unknown process

[RobLee]

hi all, can u help?
i have just discovered a process in my task manager which i have never seen
before called 'system' it is using about 41k of memory. scans with avg,
ad-aware, spybot show nothing in terms of infection. i looked for it in the
process list in spybot but it gave no information only process ID 4 and 76
threads does anyone have any idea what this could be?
any help is appreciated.
thanks,
lee.

dell dimension 4550
winXP sp3.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)]

hi all, can u help?

i have just discovered a process in my task manager which i have never seen
before called 'system' it is using about 41k of memory. scans with avg,
ad-aware, spybot show nothing in terms of infection. i looked for it in the
process list in spybot but it gave no information only process ID 4 and 76
threads does anyone have any idea what this could be?
any help is appreciated.
thanks,
lee.

dell dimension 4550
winXP sp3.

That's not an unknown process, it's part of the OS.

- Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)

 

[JS]

The 'System' process is a normal process.
You can find the specific system subprocess process (there are lot of
sub-processes tied to the 'System' process) that use CPU resources. To do
this try Process Explorer:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
(This will provide some of the detailed info you need)
Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on and expand the 'System' or 'Explorer' process to expand and
identify the specific sub-process that's using most or all the resources.
Next click on the sub-process or process listed under the System Process
that's using most or all the CPU %.
Once the process or sub-process is highlighted, right click and from the
options listed select: Search Online. This should display what out there on
the web about that process.

Note: some entries like Explorer, System process (as explained above) and
svchost entries may need to be expanded to show the detail (sub processes),
in this case click on the + located to the left of the entry.

 

[RobLee]

ok thx guys.

The 'System' process is a normal process.
You can find the specific system subprocess process (there are lot of
sub-processes tied to the 'System' process) that use CPU resources. To do
this try Process Explorer:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Once you have Process Explorer installed and running:
In the taskbar select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower
Pane' options.
(This will provide some of the detailed info you need)
Next click on the CPU column to sort processes by %CPU usage.
Then click on and expand the 'System' or 'Explorer' process to expand and
identify the specific sub-process that's using most or all the resources.
Next click on the sub-process or process listed under the System Process
that's using most or all the CPU %.
Once the process or sub-process is highlighted, right click and from the
options listed select: Search Online. This should display what out there on
the web about that process.

Note: some entries like Explorer, System process (as explained above) and
svchost entries may need to be expanded to show the detail (sub processes),
in this case click on the + located to the left of the entry.

 

[Jim]

hi all, can u help?
i have just discovered a process in my task manager which i have never
seen
before called 'system' it is using about 41k of memory. scans with avg,
ad-aware, spybot show nothing in terms of infection. i looked for it in
the
process list in spybot but it gave no information only process ID 4 and 76
threads does anyone have any idea what this could be?
any help is appreciated.
thanks,
lee.

dell dimension 4550
winXP sp3.

"system" is the name used for Windows XP OS.
Jim