Windows 10: Random CMD popping up.

Hello everybody !
I tried to download something from the internet like a month ago and ended up by getting lots of malwares. Malware bytes took care of most of them but I think one is still here. 2 random cmd windows pop up one after another really fast minimizing any full screen process.
Does anybody have any idea what it is and how can I remove it ?
Thank you very much !

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Random Pop-Up CMD

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.
As per your post, we understand that, you get random pops-up on your system and we will assist you to fix it.

Before we proceed, I need more information to help you better:



1. Did you install all the pending updates on your system?

2. Did you make any changes on the system, prior to this issue?

3. Are you facing this issue on the Microsoft account or a local account?

I suggest you to sign out from the current user account, restart the system and login to the either administrator account or the Microsoft account to check, if that helps.

Also, I suggest you to install any pending updates on the system to check, if that helps. Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

This issue occurs due to the conflict between any third party applications on your system.

Let's try to perform a clean boot and check, if it works. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Disclaimer: After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.


Hope the above information helps. Reply with necessary information and the result to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Random Pop-Up CMD

Hello, a couple of months ago I decided to upgrade to Windows 10. It was all fun and dandy but I noticed a problem. Sometimes every couple of seconds something random pops-up. The program that pops up is the command prompt program and on top it says "C:\Users\YarYar_FTW\AppData\Local\PRX\com\prcctr32.exe".
I don't know much about computers but from my research I believe the problem is the last part. I don't know what that is. Please explain to me what that is and how to fix it. Here's the picture.

 

Been there, done that (though not virus-related, just a software install). Try using Nirsoft's TaskSchedulerView and search on ".bat" and ".cmd" that will turn up scheduled batch/command files which are probably what you're looking for. HTH,
--Ed--

 

darcky,

Welcome to TenForums!

There is also the possibility that an adware program installed on the computer, which can be done without your knowledge.

Please try the following:
Download AdwCleaner:
Malwarebytes | AdwCleaner
Save the downloaded file to your Desktop.

Right click on AdwCleaner.exe and select: Run as Administrator
At the main console, click the Scan button and wait for the process to complete.

When the scan finishes and presents its results, if you see any program that you wish to keep, remove the check from it. Otherwise, once the Clean button is pressed, all checked items listed on the report are removed.

A log file is automatically opened after the scan finishes. It is found at C:\AdwCleanerCx.txt (x is a number).

Please attach the content of the AdwCleaner report to determine where to go from there.

 

Are you sure its not MS onedrive its update runs as a cmd does it often I have winpatrol which arns you of anything added and it flags it many times