Confused about background processes...Karen?

[USAFA_Rocks]

Whenever steam is closed but running in background, A streamwebhelper process starts called karen.I looked online but couldn't find any information. What is this and what does it do?

[Muppet among Puppets]

Make a screenshot of that process

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Sounds like you need to run a malware scan.

[Mailer]

You should verify that you have downloaded and installed a genuine copy of the Steam client:
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe

Because a background process named "Karen" is not normally found within the Steam Client.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Mailer:

You should verify that you have downloaded and installed a genuine copy of the Steam client:
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe

Because a background process named "Karen" is not normally found within the Steam Client.

This so very much.

Also, think hard about any other sites you may have visited offering services about Steam, it's inventory or anything else. There are many out there that are dodgy and can install dodgy malware.

Look on the bright side - it hasn't asked to speak to the manager.... yet.

[USAFA_Rocks]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Make a screenshot of that process

https://imgur.com/a/mtWVbCF

[kitt]

Originally posted by USAFA_Rocks:

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Make a screenshot of that process

https://imgur.com/a/mtWVbCF

so did you scan for malware?

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/?lr and/or https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/downloads.aspx

[USAFA_Rocks]

Originally posted by kitt:

Originally posted by USAFA_Rocks:

https://imgur.com/a/mtWVbCF

so did you scan for malware?

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/?lr and/or https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/downloads.aspx

Yes I used Malwarebytes and it turned up nothing, I setup steam from the official steam website, so it is legit.

[Cathulhu]

Is it maybe a chat window you forgot to close?

[Iceira]

Karen that sounds like the username OP see, maybe that person that install OS
or other user have access to pc as diffrent user.

ps.
do not use other pc with diffrent user as adminstrator that can give alot of issue later with system and document and restore system files.

how will you restore files then you are not administartor on own pc. or creator of the OS system. ( thats not possible )


MS one-Driver cant retore files then you are wrong user. ( the list is so long and the trouble you can get into )

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Karen that sounds like the username OP see, maybe that person that install OS
or other user have access to pc as diffrent user.

Might sound like a PC or Steam user but that would not be show up next to a Steam icon in Task Manager. So users have nothing to do with the OPs issue.

Originally posted by Iceira:

ps.
do not use other pc with diffrent user as adminstrator that can give alot of issue later with system and document and restore system files.

Rubbish. I have 2 Windows user accounts on this system and both are administrators. Done this for years myself and there are 1,000's of businesses out there that have multiple administrators for their systems.

OP Only thing I would suspect is malware but as MalwareBytes hasn't found anything I have no idea.

[Iceira]

lost all perceptive if OP dont know who is admin or have use other windows user OS a new owner , there is no way in hell OP can restore it. how come everything has to be been in neon every time for you Suicidal Monkey.

you have no clue what OP has done he might continue use already OS from diffrent user

and you cant restore thing's you dont have login/pw as admin. ( and i doubt you have learn to read at all. ) maybe another skill per that is a professor in english can bend tihs in neon for Suicidal Monkey, because i doubt he get it anyway.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Iceira:

lost all perceptive if OP dont know who is admin or have use other windows user OS a new owner , there is no way in hell OP can restore it. how come everything has to be been in neon every time for you Suicidal Monkey.

you have no clue what OP has done he might continue use already OS from diffrent user

and you cant restore thing's you dont have login/pw as admin. ( and i doubt you have learn to read at all. ) maybe another skill per that is a professor in english can bend tihs in neon for Suicidal Monkey, because i doubt he get it anyway.

Lol the Irony with that.

Look at the damn screenshot OP posted. It clearly shows Karen next to a Steam icon in Task Manager. Windows user account and Admin rights are not responsible. If it was I'd have seen my names next to a Steam Icon in Task manager long before now. Yet that has never once happened. I'll quote OP so you can see the Screenshot at the bottom of this post.

OP must have admin rights or they have an Admin account or has a friend/family member/co worker who has admin rights. They'd need that to have installed Steam in the first place. So bringing up admin rights and how users can't restore stuff without admin rights has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Originally posted by USAFA_Rocks:

https://imgur.com/a/mtWVbCF

[Iceira]

if you think it first time people have bought a used pc and kept use it without own install think again. but that okay thats dont change Karen issue but ask yourself who has right to change steam.exe that is odd and as other point other could be chat window never seen this myself.
crashed or never closed.

so you still end up with who change it that require admin rights, and still look like malware.