never monitored, collected nor transmitted:

account information;
Web sites visited or any other actions;
credit card information.
The following information related to your Dial-Up Networking (DUN) access is uploaded after each successful DUN call:
user login ID;
IP InSight client version;
upload protocol version;
OEM ID = "AT&T WorldNet";
phone number dialed;
your country code e.g., "1" for the US;
your area code e.g., "212" for New York City;
your time zone in seconds from Greenwich time;
WorldNet’s PPP server IP address e.g., "123.45.67.89;"
which Dial-Up Networking Connection name you entered;
your modem name e.g., "U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT V4.9.1;"
operating system type and version e.g., "Windows 4.0.950."



For each call attempt since last connect:
date and time of call;
call result (success/failure code);
time taken to login;
initial connect speed; and
"Call is a redial" flag.

It's Virtually Invisible
The IP InSight Client is designed so that its operation, including AT&T WorldNet Service initiated testing, is completely unobtrusive:

it does not interfere with dial-up operation;
it can run no more than five Internet tests per hour;
it waits for a period of inactivity on your modem before testing; and
it cancels tests as soon as you need the network.

[Axel]

Well - that's interesting news - here's another thought - is it part of the Seti@Home client software? I don't see it on my work system here, so I doubt it.....

Sounds like a possibly invasive cookie.

More investigation needed. I think it probably came with my Mindspring CD which I will check for.

Sound's like something I'm going to turn off in the near future when I discover what put it on my system.

I really don't have an interest in giving AT&T or any other ISP 1 MB of my space for their network health-checks.

[lost1]

I've got it on my system too- I'm with Mindspring and it came with their software. It's a part of "AccessRamp" on my machine, but I wonder how many other software packages have it integrated as well...
It really gets under my skin when companies put this **** on my system without asking- if I wanted their silly "dialup connection diagnostic" program, I would have called them and asked for it.

Might this be termed SPAM programming...?

[This message has been edited by lost1 (edited 12-15-1999).]

[socalgal]

lost1 - sounds like you found out "who done it". http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

Yea, I'd be pretty upset with them sticking something like that on my sys too without a disclosure and/or my consent! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

[scotter]

well thats why i like at&t so much they tell ya before they do somthing like that and how to disable it from the start http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
pluse I could not believe it I got a 30min free phone card from them for X-mass http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Axel]

AT&T just bought out TCI cable in my area - the service has greatly improved since then - also - they sent us all a coupon for a free pie for Christmas.