Is it normal to have 2 rundll32.exe?

Ok I checked task manger today and notice that there is 2 rundll32.exe is this normal?

 

Nevermind there are 3 rundll32.exe. I'm confused

 

rundll32.exe is an application used to launch functionality from shared dll files, as far I rememrber reading from somewhere. Why are you worried? If they are located in \System32\ then it's fine, otherwise it's probably a virus, lol.

 

That should be fine. Here's a good article on what rundll32.exe does in Windows.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-rundll32exe-and-why-is-it-running/

Of course, it never hurts to run a malware/virus scan to verify you are virus-free.

 

how can you tell where it is located?

 

Visit the link I provided.

 

never mind lol

 

So, you don't have any problems with the rundll32.exe processes now?

 

The only problem I have with it is some times it will say rundll32.exe has stoped working and thats about it otherwise I was just woundering why I had 3 rundll32.exe's.

 

Sorry to bump this thread but what if the second rundll32.exe has no command list or anything? Everything is blank except for the program rundll32.exe

 

I have 3 rundll32.exe running at start up and 2 of them are running in my task manager process at present, its Nvidia using them.

 

Do you have an example? After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.

 

sure

 

A good way to get a handle on exactly what's behind the mystery instance of rundll32.exe (or any other process, for that matter) is to download and run Sysinternals' Process Explorer or Process Monitor, both of which should give you more info about that instance than you'd ever dreamed you could dredge up from your computer. Just fyi, these and the other fantastic utilities from Sysinternals were largely written by Mark Russinovich, one of the co-authors of Windows_Internals, which is one of the really good source-books for finding out what goes on in the plumbing of a WinOS.