What happens when you end csrss.exe in Windows Vista?

[Xspree]

I cant access the internet.. I have two csrss.exe and winlogin.exe. How do i fix this problem..

[24681again]

@Xspree That's normal. You probably have a virus on your computer that won't let you connect to the internet.

[lordsyn86]

Oh and one more note. If Csrss.exe is NOT in the windows/system32 folder, then it is a virus.

[BoracicSumo3]

blue screens are scary...

[gameyguy123]

This is normal in so many ways.

[PCHelpingGuy]

well this is not a virus search CSRSS on google and the sites say its not

[MegaGPlus]

If you reboot your computer, will it work again?

[Garbag3man117]

@MegaGPlus It should.

[fanofzimmertwins]

@MegaGPlus it worked on my online virtual machine

[yugiohabridgedman123]

@MegaGPlus Yes.

[Orplie]

Oh, I have been so stupid... and lucky. I thought I had a virus on my PC, and I searched around the internet. Some people were talking about csrss.exe that it might be a virus, and that you have to remove it. I didn't know it could be such an important process. I tried to end it, but it wouldn't allow me to (I guess that's because I'm not the administator...?). If I were, I would have killed my PC. :l

[ITshowhoster]

@pat20105 Yes

[lordsyn86]

@pat20105

Yes, this happens in Windows XP and Windows 7 as well. The system simply cannot function without csrss.exe. csrss stands for Client/Server Runtime Subsystem. It is the core of Windows because it functions partially in user mode AND in kernel mode at the same time.

[lordsyn86]

@lordsyn86 The kernel half of Csrss.exe is win32k.sys.

[fanofzimmertwins]

what does csrss.exe do?

[iTechNetwork]

@fanofzimmertwins crss.exe is the Operating System itself

[RedRibjaw9000]

ok i was looking at sites and i clicked on 1 and it said virus downloaded get rid of it now! so i did a virus scan and nothing was detected

[Robotdrummerzzk]

ever since i had this virus ive becoming ultra paranoid of bizzare sounding .exe proccesses, lol

[killerappi4]

there is a virus with winlogon.exe too if the process is called winlogon.exe you are SAFEEEEEEEEEEE but if u got winlogon.exe and winlogin.exe then winlogin.exe is most likely a trojan nvr delete winlogon only winlogin if see 2 of them

[24681again]

@killerappi4 winlogin with a capital i?

[billyruizguerra]

msn tells me that that process has to be ended in order to update ive been trying to kno wtf is wrong ...PLZ HELP!

[MrBrickwurg]

@billyruizguerra haha, i dont think you wanna end it, i ended it when i got an msn virus cuz it had like no description, thinking it was the virus, and it crashed my computer

[billyruizguerra]

@MrBrickwurg

it hasnt crashed mine but a blue screen appears and the problem is 1 is the virus and the other is the real but i cant delete it nor end it ........how can i remove it? it crashed my itunes and msn i cant update neither :$.............or how can i block it or something ...........( the virus ) the other is part of the computer but i dunno which is which

[MrBrickwurg]

@billyruizguerra yeah, i dont know why but it took a few tries to fix mine. i wanna get windows 7, i hate windows vistas OS...im sure i would only have at least half of these problems if i buy like professional or something

[indigomist]

Hi, I have two of these processes running at the same time in task manager. One is visible wihtout 'show all process from all users', with no user name. When I press show all I can see two. I have a winlogon.exe with no user name too.

[ITshowhoster]

@indigomist That is normal.

[Uninserious]

@ITshowhoster hi my pc has vista home premium and my csrss.exe is using 6,044K of memory/cpu or whatever it uses. i have norton 360 4.0, avast anti-virus & malwarebytes. i scan with all of them regularly. is the size of usage correct for the file or not? if not, what should i do?

[NerdHerdJerk]

@ITshowhoster i have the same thing as indigomista csrss, a winlogon with no user name. plus one called wuauclt.exe is that normal too?

[TheDesius]

@NerdHerdJerk

use malwarebytes anti malware to scan your comp for virusses and fake processes

[14finfin]

@ITshowhoster how do i make it not infected



[mattiasbrand]

@indigomist I have the same and something called ati2evxx.exe.

And with blank description.

Have you got rid of it yet?

[yuuto3333]

@indigomist man that is a virus

[indigomist]

@yuuto3333 Are you sure?

[yuuto3333]

@indigomist Yes it CAN be a virus but if you check system32 file and it's there then it's fine.

[chiggerskido]

i have this process running on my computer, only one of them, with no description, could this be a fake or real one?

[ITshowhoster]

@chiggerskido If you are viewing Task Manager without clicking the 'Show processes for all users', it is the real one.

[chiggerskido]

@ITshowhoster Thanks dude

[darknessthehedgehog3]

hi i think i got something with winlogon

q2awinlogon.dll c:\DOUCMENTS and settings

WinLOGON .exe c:\I386

winlogon .exe c: windows \$ntservicepackU

winlogon.exe c: windows servicepack files

q2awinlogon.dll c: windows files \citrix\go to assi

[tweaktheboss]

i accedentally kill it and i get the bsod. i turn off my computer and start it again it starts normally.

[aleXzoM1]

heY

I really need help. I have windows 7 and 32win.swisyn virus. so I searched for: Csrss.exe and then comes up a file. can not delete it. think I got it off left4dead 2, which I loaded from the net. can not remove it with spybot. tested with nod32 and others, and they were not even on file. Do not know if it is virus

[aleXzoM1]

heY

I really need help. I have windows 7 and 32win.swisyn virus. so I searched for: Csrss.exe and then comes up a file. can not delete it. think I got it off left4dead 2, which I loaded from the net. can not remove it with spybot. tested with nod32 and others, and they were not even on file. Do not know if it is virus

[Dillon1225]

@aleXzoM1 You must go to your Task Manager and end it

[unicron245]

when im about to end this with process explorer my heart beats fast and i become nervous and shaky

[Greenygal1]

@unicron245 that's what i would feel if i was going to do it or any other types of computer things

[Mr777luver]

@unicron245 me 2

[Dillon1225]

@unicron245 I know right? :P

[unicron245]

in windows xp can u end this process with microsoft process explorer?

[hestia165]

why "in windows vista" ? it is important process in all windowses...

[ButtersStotch7000]

I thought I had the "csrss trojan" too. Tried ending the process and got that evil blue screen.

Did a full search for all hidden or non-hidden "csrss" files, and none of them have been modified in at least 2 years. So that writes out the trojan.

I've been randomly getting thrown into blue crash screens, even when just searching Wikipedia, so I thought the trojan was the culprit. Turns out my registry is all messed up. I cleaned it out, but I've still gotten the odd blue screen.

[listenandpretend]

And is it only a problem if there's more than one or something?

[listenandpretend]

What happens with Windows 7? And why doesn't norton pick it up?

[ITshowhoster]

Looking at other videos, Windows 7 will also have a blue screen if you do this.

[UtoniumRS]

ive done it like 22 times so far becuz i cant get if off

[randomvaccum]

i just did by accident:[

[TheRustyRain]

i will try it

[ITshowhoster]

Better not if you are running Windows Vista...

[Takuthecheese]

What about Windows XP? o.o

[ITshowhoster]

It will display an error message, saying that it is a critical process.

[tidus19pa]

the hackers that designed this are gaylords. Just gaylords, lol is there any command to end it?