ok so this is after i reboot the computer and all i did was open task manager and windows paint to paste the stuff.

is it normal to have 56 processes??

6/4/2007 7:39:32 PM

oh and i have uninstalled AIM i just need to reboot for it to take action.

im thinking a lot of that stuff is spyware/adware crap.

maybe a lot of porno stuff. who knows

6/4/2007 7:40:41 PM

you have some model of ibm thinkpad

that is normal with the extra stuff that they install

6/4/2007 7:44:28 PM

thinkpad ftw

[Edited on June 4, 2007 at 7:45 PM. Reason : ^ beat me to it]

6/4/2007 7:45:05 PM

Haven't looked much at it but your system is infected with at least some spyware.

Description:
rlvknlg.exe is a process belonging to RelevantKnowledge Adware. This process should be removed to ensure your personal privacy.

6/4/2007 7:45:51 PM

yeah ive got a thinkpad.

cool. i guess im gonna go one by one and look up the processes that i dont know what they are.

i just got the symantec antivirus 10 from ncsu website, and right after i posted my last message, it popped up with

Quote :

"Scan type: Auto-Protect Scan Event: Risk Found! Risk: Spyware.Marketscore File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rlvknlg.exe Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32"

gg engrish

[Edited on June 4, 2007 at 8:02 PM. Reason : ]

6/4/2007 8:01:08 PM

anything that starts with a tp is an ibm process

just to help you eliminate some stuff

6/4/2007 8:02:09 PM

What about svchost.exe? I have it listed six times in my processes, some by SYSTEM and some by NETWORK or LOCAL SERVICE.

I remembering hearing something about it a long time ago...

6/5/2007 9:52:14 AM

i got defender and i got rid of a couple things.

6/5/2007 9:58:09 AM

I'd run Spybot S&D on it and get any easy stuff out, then pick through it by hand to find anything else.

Thinkpads do run a lot of shit though. My T43 has about 55-60 on bootup.

6/5/2007 9:58:09 AM

Yup. My T42p usually has 50+

6/5/2007 10:26:41 AM

i thought this was going to be about http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000873.html

6/5/2007 10:32:46 AM

if you want to cut down on the number of processes (and speed up your pc), start here

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-25,SUNA:en&q=how+to+use+msconfig

6/5/2007 10:40:05 AM

to my knowledge (and google) svchost is a normal process and scvhost is a virus (notice the switched lettering)

6/5/2007 2:16:55 PM

svchost hosts windows services!

[Edited on June 5, 2007 at 10:33 PM. Reason : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056]

6/5/2007 10:33:04 PM

Quote :

"What about svchost.exe? I have it listed six times in my processes, some by SYSTEM and some by NETWORK or LOCAL SERVICE. I remembering hearing something about it a long time ago..."

Most instances of "svchost.exe" that are initiated by SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE , or NETWORK SERVICE are usually legit, BUT NOT ALWAYS.There are spyware / viruses that use the filename svchost.exe and run as services. You should verify that there are no unusual services is the Services console (Start -> Administrative Tools -> Services). If svchost.exe was initiated under your username or has no username associated with it than it is almost certainly malware.

6/5/2007 11:35:29 PM