How to terminate a process

Before attempting to do any malware removal, it is best to terminate the malware processes first to make your job easier.  I always remove malware in Normal Mode first so I'll be teaching you how to accomplish that.

Terminating a malicious process.  More than one way to skin a cat.

Your options are numerous.  We can start with what Windows already has provided us.  Task Manager and Taskkill.

Using Task Manager

You may have already know how to lauch Task Manager.  Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ctrl-Shift+Esc, Right click on Taskbar and Start Task Manager, Launch it via Run [Win+R], etc

• Launch Task Manager
• Go to the Processes tab
• Hightlight the process you want to terminate
• Click on the End Process tab at the lower right corner
• or Right Click on the process and Select either End Process or End Process Tree

Using Taskkill

The syntax for TASKKILL for terminating a process is

    TASKKILL /F /IM ProcessName.exe

Lets's do a quick demo.  Launch Notepad and run the following

    TASKKILL /F /IM Notepad.exe

You can run this command at the CMD Prompt or with the Run [Win+R]

Using 3rd Party Utilities

No need for too much explanations here, I'll just provide my screenshots.  These are better alternatives to Task Manager

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