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Malware or accident involving "Show processes from all users"?
So basically I opened up my task manager a moment ago, and found it flooded with running processes. I'd had experience before with Poweliks and used a program to remove that on two separate occasions. This time around the program didn't detect it. So I started running Malware Bytes and Norton, both of which found malware and removed them. But the same issue of the heavily loaded task manager continued.
Then I found that I had "Show processes from all users" checked on, and checking it off had my task manager processes significantly reduced in number.
Then I remember an incident earlier today in which a program crashed, forcing me to navigate the task manager with my keyboard only to shut off the program. I had been rather sloppy in my attempt to close it and may have accidentally clicked "Show processes from all users" on.
So this feels like a dumb question so I ask, is it normal and was this the case? Is 66 processes for all users normal?
So basically I opened up my task manager a moment ago, and found it flooded with running processes. I'd had experience before with Poweliks and used a program to remove that on two separate occasions. This time around the program didn't detect it. So I started running Malware Bytes and Norton, both of which found malware and removed them. But the same issue of the heavily loaded task manager continued.
Then I found that I had "Show processes from all users" checked on, and checking it off had my task manager processes significantly reduced in number.
Then I remember an incident earlier today in which a program crashed, forcing me to navigate the task manager with my keyboard only to shut off the program. I had been rather sloppy in my attempt to close it and may have accidentally clicked "Show processes from all users" on.
So this feels like a dumb question so I ask, is it normal and was this the case? Is 66 processes for all users normal?
My Computer
At a glance
7Intel Core i7 3770 3.40 GHzCorsair 16GB total RAM 4x4GB sticksNvidia GeForce GTX 780
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom build
- OS
- 7
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 3770 3.40 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 EXTREME4-M
- Memory
- Corsair 16GB total RAM 4x4GB sticks
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic LED 1080p Full HD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Two
- PSU
- Corsair HX 750W
- Case
- Cooler Master
- Cooling
- A bunch of fans
- Keyboard
- Old and busty Dell, with some letters scratched off
- Mouse
- Logitech trackball
- Internet Speed
- Xfinity
