Windows Task Manager Show a strange Application running?

Question

My Windows Task Manager shows an application title "Address" when i try to end it all my desktop icon and the task bar get disappear for some seconds and comes back . And the files appears again .. Please help me what to do .I have an anti virus on my system but still i think it might be a virus.. Thank for all those who try to answer

Answer 1

Goto Start/Run

Type "msconfig", under the boot tab, uncheck that program.



What is it?

Malware – short for malicious software, it is used to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer network. Computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, and other malicious and unwanted software are all types of malware that can infect your computer. But it is worth noting that very few malware instances are actual viruses (less than 20%).



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What to do about it?

A virus scanner is the most common tool for prevention. These scanners have “real-time protection” enabled; which scans the program before it runs and if the program has malicious code than it is stopped before the chance of execution. Common sense is another big factor in determining whether or not malware gets into your computer. If an executable computer program is attached to your e-mail and you are unsure of the source, then it should be deleted immediately. Do not download any applications or executable files from unknown sources, and be careful when trading files with other users.



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What about some free protection?



***NOTE*** Let it be known that you must have only one virus protection / firewall working on your computer or serious conflicts will occur! You MUST un-install your current virus protection suite before continuing installing another. “But what if my old one is already expired?” It does not matter, divorce it anyway…



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Anti-Virus…



I would go with Avira. It has the best ratings out of all the “free AV protection”, and even some of the paid for ones.

Here is the link for that:

http://www.free-av.com/



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Adware and Spyware…

This program only offers on demand scan I would recommend it. (Use at least one AS/A)

Here is the link for that:

http://www.superantispyware.com/



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Stopping it before it comes…

Here is the link for that:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareb...

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Firewall…

Link for that…

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/



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Rootkit…

I would use:

Sysinternals RootkitRevealer, Panda Anti Rootkit and BlackLight

Links:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysin...

http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/d...

http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/



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You want to make sure that all you programs are constantly updated and patched to prevent attackers from entering through software weaknesses.



Good Luck.



Regards,



Dane

Answer 2

Whoa. Sounds like you have a trojan. I'm not sure what that would have to do with Myspace (those boxes with red x's mean the link to the photo isn't good) unless you had just a link to your hard drive. If you do this, the images would only show as long as that computer is on the internet. First thing I would do is use Windows XP's built in firewall. Then, make sure you have all the security updates for XP (and there have been many!). Then, with the computer off the internet, do a full scan of your computer with the Norton. You may need to have an expert clean the hard drive if it is one of those trojans that hide in your registry or something (they call themselves back after they've been cleaned).

Answer 3

It very well may be a virus. Go to your program files and see if there is a program in there with the same name and try to delete it. Also try your add and remove programs to see if it shows up in there. If not do a search on that name for files and folders and see if you can locate it that way. If it is not something you recognize or installed yourself then get rid of it.

Answer 4

Go to start, run, then type msconfig. It'll show any applications that are starting when you start your computer.