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Q: I have kernel_task, in my mac book pro, i can see it in hte activiy monitor but can't remove it' tried everythin........i am lost now......please help

I have kernel_task, in my mac book pro, i can see it in hte activiy monitor but can't remove it' tried everythin........i am lost now......please help

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Mar 17, 2016 11:49 PM

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Q: I have kernel_task, in my mac book pro, i can see it in hte activiy monitor but can't remove it' tried everythin........i am lost ... more

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  • by _Slavi_,

    _Slavi_ _Slavi_ Mar 18, 2016 3:27 AM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 18, 2016 3:27 AM in response to sumanta10

    Did you tried force quit.

    What about restart? When you restart your mac, is the process starting again.

    Another option is the quit the process with the terminal. Just search in google for that.

  • by Brian Nesse,

    Brian Nesse Brian Nesse Mar 18, 2016 9:43 AM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 18, 2016 9:43 AM in response to sumanta10

    If you sort the processes hierarchically, you'll see that kernel_task is the top level process. Killing it, literally, would kill the machine.

     

    Why do you feel that you need to kill this task?

  • by sumanta10,

    sumanta10 sumanta10 Mar 18, 2016 10:56 AM in response to Brian Nesse
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    Mar 18, 2016 10:56 AM in response to Brian Nesse

    You  are so **** right, I am trying  to remove  it coz I thought  itz a malware and lately I'm facing  trouble  with  my machine i.e. wheel appears for every  single  task,  boot up time prolonged,  home screen smears , I mean the color. Wish  I could  give  you  a picture  of my home  screen.

  • by Brian Nesse,

    Brian Nesse Brian Nesse Mar 18, 2016 2:02 PM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 18, 2016 2:02 PM in response to sumanta10

    You may have a hardware issue. Might be worth a trip to the genius bar.

  • by BDAqua,Helpful

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 19, 2016 12:07 PM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 19, 2016 12:07 PM in response to sumanta10

    Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.

  • by sumanta10,

    sumanta10 sumanta10 Mar 19, 2016 12:01 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Mar 19, 2016 12:01 PM in response to BDAqua

    Yes, it does show some com.apple.message.

     

    3/19/16 3:33:09.129 AM UserEventAgent[163]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.usage.app_activetime

    com.apple.message.signature: loginwindow

    com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.loginwindow ||| 9.0 (9.0)

    com.apple.message.value: 9759

    com.apple.message.value2: 0

    com.apple.message.value3: 0

    com.apple.message.value4: 0

    com.apple.message.value5: 0

    com.apple.message.value6: 0

    com.apple.message.value7: 0

    com.apple.message.result: NO

    com.apple.message.summarize: YES

    Sender_Mach_UUID: 55428B1C-9198-32BF-80EA-4731081F402E

     

     

    I don't know how to interpret those messages, moreover i discovered that my 6 year old turned off the firewall......this lil dude wants to use internet all the time and whenever i'm away he takes control of everything........good luck to me.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 19, 2016 12:35 PM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 19, 2016 12:35 PM in response to sumanta10

    You need to set the tyke up with his own account & use Parental Controls in System Prefs...

     

    Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6: About the Parental Controls Internet content filter - Apple Support

  • by sumanta10,

    sumanta10 sumanta10 Mar 19, 2016 1:24 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Mar 19, 2016 1:24 PM in response to BDAqua

    ok I will do that but does those above  messages give  you any clue?  Like is it a virus  issue  or hardware issue  like logic board?

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 19, 2016 2:38 PM in response to sumanta10
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    Mar 19, 2016 2:38 PM in response to sumanta10

    It seems not to be any virus or logic board problem, most likely some setting or attempt by a user to use some functions wrong… are you really running 10.5.8?

  • by sumanta10,

    sumanta10 sumanta10 Mar 19, 2016 4:01 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Mar 19, 2016 4:01 PM in response to BDAqua

    Unfortunately yes, I went to see a genius  bar member in town,  they will  run  a diagnostic and will  let me know in 2 days. What  they  are suspecting,  might  be  a logic board  issue.....let's  see what  it turns  out. I'll keep  posting and appreciate all of you folks feedback. .....