Multiple rundll32.exe Instances Spawning Automatically — Over 200+ Instances Observed

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Pratham Singh2

I’ve been facing an unusual issue with my Windows laptop over the past few weeks. After powering on the system, I noticed multiple instances of the rundll32.exe process running in the Task Manager. Initially, 3–4 instances appear, which seems normal. However, as time progresses, more instances of this process are created automatically, and the count exceeds 100, sometimes even 200 instances.While these instances don’t seem to significantly affect CPU usage, Task Manager behaves unusually when over 100-200 instances are running (e.g., laggy interface or delayed response).I’ve tried the followin

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