Hello - New here, but love the forums. Its answered a lot of my questions in the past.
Anyway, I was looking at all my processes today and I noticed two Intel proccesses lms.exe and uns.exe.
Ive done some research, and I cant exactly figure out what these do, but most people are saying the arent needed and to remove them. However, when I try to remove/stop the process, it says "access denied" and wont allow me to stop them.
Ive run multiple scans; Norton, Avg, anti-malware, superspyware, etc and my system appears clean. However, I still see these processes running and cant seem to stop them. Some research I did say they can be malicious, some say they arent be reccomend removing them.
So, my main questions are:
1.) What are these processes, and are they sending information out of my local computer/network?
2.) How do I stop these since Im getting access denied? I am the administrator and only user on my PC.
Lastly, Ive read I can uninstall Intel(R) Active Management Technology User Notification Service, but I dont even see that in my program list to remove. Instead I see: "Intel Management Engine Components". Im afraid if I uninstall that it may have adverse affects on my PC.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
BTW, these processes dont have high CPU usage (to my knowledge), I just notice them in processes.
Anyway, I was looking at all my processes today and I noticed two Intel proccesses lms.exe and uns.exe.
Ive done some research, and I cant exactly figure out what these do, but most people are saying the arent needed and to remove them. However, when I try to remove/stop the process, it says "access denied" and wont allow me to stop them.
Ive run multiple scans; Norton, Avg, anti-malware, superspyware, etc and my system appears clean. However, I still see these processes running and cant seem to stop them. Some research I did say they can be malicious, some say they arent be reccomend removing them.
So, my main questions are:
1.) What are these processes, and are they sending information out of my local computer/network?
2.) How do I stop these since Im getting access denied? I am the administrator and only user on my PC.
Lastly, Ive read I can uninstall Intel(R) Active Management Technology User Notification Service, but I dont even see that in my program list to remove. Instead I see: "Intel Management Engine Components". Im afraid if I uninstall that it may have adverse affects on my PC.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
BTW, these processes dont have high CPU usage (to my knowledge), I just notice them in processes.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
If it is your PC, and only used in a home environment, it can be removed. It should be located in one of your program files folders (program files, or program files (x86) ). If it's in your documents folder, or system32 folder, it's likely malware of some sort.
