Windows process help?

Question

I have processes in my system tray that I know are spyware/adware related. When I try to end said processes it says unable to terminate process. How do I terminate these processes?

Answer 1

Click start >click run >type in msconfig click on the startup tab then uncheck everything there except your anti virus and internet connection . Click ok and your computer will restart .

then
1) If you have not already scanned your comp with spybot http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=4 do that now .Update it http://www.spybot.info/en/howto/update.html (latest updates on 14th march 2007) and then run it so it gets rid of all the spyware and trojans in safe mode http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html

then run AVG Anti-Spyware Free
http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=39&latest=1

then

2) Do an online virus scan to check and remove virus and spyware if you still have viruses on your computer. And let us know if the online virus scan still finds any virus or spyware .
http://spywarekiller.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&topic_id=11

Answer 2

One way is to google them just to be sure. Go to www.google.com and type in the name of the process and you will find out whether it is spyware or not.

If it is spyware then download at least 2 spyware removal tools and run them. The reason I recommend 2 is because one might pick up on spyware that the other might have missed.

Or you could just download then run the spyware to see if the processes disappear if you don't want to go the google route.

You can download very good free spyware removal tools here:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.ewido.net/en/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Answer 3

click start / run..type in msconfig...when the dialog pops up go to the last tab at the top "startup"...click it......in there is everything that is starting when u start ur comp.....u must becareful what u uncheck.....some things in there r vital to ur startup.......if u r unsure what to uncheck go here.....
http://www.sysinfo.org
in the bottom right hand corner there is a option that says "full start up list" ....click it.....type exactly what the start up is next to the check in ur msconfig to the top box in sysinfo and hit enter.....it will tell u what that item is and if u need it to run at the start of ur bootup.......do this to all of them just to be sure....

after uve done that .....run these programs to get rid of the spyware/malware/hijackers...

go here and get AVG anti-spyware
http://www.ewido.net/en/

go here and get adaware se
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html...

go here and get regseeker
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html...

go here and get ccleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

all 4 r free..and all 4 work like a charm........

Answer 4

reboot, and go to failsafe mode, press F8 on boot.