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King · 09-09-2009, 12:21 PM

For the last few days now my PC randomly goes up to 100%, il close all the programs and still it stays at 100%. The toolbar at the bottom starts disappearing and reappearing and im unable to do anything. I took some screenshots of the different tabs on task manager to see if anyone can see a reason why its doing this.
thanks

**maynardvdm** · 09-09-2009, 01:07 PM

Hi

Welcome to Free PC Help.

Can you tell us all the processes that is running when the CPU usage is 100%?

King · 09-09-2009, 05:03 PM

This is all the processes that were running

King · 09-09-2009, 05:36 PM

Links to the above pictures if you cant see them

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...processes1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Mprocesses.jpg

**maynardvdm** · 09-09-2009, 06:25 PM

Hi

It is a bit hard to read, even in the links. Do you have larger images or can you type them

**Plastic Nev** · 09-09-2009, 07:32 PM

Are you connected to the net and online when this activity is going on, and can you see if there is any heavy traffic either coming in or going out at the time?

King · 09-09-2009, 09:35 PM

sorry il type them out

csrss.exe
Maxtor status icon
Winlog.exe
dwm.exe
lxddmon.exe
lxddamon.exe
DAP.exe
RtHDVCpl.exe
hkcmd.exe
igfxsrvc.exe
issch.exe
jusched.exe
ehmsas.exe
ehtray.exe
OSD.exe
igfxpers.exe
taskend.exe
MSASCui.exe
explorer.exe
taskmgr.exe
Wireless manager.exe

Also now the PC takes much longer to start-up to the screen where i log on, and the fan sounds like its laboring when the PC's at 100%.

Nev: is there somewhere i can look to see the traffic coming in and out? is that the packets coming in and out?

**Plastic Nev** · 09-09-2009, 09:45 PM

Hi, What type of connection are you using? If say an ADSL, some ADLS modems have an icon on the bottom task bar that if double clicked will show a real time bar chart of what is happening and the speed it is going at.
If a different type of connection, there are other ways of monitoring the in and out, but we need to know which to advise.
Also some firewalls will indicate traffic, though not very well, I have Comodo for instance, which shows red arrows for incoming and green for outgoing.

**maynardvdm** · 09-09-2009, 10:14 PM

Also

Do you use Salfeld Personal Security Manager? Or what Anti-virus are you using?

King · 09-09-2009, 11:55 PM

Im on a ADSL connection, but cant see anywhere to check the incoming/outcoming data. I used to have netmeter and i think this monitored the incoming and outcoming data?

My anti virus is AVG

**snow** · 10-09-2009, 12:01 AM

Hi King,

If you open up the task manager and go to the Processes tab, you should see a button near the bottom that reads 'Show Processes from all users'

Click it, click continue when prompted, and then look again at the processes tab. Click the 'CPU' heading near the top to sort the processes by their current CPU use.

Is there a process that stays at the top with a high useage beside it?

King · 10-09-2009, 11:28 PM

the highest one is svchost.exe at around 56,000
theres plenty more svchost's too but with much less usage

**Plastic Nev** · 11-09-2009, 04:52 PM

Hi, I am a little worried that the high CPU usage may be down to malware activity, but I will wait for our security team to have a look, if they think the same then this may be moved to that section.
Nev.

09-09-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	Always 100% For the last few days now my PC randomly goes up to 100%, il close all the programs and still it stays at 100%. The toolbar at the bottom starts disappearing and reappearing and im unable to do anything. I took some screenshots of the different tabs on task manager to see if anyone can see a reason why its doing this. thanks

09-09-2009, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
maynardvdm Status: Administrator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 3,016 Operating System: Windows XP and Windows 7 PC Experience: Always learning	Hi Welcome to Free PC Help. Can you tell us all the processes that is running when the CPU usage is 100%? __________________ We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. RaidMax Smilodon Gaming Case \| Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz with ASUS Arctic Square Cooler \| 2GB RAM \| 9800GT 512MB GDDR3 Register for FREE >>here<< \| If we have helped you, please consider a donation >>here<< SAS \| MBAM \| WinPatrol \| Avira \| ERUNT \| Nvidia Drivers

