The 8 Most Common Malware Processes-Pmmon.exe and pmsngr.exe

If you have the pmmon.exe or the pmsngr.exe process running on your computer then you have more than likely contracted the Media-Codec.Process Trojan. A Trojan is a program that claims to have a valid purpose, but typically does very little except harm your computer in some way. Different Trojans operate in different ways and have different methods of propagating and different payloads.

Because pmmon.exe is a part of a Trojan it is strongly recommended that you remove this process and all other components of the Media-Codec.Process Trojan. Some Trojans have the capability of downloading more malicious or harmful code to your computer so there is a very real chance that this Trojan and process are not traveling alone. By using antispyware software to scan your system and clean infected files you can be sure that you have removed all of the threats that currently reside on your computer.