Virus ?

[Yuniel]

Hi i open my taskbar manager and i see the application
winlogon exe , and i see in the priority is high , my question that is virus or hacker ? or that is normal application ?

 

[Kari]

DO NOT TOUCH THAT!

The process winlogon.exe is a system process, needed for logon, logoff and other user account related tasks. It's essential for your system to run and work properly.

Kari

 

[Yuniel]

DO NOT TOUCH THAT!

The process winlogon.exe is a system process, needed for logon, logoff and other user account related tasks. It's essential for your system to run and work properly.

Kari

kk thanks so much , the only i touch is properties and that no open new bar and i click open this file location and this no work beacuse no open any files location , but i never press end this process so thanks so much for alert to me this process very important

 

[DeanP]

It is just an important system process required for your computer to log in, out and switch user.

Your AV would be telling you if there is a virus on your computer, no need to go find a virus for yourself.

 

[Kari]

... but i never press end this process...

End process, the button in Task Manager or context menu (right click menu) selection, luckily always asks you to confirm you want to end a process, so no harm is done even if you accidentally click End Process as far as you do not confirm it.

Besides, winlogon.exe is protected from accidental terminating. You can try to end the process but it only results this:

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Kari

 

[Yuniel]

It is just an important system process required for your computer to log in, out and switch user.

Your AV would be telling you if there is a virus on your computer, no need to go find a virus for yourself.

i know you point , the problem my friend say me about new trojan virus attacks when you restart or turn off you PC beacuse that when the antivirus and firewall is turn off , i play WoW and i see my PC freeze but the game running the problem ic ant minimize the game windows + D and no work so i press alt control delete and i see the background desktop so i see the some tab of internet freeze and the PC dont want shout down so i kick the cable of the power and still turn on back the PC all good the problem after this trouble i see the PC when restart make more long time that usually but no very long time about 5 sec or 6 more but fortunacly that was fix , and this the reason i searching in the taskbard manager if i see any register rare or sometime that

sorry for my english no very good

 

[DeanP]

... but i never press end this process...

End process, the button in Task Manager or context menu (right click menu) selection, luckily always asks you to confirm you want to end a process, so no harm is done even if you accidentally click End Process as far as you do not confirm it.

Besides, winlogon.exe is protected from accidental terminating. You can try to end the process but it only results this:

View attachment 133981

Kari

Kari, it is possible to terminate system process. You must tick the box "Show processes from all users", and then you can terminate winlogin.exe

 

[yowanvista]

... but i never press end this process...

End process, the button in Task Manager or context menu (right click menu) selection, luckily always asks you to confirm you want to end a process, so no harm is done even if you accidentally click End Process as far as you do not confirm it.

Besides, winlogon.exe is protected from accidental terminating. You can try to end the process but it only results this:

View attachment 133981

Kari

Kari, it is possible to terminate system process. You must tick the box "Show processes from all users", and then you can terminate winlogin.exe

Terminating winlogon.exe will cause a crash/BSOD/logoff, it might affect system files and cause corruption

i play WoW and i see my PC freeze

Seems your graphics drivers are the cause, update it

 

[Kari]

Kari, it is possible to terminate system process. You must tick the box "Show processes from all users", and then you can terminate winlogin.exe

Yes, that's true. If terminated when processes from all users are shown, it causes logoff.

Kari