Is there a DOS command to end a specific task in the task manager?

[mrcrabs]

I have had problems with unwanted tasks showing up in my task manager due to spyware etc. which I want to get rid of. (Yes, I know, use spyware blocker). My spyware blocker programs do not always get rid of everything, so I often go into the task manager and manually end the tasks I deem to be a nussance. Is there a special command I can run from my command line to end a task in my task manager instead? If so, could I make a batch file out of it which I can run every now and then to get rid of these tasks wholesale?

"Next payday I'll buy another 128K memory for my computer. Then I'll be up to 640k and have all the memory I'll ever need!

 

[kutz13]

Have you tried the shell command 'taskkill'?

Syntax
taskkill [/s Computer] [/u Domain\User [/p Password]]] [/fi FilterName] [/pid ProcessID]|[/im ImageName] [/f][/t]

See more info at:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx

 

[longhair]

mrcrabs,
you could also try:

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsKill.html

hth
regards,
longhair