TheKing

Posted by: Bad_Bad

TheKing - 05/29/06 07:16 PM

So today I'm checking my computer, which I do, clear cookies, adware, spyware, etc..

I open Windows Task Manager and I see three instances of

TheKing.exe

Running in the background.

I closed them all down, ran another spyware sweep.

Anyhow I'm continuing to check my computer, but this is the only forums where I'm aware of someone with the handle TheKing.

Coincidence? I don't know, anyone else notice anything odd? I suggest you check.
Posted by: k1ng

Re: TheKing - 05/29/06 07:19 PM

Has nothing to do with me.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/29/06 07:21 PM

I sure hope so.

Whatever it is, I have a pretty good system to avoid "oddities" and I was kind of surprised to see this. I'm going to continue checking.

I'm not a big fan of coincidence, especially when the internet is involved.
Posted by: k1ng

Re: TheKing - 05/29/06 07:23 PM

If I was going to put spyware on your pc do you think I would use my XPT handle as the name of the program? I'm dumb but not that dumb.
Posted by: 3SB

Re: TheKing - 05/29/06 08:54 PM

Yeah, no one has ever heard of the nickname "The king" before XPT. Clearly this guy is behind it.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 06:27 AM

Coincidence? I visited XPT in the AM, poked around a few news websites and then I start checking my computer. This is the only website I visit where I see that handle, and yes I've run into dumb hackers. I still can't explain what happened because I can't find malicious spy-ware. (registry clean, no odd cookies, no ad-ware)

But in the future if I come across something suspicious I won't bother to advise anyone, no one else need check their computers, go on about your business as if nothing happened. Heaven forbid I should find an oddity on my computer and then advise others to check theirs just because I visited a porn related website. We all know that Porn-sites never use spy-ware, ad-ware, etc.. no pop-ups, they are the example of internet virtue. Why the internet is so safe, no one ever tries to get malicious software into other peoples computers.

I'm sorry, go about your business, don't ever worry about what's going on on the internet, it's all safe and harmless.
Posted by: have2cit

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 07:44 AM

Quote:

So today I'm checking my computer, which I do, clear cookies, adware, spyware, etc..

I open Windows Task Manager and I see three instances of

TheKing.exe

Running in the background.

I closed them all down, ran another spyware sweep.

Anyhow I'm continuing to check my computer, but this is the only forums where I'm aware of someone with the handle TheKing.

Coincidence? I don't know, anyone else notice anything odd? I suggest you check.




Uh, you wouldn't happen to play chess would you? TheKing.exe seems to be the Chessmaster 8000 engine.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 08:23 AM

I have chessmaster 10th Edition which wasn't running at the time? Why would three instances of it be running at once?

Like I said other than checking and seeing three instances of this running, I haven't found anything wrong. It was a strange coincidence, and what immediately came to mind was that I had visited here.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 08:42 AM

Quote:

Quote:

So today I'm checking my computer, which I do, clear cookies, adware, spyware, etc..

I open Windows Task Manager and I see three instances of

TheKing.exe

Running in the background.

I closed them all down, ran another spyware sweep.

Anyhow I'm continuing to check my computer, but this is the only forums where I'm aware of someone with the handle TheKing.

Coincidence? I don't know, anyone else notice anything odd? I suggest you check.




Uh, you wouldn't happen to play chess would you? TheKing.exe seems to be the Chessmaster 8000 engine.



Got say thanks to have2cit, I went to Ubi and read around their website and found a patch that had this to say.

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Unfortunately, every once in a while a bug can cause a program to "crash", shutting it down immediately. Because Chessmaster 10th Edition now uses the Winboard protocol for all of its chess engines, these engines are actually SEPARATE programs that constantly communicate with the Chessmaster main program. While Chessmaster automatically closes all the King instances upon crashing, there are still very rare instances when these engine processes may still be running "in the background," and may still be churning away on the current game, taking up your computer's memory and CPU time. The only way to shut these engines down is to access the Windows Task Manager (usually by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL) and looking for the name of the chess engine program that is still running. Chessmaster 10th Edition's engine is called "TheKing". You would then highlight any entry in the program list that is called "TheKing", and press the "End Task" button.
Also, if you happen to close Chessmaster by using the Windows Task Manager, be aware that the King's engine will NOT be removed automatically. You have to look for any entry in the program list that is called "TheKing", and press the "End Task" button.



So I downloaded the patch and will see if this clears it up.

That is a really weird coincidence.

How long has "TheKing" used that handle, perhaps he can sue Ubisoft? It's just like that in the game "TheKing" capital T capital K, no space.

I thought it was an Elvis Reference.
Posted by: have2cit

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 08:44 AM

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I have chessmaster 10th Edition which wasn't running at the time? Why would three instances of it be running at once?

