Solved! Is this some kind of malware or what

[travistee]

What is this Non sucking thing in my task manager. Looks suspicious but I want to check before I uninstall it.
Please see the image. Its a link to immgb.com image upload.

https://ibb.co/5svWGzF ( I tried the image insert icon but it did not work.

Looks bad. What is it doing?

Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

Nothing good. Get rid of it. Perform a full malware scan of this system.

You running any game boosters/cheats or games from questionable sources on this system? If so, that is where this likely came from.

 

[travistee]

Nothing good. Get rid of it. Perform a full malware scan of this system.

You running any game boosters/cheats or games from questionable sources on this system? If so, that is where this likely came from.

I checked the properties for this and it is in the NordVPN folder?????
I sent the image to Nord support also. I'll let you know what they say.

https://ibb.co/pJnHjs4

 

[COLGeek]

Interesting descriptions of NSSM via multiple sources.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=the+non-sucking+service+manager

I have seen a lot of funny things over the years, but this name convention is "special".

It may be legit. Have you scanned this system for malware?

 

[travistee]

Interesting descriptions of NSSM via multiple sources.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=the+non-sucking+service+manager

I have seen a lot of funny things over the years, but this name convention is "special".

It may be legit. Have you scanned this system for malware?

I'll let you know when I hear from NordVPN. Since it was in their folder they should have something to say about it.
I ended the task in task manager.
I looked for it in windows uninstall programs and didn't see it.
I'm running Bitdefender now.

 

[COLGeek]

I'll let you know when I hear from NordVPN. Since it was in their folder they should have something to say about it.
I ended the task in task manager.
I looked for it in windows uninstall programs and didn't see it.
I'm running Bitdefender now.

Are you running any game boosters/cheats or games from questionable sources on this system?

 

[travistee]

Are you running any game boosters/cheats or games from questionable sources on this system?

I don't have any kind of games on this computer

 

[COLGeek]

I don't have any kind of games on this computer

Understood. Please follow up when you can.

 

[travistee]

Hey guess what Nord's great tech support came through as needed. This is what they said.

"
Thank you for your letter.

The non-sucking service manager was a hotfix for one of our issues, however as the issue has been almost fully resolved, the file will be removed in future updates.

We can assure you that this application is safe and it was used by other major VPN providers as well.

Let us know if you have additional questions!
"

 

[COLGeek]

Not the most professional of service names and sure to trigger negative responses by other users.

Still, glad you are okay. Thanks for sharing the solution.