Task Manager / Rundll

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Guest

hi all ... i have no rundll errors occurring at all but i noticed that
rundll32.exe is always running in my task manager and it says the user is me.
I understand that rundll doesnt exist in Win XP but i was wondering is the
rundll32 always loading in my task manger related to the Nvida
detenator/forceware software that am using for my graphic card? I say so
cause the driver is designed for Win98, win2k and win XP as well? I did a
clean XP boot on my system and turns out that rundll has nothing to do with
the services, win.ini, system.ini , its on the startup programs tab in
msconfig and actually its got 2 enteries there :

Startup Item: NvCpl
Command: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\System32\NvCPL.dll,NvStartup
Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and the 2nd entry is :

Startup Item: RUNDLL32
Command: RUNDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit.dll
Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

I checked the file nvcpl.dll in my system32 folder and i think its a part of
the nvida driver.

Am asking cause thisrundll thing is always present in my task manager and i
had my pc scanned with norton 2003 pro and came up clean and then installed
spybot and spyware blaster and ran a scan and nothing came up. I went for an
online scan at trend micro and found a couple of trojans that norton didnt
find so i cleaned them up and uninstalled norton and installed BitDefender
and ran scans too and found a couple of trojans again. I also downloaded &
installed The Cleaner from MOO Soft and found a trojan or two. But now the
system is clean am sure and the rundll is still in my task manager.

Thanx for ur time & please advise.
 
R

Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

Hi,

Rundll32 runs library (dll) files and can be called from a variety of
programs. Nvidia's software may be just one of the possible causes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
B

Brian

So rundll.exe is an important system file.

-----Original Message-----
hi all ... i have no rundll errors occurring at all but i noticed that
rundll32.exe is always running in my task manager and it says the user is me.
I understand that rundll doesnt exist in Win XP but i was wondering is the
rundll32 always loading in my task manger related to the Nvida
detenator/forceware software that am using for my graphic card? I say so
cause the driver is designed for Win98, win2k and win XP as well? I did a
clean XP boot on my system and turns out that rundll has nothing to do with
the services, win.ini, system.ini , its on the startup programs tab in
msconfig and actually its got 2 enteries there :

Startup Item: NvCpl
Command: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\System32 \NvCPL.dll,NvStartup
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and the 2nd entry is :

Startup Item: RUNDLL32
Command: RUNDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit.dll
Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

I checked the file nvcpl.dll in my system32 folder and i think its a part of
the nvida driver.

Am asking cause thisrundll thing is always present in my task manager and i
had my pc scanned with norton 2003 pro and came up clean and then installed
spybot and spyware blaster and ran a scan and nothing came up. I went for an
online scan at trend micro and found a couple of trojans that norton didnt
find so i cleaned them up and uninstalled norton and installed BitDefender
and ran scans too and found a couple of trojans again. I also downloaded &
installed The Cleaner from MOO Soft and found a trojan or two. But now the
system is clean am sure and the rundll is still in my task manager.

Thanx for ur time & please advise.

.
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R

Ronnie Vernon MVP

LooseCannon said:
hi all ... i have no rundll errors occurring at all but i noticed that
rundll32.exe is always running in my task manager and it says the
user is me. I understand that rundll doesnt exist in Win XP but i was
wondering is the rundll32 always loading in my task manger related to
the Nvida detenator/forceware software that am using for my graphic
card? I say so cause the driver is designed for Win98, win2k and win
XP as well? I did a clean XP boot on my system and turns out that
rundll has nothing to do with the services, win.ini, system.ini , its
on the startup programs tab in msconfig and actually its got 2
enteries there :

Startup Item: NvCpl
Command: RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\System32\NvCPL.dll,NvStartup
Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and the 2nd entry is :

Startup Item: RUNDLL32
Command: RUNDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit.dll
Location: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

I checked the file nvcpl.dll in my system32 folder and i think its a
part of the nvida driver.

Am asking cause thisrundll thing is always present in my task manager
and i had my pc scanned with norton 2003 pro and came up clean and
then installed spybot and spyware blaster and ran a scan and nothing
came up. I went for an online scan at trend micro and found a couple
of trojans that norton didnt find so i cleaned them up and
uninstalled norton and installed BitDefender and ran scans too and
found a couple of trojans again. I also downloaded & installed The
Cleaner from MOO Soft and found a trojan or two. But now the system
is clean am sure and the rundll is still in my task manager.

Thanx for ur time & please advise.
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The Rundll32.exe file is a legitimate Windows XP file. You only need to use
the search file function to determine this.

RUNDLL32 is an application that acts as a general purpose host for a Dynamic
Link Library (DLL). Several IE related applications use RUNDLL32. As you
have determined, it is also used by the Nvidia applications to run the
notification area applets.
--
Regards,

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
G

Guest

so am i right?
its not a virus nor a trojan ?

Ronnie Vernon MVP said:
The Rundll32.exe file is a legitimate Windows XP file. You only need to use
the search file function to determine this.

RUNDLL32 is an application that acts as a general purpose host for a Dynamic
Link Library (DLL). Several IE related applications use RUNDLL32. As you
have determined, it is also used by the Nvidia applications to run the
notification area applets.
--
Regards,

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
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