Computer with one user running 99 processes

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by mtrumantigeru, Jan 10, 2011.

  1. mtrumantigeru

    mtrumantigeru Private E-2

    Hello,
    I got a new HP computer with Windows 7 about 4 months ago, and recently ti feels like my computer is slowing down. I did all the malware programs and it doesn't really seem to me like there is any on my computer, and my antivirus is up to date, but when I look at my task manager, it says that I have 99 programs running as soon as Windows starts. Thats including System and one user programs. I don't know if any of these logs show you that information, but I don't know which ones are necessary, or how to disable them. I tried using selective startup, but that just seemed to do more harm than good. It just seems to me like that many processes it uncalled for. Can you help me figure this out, please?
    Thank you, Keesha
     

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  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your logs are clean. This is not a malware issue. I suggest that you post in the software forum for some guidance on what services you have running. I would not suggest that you use msconfig to manage your startups. If you want to do that, you may wish to use:

    Startup_CPL

    Since you are not having any malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

    1. We recommend you keep SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware. Unless you purchase them, they provide no real time protection. They do not use any significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.We recommend them for doing backup scans when you suspect a malware infection.
    2. If we had you use ComboFix, uninstall ComboFix (This uninstall will only work as written if you installed ComboFix on your Desktop like we requested.)
      • Click START then RUN and enter the below into the run box and then click OK. Note the quotes are required
      • "%userprofile%\Desktop\combofix" /uninstall
        • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /uninstall, it must be there.
        • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.


    3. Go back to step 6 of the READ ME and renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
    4. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    5. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
    6. If running Vista, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
    7. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    8. Goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
    9. If you are running Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning procedures pointed to by step 7 of the READ ME
        for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
      • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

    10. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:




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