View Full Version : System Internals , SMax4.exe, SMax4Wiz.exe, SMWizard.exe
Everytime I remove these and reboot they show up again, is this normal or some sort of malicious problem?
drragostea
2009-08-06, 00:38
How did you remove them though?
They are legitimate processes in fact, if you've checked on Google.
System Internals is a [set of] Microsoft Diagnostic tools and SMax4.exe, etc... are part of the Sound Max audio hardware.
Oh I just using the "Fix Selected Problems" option in the system internals search on spybot, is there another way to remove them or does really not matter if I just leave it alone?
drragostea
2009-08-06, 03:40
Oh... now you mention it... Are you referring to that "System Internals" option in Spybot's Advanced Mode?
It's not a toy though. Even I'm not familiar with that function, but I have a general view of what it does. Well, it searches for invalid paths [in your system] or somewhat like that and it offers to clean it. I'm guessing Spybot is telling you that these paths to SoundMax (maybe the options settings) are invalid.
It's not a big deal if you fix it or not, as it will not make a noticeable impact on your machine.