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How to remove crss.exe and smss.exe processes from task manager?

I have been noticing that these 2 processes are running when i check the task manager....i cannot end these processes.....i have checked google..and found its kinda trojan stuff...how can i remove these pests from the system without formatting the system.

Anyone knows how to remove them and has anyone ever faced such situation.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    those are not trojans all the time... they are sometimes trojans that replicate the real crss.exe and smss.exe but not always.. the real ones of them are microsoft system files which are important and should not be deleted.

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    6 years ago

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    How to remove crss.exe and smss.exe processes from task manager?

    I have been noticing that these 2 processes are running when i check the task manager....i cannot end these processes.....i have checked google..and found its kinda trojan stuff...how can i remove these pests from the system without formatting the system.

    Anyone knows how to remove them and has...

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  • 1 decade ago

    What is the error you get when trying to delete them?

    smss.exe - Session Manager Subsystem, or smss.exe, is a component of the Microsoft Windows NT operating system and successor operating systems. It is executed during the startup process of Windows NT, Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista. At this time it

    DON'T END IT

    crss.exe - client/Server Runtime Subsystem, or csrss.exe, is a component of the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. It provides the user mode side of the Win32 subsystem and is included in Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Server 2008 and 7.

    DON'T END IT

    These are both important things in your computer. You can damage it if messing around with them.

    The only processes that should be taken off are programs that are running. I.E Firefox, Internet Explorer, MSN ect. . .

    Don't end possesses unless you know what they are.

    Hope this helps.

    Source(s): Studying computer crap for awhile
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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    remove crssexe smssexe processes task manager

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  • 1 decade ago

    You can remove using the MalwareBytes:

    Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (FREE)

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

    Run the Windows in Safe Mode (F8) and Perform a Full Scan with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.

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    Note: the malware may prevent mbam-setup.exe from downloading and running. You can download and rename this program from a different computer before running it on infected system.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

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    1 trace the path of the file

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    2 kill the file in taskmanger

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    3 open explorer folder options> View Tab>ENABLE Show hidden files & ENABLE Show System files

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    4 locate the file in explorer

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    5 delete the file now.Remember the file shoudent be in use

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    6 if you cannot delet the file use softwares like Zdelete,filehijacker,Advance uninstalar,Advance task manager,

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    7 if you have antivirus you can add them to quarantine mannually

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  • 1 decade ago

    for Removing kinda trojan stuff Install the orignal Antivirus and update it

    then scan whole system antivirus remove the trojan or repair it .

    i suggest an antivirus because when u delete that particuler file i.e. trojen it creat again

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