Useless processes running on your pc? csrss.exe

[richlevy]

csrss.exe is both an important Windows process and a trojan running under the same name. I believe csrss has something to do with card readers or client/server.

If you have Process Explorer (link to Microsoft Download) or another improved task manager, it will give you a full name and the Company name, although this can be faked.

crss.exe is definitely a trojan/virus.

From here

.svchostX CSRSS.EXE Added by the WEBUS.F TROJAN! Note - this worm replaces the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!

So if you do START-RUN and start MSCONFIG, you should not see CSRSS.EXE in the list. If you do, you definitely have the trojan. If that's the case, search your hard drive and remove the one that is not in your system folder.

Here are basic instructions.

Good Hunting.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by richlevy

crss.exe is definitely a trojan/virus.

I think csrss.exe is ok, CSRSS.EXE is the trojan.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think csrss.exe is ok, CSRSS.EXE is the trojan.

Not sure about caps/non-caps, but crss.exe (without an s after the c) is a trojan. In that case they used a name similar to, but not exactly the same as csrss.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by richlevy

Not sure about caps/non-caps, but crss.exe (without an s after the c) is a trojan. In that case they used a name similar to, but not exactly the same as csrss.

Ah, my bad. Thought you had just misspelled it.