"jbclem" wrote:
> Everytime I start up my Win2000, GoogleUpdate.ex is in my list of
> processes
> running.  I try to terminate it, but I get the error message:
>
> Unable to Terminate Process
> The operation could not be completed
> Access is denied
>
> There are also other processes that won't let me remove them, even when I
> find them in the list of Services and try to set them to "disable".   I
> get
> this "Access is denied" message.
>
> This, of course, is infuriating because someone other than myself is
> controlling what I do with my computer.
>
> Can someone show me how to permanently terminate these errant processes.
>
>
> jc
>
>
> ps...I know that I can go into a program and uncheck its option to load
> when
> the computer starts, but some programs (ie, anti-virus programs) don't
> give
> you that option.  I also don't know where this GoogleUpdate.ex came
> from...but I'm trying to find out the permanent way to stop this intrusion
> from occuring whenever it may happen in the future.
>
>
>

"jbclem" <jbcl***@charter.net> wrote in message
news:efHNl.25497$9J5.5220@newsfe13.iad...
> Everytime I start up my Win2000, GoogleUpdate.ex is in my list of
processes
> running.  I try to terminate it, but I get the error message:
>
> Unable to Terminate Process
> The operation could not be completed
> Access is denied
>
> There are also other processes that won't let me remove them, even when I
> find them in the list of Services and try to set them to "disable".   I
get
> this "Access is denied" message.
>
> This, of course, is infuriating because someone other than myself is
> controlling what I do with my computer.
>
> Can someone show me how to permanently terminate these errant processes.
>
>
> jc
>
>
> ps...I know that I can go into a program and uncheck its option to load
when
> the computer starts, but some programs (ie, anti-virus programs) don't
give
> you that option.  I also don't know where this GoogleUpdate.ex came
> from...but I'm trying to find out the permanent way to stop this intrusion
> from occuring whenever it may happen in the future.
>
>
>

"jbclem" wrote:
>I am the only user on my computer, and I'm the administrator in every
> profile I have except for the guest profile (which I never use).
>
> Thanks for the links, they got me looking and I found I had a Googleupdate
> plugin which I disabled.  That stopped that particular problem.
>
> But the larger question is how to get rid of processes that deny me access
> even when I'm the administrator.  It has to do with permissions, and I
> once
> tried to figure that out (but have since forgotten what I did) and was
> blocked even there.  I'd really like to get to the bottom of that so if
> you
> have any references you can point me to, it would help a lot.
>
> jc
>
>
>
> "jbclem" <jbcl***@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:efHNl.25497$9J5.5220@newsfe13.iad...
>> Everytime I start up my Win2000, GoogleUpdate.ex is in my list of
> processes
>> running.  I try to terminate it, but I get the error message:
>>
>> Unable to Terminate Process
>> The operation could not be completed
>> Access is denied
>>
>> There are also other processes that won't let me remove them, even when I
>> find them in the list of Services and try to set them to "disable".   I
> get
>> this "Access is denied" message.
>>
>> This, of course, is infuriating because someone other than myself is
>> controlling what I do with my computer.
>>
>> Can someone show me how to permanently terminate these errant processes.
>>
>>
>> jc
>>
>>
>> ps...I know that I can go into a program and uncheck its option to load
> when
>> the computer starts, but some programs (ie, anti-virus programs) don't
> give
>> you that option.  I also don't know where this GoogleUpdate.ex came
>> from...but I'm trying to find out the permanent way to stop this
>> intrusion
>> from occuring whenever it may happen in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OZJA9Zj0JHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Your machine may have been compromised. This one might help.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266118
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
> "jbclem" wrote:
> >I am the only user on my computer, and I'm the administrator in every
> > profile I have except for the guest profile (which I never use).
> >
> > Thanks for the links, they got me looking and I found I had a
Googleupdate
> > plugin which I disabled.  That stopped that particular problem.
> >
> > But the larger question is how to get rid of processes that deny me
access
> > even when I'm the administrator.  It has to do with permissions, and I
> > once
> > tried to figure that out (but have since forgotten what I did) and was
> > blocked even there.  I'd really like to get to the bottom of that so if
> > you
> > have any references you can point me to, it would help a lot.
> >
> > jc
> >
> >
> >
> > "jbclem" <jbcl***@charter.net> wrote in message
> > news:efHNl.25497$9J5.5220@newsfe13.iad...
> >> Everytime I start up my Win2000, GoogleUpdate.ex is in my list of
> > processes
> >> running.  I try to terminate it, but I get the error message:
> >>
> >> Unable to Terminate Process
> >> The operation could not be completed
> >> Access is denied
> >>
> >> There are also other processes that won't let me remove them, even when
I
> >> find them in the list of Services and try to set them to "disable".   I
> > get
> >> this "Access is denied" message.
> >>
> >> This, of course, is infuriating because someone other than myself is
> >> controlling what I do with my computer.
> >>
> >> Can someone show me how to permanently terminate these errant
processes.
> >>
> >>
> >> jc
> >>
> >>
> >> ps...I know that I can go into a program and uncheck its option to load
> > when
> >> the computer starts, but some programs (ie, anti-virus programs) don't
> > give
> >> you that option.  I also don't know where this GoogleUpdate.ex came
> >> from...but I'm trying to find out the permanent way to stop this
> >> intrusion
> >> from occuring whenever it may happen in the future.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

"jbclem" wrote:
> I'll try that, but actually the "access denied"  that I'm trying to get
> past
> were deliberately set up by an antivirus program (Avast, in this case), to
> force the user to always have their various "services" running
> automatically
> at all times.  I get the "access denied" when I try to change the services
> from automatic to manual.  Also when I try to "end task" the Avast
> processes
> that are always running.
>
> So in ths case I don't think it's my machine that's been compromised.  But
> my permission to change or end these certain tasks has been compromised.
> I
> don't have this problem with most other services that I try to reset, or
> processes that I "end task".
>
> jc