i have windows xp pro and gateway laptop with macafee security suite and fire wall. recently my cpu has been running at 100% on the web accoring to my fan and task manager which makes everything crawl and suspend in motion. i think i have some spyware/malware problems and svchost.exe problems. macafee cant find it and microsoft doesnt help.
Cpu runs at 100% constantly
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that isn't normal. follow the New Preliminary Removal Instructions , and attach the requested logs:
1) Malwarebytes Anti Malware log
2) SuperAntiSpyware log
3) Hijackthis log
1) Malwarebytes Anti Malware log
2) SuperAntiSpyware log
3) Hijackthis log
ok- I have not yet uniinstalled pic-lens (but i can tell you that when i do run pic-lens specifically, my cpu does spin up - but i assumed it was all the .img's causing it). I have had pic-lens about 4 months. the problems with the cpu started about 2 months ago.--- I had read a thread elsewhere that said the multiple svchost.exe i have was causing the problem and the best solution from there was to go through microsoft to fix it. ---- that didn't work and then i found a thread that suggested if i disable auto-updates in windows, that might solve the problem. it did not,---- it only annoys my macafee software which contually tells me to re-enable it. ---- then i thought my temporary cache for ie was getting full too quickly so i increased the available amout of disk space for it to use.---- that didn't work either. since following your instructions it seems better for now, but it will do that sometimes and then out of nowhere it starts again.---when the problem occurs, and i am moving my pointer over any button ( not even clicking on it ) on any website, my fan will kick on, and the cpu jumps to 100%. I can live without pic-lens. I mainly just use my computer for games, music and surfing the web alot. I really appreciate all of yall, nobody else has helped this much. I was about to give up. thanx and if you can think of anything else let me know, i am going to uninstall pic-lens. and go from there.
i didn't even know i had this, i don't use it- when looked on my C: drive i couldn't find it in the program files foler. Maybe you took my post wrong- i just don't understand it and i'm trying to so i can fix it. I dont won't this file or program on my pc- how do i get rid of it- and i appreciate you bringing it to my attention, i would have never known about otherwise. thanx very much. now do i have hijack remove it after it runs a scan, b/c like i said i couldn't find it in the program files folder,? But i believe it's there thanx in advance for any input.
The article I linked should be READ! Everything you add on to your comp that uses internet connections should be suspect.
While the Torrent people say that program isn't a problem, it and things like that PicLens are just one more thing that has to interface with MS$ OS and 'can' lead to problems.
Uninstalling should be done through Add/Remove programs.
If it doesn't clear the problem (after a reboot) you can re-install later.
You should check Internet Tools Manage Add-Ons for what is running also and disable them.
While the Torrent people say that program isn't a problem, it and things like that PicLens are just one more thing that has to interface with MS$ OS and 'can' lead to problems.
Uninstalling should be done through Add/Remove programs.
If it doesn't clear the problem (after a reboot) you can re-install later.
You should check Internet Tools Manage Add-Ons for what is running also and disable them.
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