i have multiple mshta.exe processes running on my computer
mshta.exe is listed in task manager at least 14 times. i close them out and they come back. does anybody know what this is, or why its running so many time, and what i can do about it? thanx1 person needs an answerI do too
December 6th, 2010 5:10pm

I had a similar condition on my wifes computer after a trojan ifestation got into her system.I am running xp home with service pack 3.I terminated most of the instance of mshta.exe in the task manager so the systme would function well enough to fix it.I did a search for mshta*.* which yealded several copies some with version numbers behind them. I deleted all of them except the one at:c:\windows\system32\mshta.exec:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386\mshta.exeThe one in the system32 folder was 45k and the one in service pack files was 29k so I went to the servicepack folder and copied mshta.exe.Then I terminated all instances of mshta.exe in task manager.Then I went to the system32 folder and pasted the file in replacing the infected file. So far everything is ok. If I run into problem I will reload service pack 3.
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
December 7th, 2010 12:59am

This topic is archived. No further replies will be accepted.

Other recent topics Other recent topics