Many user reports state that the cnshook.dll file has been classified by widely used system security tools as a malicious program associated with a variant of the Win32/CnsMin application, which is a family of spyware programs known to infect unprotected Windows-based systems with unencrypted TCP/IP network ports and outdated Web browsers. These same user reports also claim that the cnshook.dll file is capable of exploiting unencrypted TCP/IP network ports and hijacking outdated Web browsers of the infected computer, in order to transmit private user details and Internet surfing information that the cnshook.dll file has secretly collected from the infected system and its hijacked outdated Web browsers while running as a hidden background process during system runtime, and these gathered details are said to be transmitted by the cnshook.dll file to remote servers that are managed by its authors. Other user groups state that their anti-malware applications flag the cnshook.dll file as a malicious program associated with a variant of the Generic PWS.y!w program, which is another family of spyware components that are known to steal confidential information and private user details like passwords and Internet surfing details from unprotected Windows-based systems with unencrypted TCP/IP network ports, outdated Web browsers and mismanaged Windows System Registry keys and entries.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cnshook.dll. is used by Win32/CnsMin Spyware and Generic PWS.y!w Spyware, If you shut down cnshook.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cnshook.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Win32/CnsMin Spyware and Generic PWS.y!w Spyware, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed cnshook.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Win32/CnsMin Spyware and Generic PWS.y!w Spyware, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if cnshook.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that cnshook.dll, belongs to, in this case Win32/CnsMin Spyware and Generic PWS.y!w Spyware