Rundll32.exe

[andius]

Rundll32.exe is running on my computer and from i can understand it is a common victim of malware and such. Right now it takes up about 90-99% of my system resources. I checked it out, its running from the proper folder and everything. I've run all the popular anti-spyware proggies. I'm at wits end here guys. Anyhelp would be good.
Specs:
-Amd 2400xp
-512 mb ram ddr
-radeon 9800 pro
-running omar's ditro of litestep over
Xp home

 

[danabnormal]

Don't worry about it - rundll32 is used all the time within Windows itself. If you've walware/virus scanned I wouldn't worry.

 

[markusdragon]

You might find this useful.

 

[Rico]

Hang on, guys. Take a good look at the process name. It might be rundII32.exe or something as a capital I looks exactly the same as a lowercase L. That said, you've done a scan. Rundll just performs the jobs of whatever dll it's executing, so depending on the dll cpu usage could be very high.

 

[lizard808uk]

I had explorer.exe going schizo a while back. Even though its an MS file, it was other stuff causing it.

My problem was I had a lot of viruses and didnt use protection

 

[DemonStar55]

You might find this useful.

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I should use all of those programs on my other computer

my sisters are good at getting viruses even w/ protection

no not in a sexual way. I know thats why some of you thought last time I said that <_<

 

[generalnmx]

I had explorer.exe going schizo a while back. Even though its an MS file, it was other stuff causing it.

My problem was I had a lot of viruses and didnt use protection

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explorer.exe is the main Windows GUI, you can't stop it, it must always be running

 

[NssOne]

My problem was I had a lot of viruses and didnt use protection

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Isn't it kind of funny that 'trojans' are two totally different different things when it comes to the idea of 'protection'?

 

[Tobriand]

I had explorer.exe going schizo a while back. Even though its an MS file, it was other stuff causing it.

My problem was I had a lot of viruses and didnt use protection 

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explorer.exe is the main Windows GUI, you can't stop it, it must always be running

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Actually, that's not *entirely* true; there's a fair few shell replacements that mean you don't need to run it, but TBH I'm so used to it that I've never gotten into alternatives. Ever heard of Litestep? (http://www.litestep.net)

 

[Rico]

explorer.exe is the main Windows GUI, you can't stop it, it must always be running

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You are talking out of your ass, it can be shutdown. You simply get no taskbar, start menu or explorer windows. You can then Ctrl+Alt+Delete and run 'explorer' to restore it.

 

[DemonStar55]

explorer.exe is the main Windows GUI, you can't stop it, it must always be running

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You are talking out of your ass, it can be shutdown. You simply get no taskbar, start menu or explorer windows. You can then Ctrl+Alt+Delete and run 'explorer' to restore it.

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or you cn use litestep instead of explorer

 

[andius]

Rundll32.exe is running on my computer and from i can understand it is a common victim of malware and such. Right now it takes up about 90-99% of my system resources. I checked it out, its running from the proper folder and everything. I've run all the popular anti-spyware proggies. I'm at wits end here guys. Anyhelp would be good.
Specs:
-Amd 2400xp
-512 mb ram ddr
-radeon 9800 pro
-running omar's ditro of litestep over
Xp home

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I'am running litestep incidently :blink: