OMG Windows Process Madness!

[bobafett573]

ok so since I got a gaming laptop, I pay pretty close attention to the amount of processes in the background and recently there has been a spike in processes. Currently I have 5 svchost.exe running and 3 rundll32.exe going. I'm assuming this is quite abnormal since I've never noticed this before. However, McAfee's virus scanner didn't catch anything and neither did Spybot. Any clues about why I got so many of each program running?

 

[Trifid]

Its normal. They are there to serve different functions. No idea what each is mind you.

7 svchost.exe's
0 rundll32.

http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/rundll32/

Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).

 

[Ste]

You should only have one rundll32.exe running.

rundll32.exe is often used/exploited by trojans. Its is normal to have one, but more then that is a problem. You should update your AV and scan. There are online onces as well. (macafee)

 

[jonny_uk]

You should only have one rundll32.exe running.

rundll32.exe is often used/exploited by trojans. Its is normal to have one, but more then that is a problem. You should update your AV and scan. There are online onces as well. (macafee)

I have 2 of those, neither is using any cpu power though and they both say Compaq owner(which is me)

 

[Ste]

I have built serveral PC's and used many others, I have never noticed more then one.
Not to say thats its not normal for your OS and Specific Build. Just curious.
Open MSconfig and see where the processes root is.

 

[jonny_uk]

How do i find process route in msconfig? sorry

 

[Ste]

You simple expand the columns in which it shows the folder its from. Just expand each column until you see it.

 

[jonny_uk]

I dont know which tab im meant to be on? i cant see anything on msconfig that says process!?
ive got general, system.ini, win.ini, boot.ini, services, startup and tools?

 

[Ste]

Click the Startup tab, it will show you what processes start up when windows Starts. The ones that are disabled do not have a check next to them.

 

[jonny_uk]

ahh i know why im confused, ive used msconfig cleanup, so basically everything ive disabled has gone off the list, the only ones on there are the ones I DO want on startup.

Is there another way of doing it?