csrss.exe issue (Windows 7)

sleepyescapade

The last few days my PC has gone very sluggish and I've noticed the following in my processes



It won't let me delete it but is there any way to get rid of it safely?

Tar.Aldarion

I believe that is part of your OS for deleting starting threads opening console windows? and you should leave it be?

If you terminate it I imagine your computer will crash.


Oh, but it there is a virus with the smae name isn't there?

One way to determine if csrss.exe is a legitimate file besides looking at the date modified is to right click on csrss.exe inside Task Manager and attempt to end process. Because csrss is a critical file, Microsoft should inform you with a message that csrss.exe is a critical system process and end it is not possible.

If you do not receive this message when attempting to end the csrss.exe process, then it may indeed be a virus. If you decide to terminate the csrss.exe process, make sure any applications are shutdown (such as word, etc) and that you have a backup of your data.

sleepyescapade

I know it's for that but I've been googling about it also and apparently it can be some trojan?
I don't recall seeing it in Processes before.

sleepyescapade

When I try to remove it says unable to terminate.

Tar.Aldarion

It should be in processes I think but there should be a description too.
Anybody tried that?
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/
Or this?
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/registrybooster/


I appear to have 2 csrss.exes in my process list. :-o

sleepyescapade

Odd

I don't know, maybe it isn't the virus. I sorted my processes by CPU usage and it doesnt appear to be using any of it. Maybe I just never noticed it there before..

Tar.Aldarion

Find out the last date modified too. If it's recent that prob ain't good, but waht do I know!

sleepyescapade

Date modified/created was 22/04/2009.. fine then, I guess.