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WARNING!!!!!!!!!

Cidaemon.exe is a virus set up by the indexing service...
It disables task manager (you can enable it again by opening "REGEDIT" from run on the start menue and reset the value of distskmngr, i think thats the name to "0") so you cannot shut it down.

Let me explain: I caught a virus which made a popup appear in the toolbar saying: windows security center has detected a virus!
it is recomended that you install the latest virus protection to remove the spyware/addware!
click this baloon to install.
It brings you to the indexing service (desigused as windows security center!!!) and tries to sell you programs to fix it, when it is it (Cidaemon.exe 'a.k.a' indexing service) that is causing the problem.
It also creates unlimited messages in outlook express telling you to sign up, mine has reached 450!!! unread messages from them!

If you find a way (apart from opening add/remove windows components, it does not work even if the box is unchecked!) please e-mail me to my e-mail thanks! and good luck to all trying to get rid of it!!!

Oh and by the way when you get task manager opend and close cidaemon.exe: when you turn back on your pc it sprouts up again in the task manager and the toolbar under a diferent name it also stops any anti-virus software that it can manage EG: e' scan, AVG virus scanner, AVG virus cleanup, early northern anti-virus programs, and also does not show up on the windows security center's virus scanner!

This is the solution to stopping that annoying Cidaemon.exe:

Go into My computer, go into local disk, windows, then go into system32 and it will be there under 'c'. Delete it! it's that easy. (Note this may not work depending on your operating system and computer) I have a fujitsu siemens and run on windows XP service pack 1.

Deleting it in \system32 folder does not work. It simply reappears after some time with the same old (2002) date.

Wow...that's it, I came down with this yesterday and considering that I run Trend's AntiSpyware, Nortons AntiSpyware, ZoneAlarm's AntiSpyware, Zone Alarm's Firewall, Norton's Firewall and Norton's Antivirus all of which were installed on this computer before being connected to any network and kept up too date...and that spells:

B I G T R O U B L E I N L I T T L E C H I N A

to me boys and girls...i'll keep lookin but if youy know the answer, SPEAK UP...

The simplest way in Windows XP to disable 'cidaemon.exe' is as follow:
1. Open 'My Document' window.
2. Click on 'Search' button.
3. On the left menu, click 'Change preferences' option, then 'Without Indexing Service ...' option.
4. Make sure to select 'No, do not enable Indexing Service' radio button.

And another comment on deleting 'cidaemon.exe' from '\windows\system32' folder:
Generally, Windows has a backup folder of all of its system files including 'cidaemon.exe'. When you delete a system file from '\windows\system32' folder, Windows automatically replaces it from its backup folder. This backup folder is a hidden system folder inside '\windows\system32' folder called 'dllcache'.
In order to preventing 'cidaemon.exe' or any other system files from reappearing, you need to first delete its relating backup file from this folder ('\windows\system32\dllcache') and then to attempt to delete it from '\windows\system32' folder.

cidaemon.exe is NOT a virus. Proof: Install sysinternals Process Explorer. Next time cidaemon takes up 99% of your processor's time, follow the steps in Mohammad's post above. You will see utilization drop back down. Also cidaemon will disappear from the process list.

hey guys,

ok as soon as someone aboved mentioned fast searching, it rang a bell. cidaemon.exe was in my task manager but wasnt slowing anything down. I decided to test what i suspected to be the process.

here is the solution that worked for me. I think someone else said the same thing.

click: start
click: search
click: change preferances.
click: with indexing service (for faster local searches)
click: no do not enable indexing.
click: ok

After doing this i went back to task manager and it was gone. I'm guessing it could be exploited as a security threat considering it is keeping a list of files on your pc, but some good internet security and a little caution when downloading junk should keep you pretty safe ;)

Hope this helps

I tried all of the above and none of it worked. So when searching the net I found a solution that involves turning off the following:

>>My Computer > Right-CLick and select Properties > Un-check the box for 'Allow Indexing service to index this disk'

tada there ya go.....

Windows XP

To disable cidaemon.exe, all you need to do is this....

1st make sure you have system administrator tools visible on your start menu. You can do this by right clicking on the start menu and selecting properties/advanced.

Next open up the services window. This will list all active and inactive services on windows XP.

Find "Indexing Service" and set it to manual or disable it, then stop the service.

duh

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