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Is Search in task manager safe?

Anonymous
2018-06-15T12:02:49+00:00

There's a thing called "Search (3)" in my task manager that I haven't seen before. Lately, my mouse and keyboard have been controlling themselves and doing all kinds of weird stuff and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with that.

Thank you!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-23T16:59:18+00:00

    Please i really need to have a fix for this ,  i think it's a malware , everytime i end this process , it is restarting and it kills my processor , my memory and my disk ... sometimes , it closes and relaunch without me ending the process ---> huge fps drops while gaming for example. i really don't want to format my pc :/

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T13:22:10+00:00

    I'm not able to click it and it's also grey.

    Thank you!

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T12:34:27+00:00

    Thank you for the fast response! I'm not able to click on properties and it's also grey.

    Thank you!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T12:10:02+00:00

    Right click the Process

    Click Properties

    Click the General tab

    Where is it the location of it on your hard disk?

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T12:37:53+00:00

    Click Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features

    Look through the list for any entries for suspicious software installed

    Select it then click uninstall

    Reset all your web browsers to their original factors state

    In Microsoft Edge - Click Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Microsoft Edge

    Select it, click Advanced options > Reset

    Reset Chrome settings to default - Google Chrome Help

    https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/329621...

    Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings - Mozilla Support

    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-fi...

    Use Malwarebytes to scan and clean the computer.

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/

    Also use ESET Sysrescue offline scanner to scan and clean the computer, see instructions in the following article:

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/clean-virus-in...

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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