Process Termination Tip.

[MetalShaun]

Since this site is called MalwareTips i thought its about time i shared some tips.

Killing processes with commands.

This is a good tip for when Malware has disabled the task manager.

Within a Administrative level command prompt we can use something called Taskkill to end any running process.

Firstly type "tasklist" to see all the currently running proccesses on your computer. It will show the Name and PID of each task. Then if you want to kill a task all you need to do is type "taskkill /IM" (note the space after taskkill) followed by a space then the Imagename followed by another space then "/F".

So say you want to Kill "MalwareTips.exe" all you have to type (without quotes) is "taskkill /IM MalwareTips.exe /F".

You can also use the PID of a task to kill it you just type "taskkill /PID 26857 /F" replacing the number with watever PID you want to kill.

Enjoy
Cheers
Shaun

 

[Gnosis]

I think that it would be easier to utilize SpyDLL Remover or Process Hacker 2, assuming it is convenient. I am not saying your way is ineffective, but I wonder if it has advantages vs. utilizing the two programs I mentioned? Thanks Shaun.

 

[MetalShaun]

I agree process hacker is more convient, but quite often I am over a friends house or something and I don't have my flashdrive to hand and its also quicker than downloading something. And I think you have missed the point its just a Tip you never know when in might come in handy.

 

[jamescv7]

Great, it must be knowledgeable in case of heavy infections and no possible to terminate the process then this step will be the next.