Taskmanager

[ckennedy]

When I try to access my taskmanager, I get an error telling me it has been disabled. When I run Spybot I get a entry called "Windows Security Center.Taskmanager. When I delete it, my TaskManager re-enables for a short period and then disables itself within minutes. Any help would be most appreciated!

[md usa spybot fan]

ckennedy:

Are you running Windows 2000 Pro or Windows XP Pro? If you are, is your system a standalone system or is it administered by a central organization?

Actually I am not familiar with that detection, although I believe that it may be detection dealing with a group policy setting in the following registry key:


Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr
The next time you get the detection please post the actual detection that you are getting so that we can see the registry key involved. To do that:
Run another scan.
When the scan completes, right click on the results list, select "Copy results to clipboard".
Then paste those results to a new post in this thread.
If the detection is for the DisableTaskMgr registry key, the following may give you some insight into what is happening:
Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP Home / Pro
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsXP/UserTips/Customization/EnableDisableTaskManagerinWindowsXPHomePro.html

[stabbs]

I am having the same problem as ckennedy. "windows security center.task manager" keeps appearing on my list of detected spywares. I use spybot to remove it but it keeps returning.

I run windows xp x64

Windows Security Center.TaskManager: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2319514388-3264820367-2504279395-500\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr!=dword:0


--- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.4 (build: 20050523) ---

2005-05-31 blindman.exe (1.0.0.1)
2005-05-31 SpybotSD.exe (1.4.0.3)
2005-05-31 TeaTimer.exe (1.4.0.2)
2006-04-18 unins000.exe (51.41.0.0)
2005-05-31 Update.exe (1.4.0.0)
2006-02-06 advcheck.dll (1.0.2.0)
2005-05-31 aports.dll (2.1.0.0)
2005-05-31 borlndmm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 delphimm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 SDHelper.dll (1.4.0.0)
2006-02-20 Tools.dll (2.0.0.2)
2005-05-31 UnzDll.dll (1.73.1.1)
2005-05-31 ZipDll.dll (1.73.2.0)
2006-05-26 Includes\Cookies.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Dialer.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Hijackers.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi (*)
2004-11-29 Includes\LSP.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Malware.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\PUPS.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Revision.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Security.sbi (*)
2006-05-26 Includes\Spybots.sbi (*)
2005-02-17 Includes\Tracks.uti
2006-05-26 Includes\Trojans.sbi (*)

[md usa spybot fan]

stabbs:

Is your system a standalone system or is it administered by a central organization?

Did you read the following?
Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP Home / Pro
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsXP/UserTips/Customization/EnableDisableTaskManagerinWindowsXPHomePro.html

[stabbs]

That seemed to fix it. Thanks :bigthumb:

[stabbs]

Along with the taskmanager error, I had the Avenue A and doubleclick spyware programs. I found the fixes for these in the forums and followed them step by step. Now spybot doesnt find any of these errors when it scans, but I am still getting random pop-up IE windows.