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Windows PowerShell wont stop popping up repeatedly on my computer

Anonymous
2022-06-25T06:19:49+00:00

Every hour or so windows PowerShell will appear briefly on my screen for a split second then disappear again. I know that it is caused by a task named D B Scheduler but their is so little information that I can find about it that I don't know what to do. I have tried to disable/end/delete the task in task scheduler but it reappears after 30 minutes to an hour, I have even tried changing the task to only activating once but it again changes back to normal after a little while. All I want to know is if anyone has any idea of how to permanently delete this task and if not I was wondering if it would be ok for me to delete windowspoweshell.exe/change its file name without it having any ramifications of my computer.

Thanks.

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  1. John DeV 162.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-06-25T06:51:28+00:00

    Hello Exoavolin,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

    Please let me know if you have tried the methods below.

    1. Use your Antivirus software to scan your computer for any virus or malware.

    Please try to scan your system using the free edition of Malwarebytes.

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

    1. Please try to check your startup folders

    Press Windows key+R to open Run then type:

    shell:startup

    Hit Enter. Look for PowerShell then delete it

    1. Perform a Clean Boot

    Determine if a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.

    Press Start then search and type: msconfig

    Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.

    Select and make sure to put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services"

    Click Disable all.

    Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.

    Kindly check the support article below for more details

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135...

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-06-29T02:16:53+00:00

    THIS DID NOT WORK!

    I have the same problem a wmail-endpoint.com and wmail-service ...etc address 'malwarebytes' popup every 15 second i got it from a fake amazon link from a fb page advertising a data entry JOb hiring event yesterday... i tried several solutions:

    it seems to be located from C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

    removing an entry from firefox permissions

    the old spyboy and malwarebytes scans...

    and then later eset which found something with a similar powershell exe address ...

    i get no 'D B SCHEDULER' alert i dont think and it happenes every 15 seconds!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-08-22T19:04:56+00:00

    When WIndows Power Shell keeps coming up, it's a good idea to run what is called a System File Checker. Here's how to do it in Windows 10:

    1. Type "Command Prompt" in the text box that says "Type here to search." It's usually at the bottom-left of the screen.
    2. Right-click on "Command Prompt" and then click on "Run as administrator."
    3. When the command prompt appears, type "DISM.exe/Online/Cleanup Image/Restorehealth"

    4)Once that operation completes, which can take a while, type "sfc /scannow" Be CERTAIN to include the space between "sfc" and the /.

    1. If it finds and repairs corrupted files, it'll say "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them" when it finishes. In any case, the message will tell you what it found and what else needs to be done, if anything.
    2. Type "exit" when done.
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