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Why is DBXsvc still running after uninstall of the program
I recently uninstalled Dropbox. Today, after 5 reboots, I find a process called DBXsvc running in the Task Manager. Turns out its a dropbox component. How is this still on my system if I uninstalled t...
It's because Dropbox leaves it's service installed and enabled after uninstallation. God only knows why...?? DROPBOX?!?? Big Brother.. CONSPIRACY MAYBE?? MAYBE THEY'RE AFTER US AAAAAAAAALLL!!
open a cmd prompt - type net stop dbxsvc
then type sc delete dbxsvc
Utterly shady company. This is almost criminal.
Really? Looks just like a bum uninstall program to me. I like to reserve my accusations for ones I can prove malice
From what I can gather, this just occurs due to Windows locking the process or not having sufficient privileges to stop the process in order for Dropbox to be uninstalled. In Dropbox's defence, this is something very difficult for any application to do due to the way Microsoft's services and processes work.
The good news is that it isn't too hard to fix. By using a third party unlocking tool or somehow manipulating the command line to stop the service and then remove it, you can easily remove the DBXsvc.
"this is something very difficult for any application"
It is not hard at all and every service driver uninstallation programmer worth his chops does it with a reboot.
InstallShield Limited Edition (ISLE) is free for Visual Studio developers and unistalls services easily.
Suggesting that DropBox doesn't have a compentant enough programmer to do something this basic is further insulting DropBox.
"I like to reserve my accusations for ones I can prove malice"
You aren't really putting the two and two togethor. Blindingly trusting DropBox in light of evidence to the contrary, and before real malice rears its head, seems like a mistake.
If the "issue" still exists (which I bet it does after all this time) then it is clearly malice.
One of the main arguments against Ms. Rice is based on a 2005 television interview in which she defended the N.S.A.’s warrantless surveillance program.
http://www.wncinfosec.com/dropbox-opening-my-docs/
"Regardless, the .doc files seemed to have been opened for some reason. I’d like to know why…"
and curiously enough, the DbxSvc actually managed to reappear on my Windows 10 Pro (non-neutered) PC.
..wtf..
would suggest to anyone that has removed it, to dbl-check and see if it magically reappeared.
