Conhost.exe cannot be terminated from Task Manager at system reboot

cottonball · 01 Oct 2013

Whenever you can is fine. We understand.

rzn6jw · 04 Oct 2013

Sorry about the delay. Here's the file from the combo run.

cottonball · 04 Oct 2013

Please download the Farbar Recovery Scan Tool
Download: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/
Select the version that applies to your system.
Save it to your Desktop.

Double-click the downloaded file to run it.

When the tool opens click Yes to the disclaimer.

Press the Scan button.

The tool makes a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory from which the tool is run (Desktop).

Please provide the FRST.txt in your reply.

The first time the tool is run, it also makes another log: Addition.txt

Also post the Addition.txt in your reply.

Back at the program's main console, type the following text in the blank box after Search:
conhost.exe

Click: Search file(s)

When done searching, FRST makes a log, Search.txt, on the Desktop.

Please provide the Search.txt in your reply.

rzn6jw · 04 Oct 2013

Here's the files:

techpunk · 21 Sep 2020

i too had this issue, first time round after a lot of troubleshooting, i had to format my c drive and reinstall my OS.
the next time when i installed my pc softwares one by one, i doubled checked if any of my pirated ones were doing this. however, i discovered that the CORSAIR k70 keyboard software iCUbe was the one which caused the conhost to apprear in the task manager.. and the process couldnt be killed.

just uninstall the CORSAIR software and then recheck the task manager.