Windows 7: awesomium_process - Can / should this be removed?

GoshenGeek · Sep 1, 2015

System: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit
ASUS laptop K52F

I noticed awesomium_process in the task manager. In the 5 years that I have had this laptop, this is the first time I have seen this process in the task manager. Some research online indicated that this process is used for playing games. However I do not and have never played games on my laptop. Should this process / program be deleted from the laptop? If so, how do I accomplish this?

Caliban · Sep 1, 2015

Greetings GoshenGeek.

From what I can tell the process looks fairly benign. Don't know if you found this SevenForums discussion in your searches - gives a pretty good description.

My first thought is to run services.msc, see if the name jumps out at you there - if so, you may be able to disable it within the services console. Be advised that the process is probably necessary to run in-game menus, so if you do find that you need it later you can re-enable it.

GoshenGeek · Sep 2, 2015

Caliban said: ↑

Greetings GoshenGeek.

From what I can tell the process looks fairly benign. Don't know if you found this SevenForums discussion in your searches - gives a pretty good description.

My first thought is to run services.msc, see if the name jumps out at you there - if so, you may be able to disable it within the services console. Be advised that the process is probably necessary to run in-game menus, so if you do find that you need it later you can re-enable it.
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awesomium is not in the services list. Also looked at msconfig - startup - and could not find it there. Any other thoughts?

dr.moriarty · Sep 2, 2015

Hey, Goshen

I've found references to this directory ==> %PROGRAMFILES%\GiftBoxPlus

Otherwise you should find it using the below:
Please download SystemLook from the links below and save it to your Desktop.
SystemLook x64.exe
Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:
Code:
:filefind
awesomiumprocess
Click the Look button to start the scan.

When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan.
Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt[/list]
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GoshenGeek · Sep 7, 2015

SystemLook could NOT find the awesomium process. Strange. And the GiftBox folder does not exist on my laptop.

Any other suggestions?

Eldon · Sep 7, 2015

Right-click the process and click Open File Location.
Where does it take you?

dr.moriarty · Sep 8, 2015

Hey, Goshen

GoshenGeek said: ↑

SystemLook could NOT find the awesomium process. Strange. And the GiftBox folder does not exist on my laptop.

Any other suggestions?
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Let's add a "filename wildcard" to the search-
Code:
[b]:filefind
*awesomium
*awesomium process[/b]

GoshenGeek · Sep 9, 2015

Eldon said: ↑

Right-click the process and click Open File Location.
Where does it take you?
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Crap, I am really embarrassed!!! I never realized that I could at the properties of the process and see its file location. So I did this and discovered that it is part of the installation of Disconnect (http:/Disconnect.me). Have no idea why. I will contact their support to find an answer and post it here what I learn.

Thank you all for the help. This is a great forum with super helpful people.

David

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