Re: my computer in Task Manager

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Lenny wrote:
Hi,
When I have nothing running on my computer (XP PRo) and I open the Windows Task Manager and look under Applications 'My Computer' is running. If I End task it comes back again in about 5 seconds. I have never seen this running on a computer under Applications before. Is it a virus or spyware causing this?
Cheers
Lenny



The best way to answer the "is my computer virus/malware-free" question is to do some scanning.

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using Multi_AV in Vista.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm - download


Malke
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