Like I said other than checking and seeing three instances of this running, I haven't found anything wrong. It was a strange coincidence, and what immediately came to mind was that I had visited here.



if the process failed to close on three previous instances, you will have 3 instances of TheKing.exe running at once. You should look at why it failed to close. Check the KB at the software manufacturers site or email their support, most likely they have run into the same problem before.


sorry advice too late
Posted by: jamesn

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 09:48 AM

we're all chess fags here, don't worry
Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 10:09 AM

chess rawks
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 10:39 AM

I suck, I'm playing a Computer Trainer ranked at 742 and I'm not doing too well.
Posted by: k1ng

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 10:47 AM

Now I know how Phlog felt after he was vindicated of the sexual harassment charges.
Posted by: Monstar

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 11:22 AM

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chess rawks



it actually does. it sux that most people i know, now, have no idea how to play.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 01:12 PM

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Now I know how Phlog felt after he was vindicated of the sexual harassment charges.



Be happy that it didn't involve you, but I have run into "Idiot Hackers" before and I think it's better to make people aware than to leave them out.

Say it wasn't some file called "TheKing" and it was malicious and people got it via this forum, and I found out it, and I didn't tell anyone.

People go around unawares with some crap on their computer, God knows what it's doing.

My thoughts are better safe than sorry, when someone could be downloading your account blances, bank codes, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc..

Of course the government recently gave my info out for free to someone, but that's just the way George Bush runs the Government.
Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 01:46 PM

yeah yeah you know you were just worried about him finding yr shemale porn collection...

Posted by: k1ng

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 01:53 PM

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Be happy that it didn't involve you...

Your tone in these past posts give me the feeling you don't like me very much. Did I do something to you that I'm unaware of?
Posted by: Coochie Monster

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 02:02 PM

Before I go to bed, I make sweet passionate love to the queen, while all the little pawns watch
Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 02:10 PM

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Your tone in these past posts give me the feeling you don't like me very much. Did I do something to you that I'm unaware of?




stop picking fights with him King...

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think I'm the Great Grandfather of X-Games, I think all the little bastards who stood around watching me try to do reverse back flips over a car on a dirt bike started to figure out how to do it without landing on their heads watching me try it. Skateboards were roller skate axles screwed onto a 1" X 6" and we didn't have helmets, shin guards, wrist guards, chest guards, or fancy attachements for doing tricks on our bikes.

I've also been in over 80 fights, was outnumbered in most of them.




this motherfucker is EXTREME!!!!
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 02:13 PM

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Quote:

Be happy that it didn't involve you...

Your tone in these past posts give me the feeling you don't like me very much. Did I do something to you that I'm unaware of?



Nope, I'm ambivalent. Call me quick on the trigger if you must, I've had experiences where guys tried to crack into my computer. I used to play an online war game and guys were always trying to break into other guys systems, they had all sorts of programs to try and get by firewalls etc.. It was common practice to notify the community as soon as you found or detected something, so others could check their systems.

This is honestly the first experience I've been involved in where the circumstances are innocent.

If you desire an apology, I will gladly give one up. You are innocent of any malfiescence that I can detect on my system. I saw something unexplained on my computer and reacted as I have become accustomed to acting in such circumstances. Personally I would rather be warned if someone picked up something via this website, that was my intent.
Posted by: Bad_Bad

Re: TheKing - 05/30/06 02:16 PM

Quote:

Quote:

Your tone in these past posts give me the feeling you don't like me very much. Did I do something to you that I'm unaware of?




stop picking fights with him King...

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think I'm the Great Grandfather of X-Games, I think all the little bastards who stood around watching me try to do reverse back flips over a car on a dirt bike started to figure out how to do it without landing on their heads watching me try it. Skateboards were roller skate axles screwed onto a 1" X 6" and we didn't have helmets, shin guards, wrist guards, chest guards, or fancy attachements for doing tricks on our bikes.

I've also been in over 80 fights, was outnumbered in most of them.




this motherfucker is EXTREME!!!!



Being an aged adrenaline junkie sucks the shit out of dead chickens.
Posted by: cumalloverher

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 03:10 PM

The initial drama is risibly dead. So where did you acquire your name. For some reason, I like to think it's becauyse Rupert Pupkin used "The King" as his alias when he kidnapped Johnny Carson, but I'm probably wrong.

Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 05:37 PM

Jerry Lewis not Johnny Carson...fantastic film tho
Posted by: zenman

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 05:41 PM

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Jerry Lewis not Johnny Carson...fantastic film tho



I think it was supposed to be Johnny Carson, and yes it is one of the greatest movies ever made.
Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 06:04 PM

yeah Lewis was representing J.C. i was taking it too literally...
Posted by: John Floofin

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 06:14 PM

Posted by: elaborator

Re: TheKing - 05/31/06 06:24 PM