Am I Infected??

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Tenkai, May 2, 2011.

  1. Tenkai

    Tenkai Private E-2

    I'm really not sure whether I am or not.

    There are a few files that keep popping up in my Task Manager. I don't start the two, and see no reason why they should be running.

    lpremovea.exe
    mspaintb.exe

    Both are nowhere on my PC at a given time. They just seem to pop up. I've tried a search while they were in the TM, and found them in a Temp folder in Windows.

    But whenever I kill the process, they vanish. I think it's some type of infection, but I can't seem to nail down how to remove them.

    The third file is svchost.exe.
    I realize this is a legitimate file, because it controls connection to the Internet. I've tried blocking it and it killed my Dialup completely.

    But I have like 7 of them running at all times. All named svchost.exe. Here are the mem usage stats on each.

    #1 - LOCAL SERVICE - 00 - 1,664k
    #2 - SYSTEM - 00 - 1,644k
    #3 - SYSTEM - 00 - 1,748k
    #4 - NETWORK SERVICE - 00 - 1,760k
    #5 - SYSTEM - 00 - 13,700k
    #6 - NETWORK SERVICE - 00 - 1,636k
    #7 - LOCAL SERVICE - 00 - 176k

    #5 is the main standout for me. It is always over 10,000K on the list. And I can shut it off, but it comes right back on it's own. But as far as the OS is concerned, it's the exact same file as all those others.

    Further, in Comodo, on my Active Process list, it's split into a couple different ones.

    All are under the Windows OS area. Under the services part.

    On this list:

    #1 has these three processes beneath it(attached to it):
    ehRec.exe
    wmiprvse.exe
    ehmsas.exe

    #2 has no processes attached.

    #3 has only one process attached.
    wscntfy.exe

    #4, 5, 6, and 7 have no processes attached.

    When LPRemoveA and MSPaintB come back, I will check again to see if they are attached under a specific one of those.

    But is this an infection or just normal? I don't really notice any harmful effects in my PC. Though my bandwidth goes a bit slower now, I thought maybe one of those was sapping it down a bit.
     
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member


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