Re: running processes

"mimahairball" wrote

thanks for alllll that info. im kinda computer unsmart. i do all the scans
with AVG, SPYBOT and ADAWARE BUT I KEEP GETTING TROJANS AND VIRUSES. COMPUTER
FREEZE UP AND CRASH AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF. i guess im not
catching everything. any help is welcome, if it is even possible to help me.

"Rock" wrote:

"mimahairball" wrote

> how many processes should be running in my task manager for it to run
> right
> and what are the ones i have to have to run my pc. my pc is all clogged > up
> with junk and i think i have to many processes running. can anyone > help ?

There is no specific number of processes. Certain MS ones are essential but
nothing else is, though some are highly desirable such as processes
associated with an Anti-Virus program. It's not the number of things
running but what they are.

What do you mean by "junk"? Care to be more specific? One person's junk is
another's treasured possession.

Do you regularly scan for malware in safe mode using a current AV program
with up to date definitions and with a combination of non viral anti-malware
apps? Do you use a firewall and practice safe hex? First thing to do is
make sure the system is clean of malware.

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Richard Harper’s Guide to Cleaning Pests
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm

After the system is clean if you're still having problems here is a link
with tips on dealing with a slow computer:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm

Here are some links to sites to research what the processes are that are
running as shown by task manager.

www.google.com
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Once you know what all the processes are you can make an informed decision
on what you want to be running. To eliminate something from running at
startup up first step should be to check in the options for the program you
don't want to start and see if there is a setting to tell it not to run at
startup. The next step is to remove any entries you don't want from the two
startup folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

For anything else uncheck their entries in the startup tab of msconfig:
Start | Run | Msconfig | Ok

Another option is to remove the reference to them from one of these keys in
the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Make sure you have a backup of the registry using a program like ERUNT
before making any changes to the registry.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

Direct download
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/erunt-setup.exe

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]




Run through the malware removal step in the first link I gave (repeated below):

Malware Removal
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

If you don't feel computer savvy enough to do this ( and there's no shame with that) then get someone to help you or take your computer to a competent computer repair tech who is experienced in malware removal, not the Geek squad at Best Buy.

After it's clean look at these links for how to protect your computer from getting infected again.

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html#III

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

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