09-09-2009, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
maynardvdm Status: Administrator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 3,016 Operating System: Windows XP and Windows 7 PC Experience: Always learning	Hi It is a bit hard to read, even in the links. Do you have larger images or can you type them __________________ We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. RaidMax Smilodon Gaming Case \| Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz with ASUS Arctic Square Cooler \| 2GB RAM \| 9800GT 512MB GDDR3 Register for FREE >>here<< \| If we have helped you, please consider a donation >>here<< SAS \| MBAM \| WinPatrol \| Avira \| ERUNT \| Nvidia Drivers

09-09-2009, 07:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Plastic Nev Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,718 Operating System: Windows XP plus Windows 7 Pro PC Experience: Sounds and music man	Are you connected to the net and online when this activity is going on, and can you see if there is any heavy traffic either coming in or going out at the time? __________________ Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- God gave us the bad bits to test us. Then gave us beer to help. I installed Windows!! Should I install curtains as well? Why the fuss over Windows 7? I have three at the front and four at the back of my house all the time.

09-09-2009, 09:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Plastic Nev Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,718 Operating System: Windows XP plus Windows 7 Pro PC Experience: Sounds and music man	Hi, What type of connection are you using? If say an ADSL, some ADLS modems have an icon on the bottom task bar that if double clicked will show a real time bar chart of what is happening and the speed it is going at. If a different type of connection, there are other ways of monitoring the in and out, but we need to know which to advise. Also some firewalls will indicate traffic, though not very well, I have Comodo for instance, which shows red arrows for incoming and green for outgoing. __________________ Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- God gave us the bad bits to test us. Then gave us beer to help. I installed Windows!! Should I install curtains as well? Why the fuss over Windows 7? I have three at the front and four at the back of my house all the time.

09-09-2009, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	This is all the processes that were running

09-09-2009, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	Links to the above pictures if you cant see them http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...processes1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Mprocesses.jpg

09-09-2009, 09:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	sorry il type them out csrss.exe Maxtor status icon Winlog.exe dwm.exe lxddmon.exe lxddamon.exe DAP.exe RtHDVCpl.exe hkcmd.exe igfxsrvc.exe issch.exe jusched.exe ehmsas.exe ehtray.exe OSD.exe igfxpers.exe taskend.exe MSASCui.exe explorer.exe taskmgr.exe Wireless manager.exe Also now the PC takes much longer to start-up to the screen where i log on, and the fan sounds like its laboring when the PC's at 100%. Nev: is there somewhere i can look to see the traffic coming in and out? is that the packets coming in and out?

09-09-2009, 10:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
maynardvdm Status: Administrator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 3,016 Operating System: Windows XP and Windows 7 PC Experience: Always learning	Also Do you use Salfeld Personal Security Manager? Or what Anti-virus are you using? __________________ We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. RaidMax Smilodon Gaming Case \| Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz with ASUS Arctic Square Cooler \| 2GB RAM \| 9800GT 512MB GDDR3 Register for FREE >>here<< \| If we have helped you, please consider a donation >>here<< SAS \| MBAM \| WinPatrol \| Avira \| ERUNT \| Nvidia Drivers

09-09-2009, 11:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	Im on a ADSL connection, but cant see anywhere to check the incoming/outcoming data. I used to have netmeter and i think this monitored the incoming and outcoming data? My anti virus is AVG

10-09-2009, 12:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
snow Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Up North Posts: 300 Operating System: Vista, XP, Ubuntu PC Experience: A Fair Bit	Hi King, If you open up the task manager and go to the Processes tab, you should see a button near the bottom that reads 'Show Processes from all users' Click it, click continue when prompted, and then look again at the processes tab. Click the 'CPU' heading near the top to sort the processes by their current CPU use. Is there a process that stays at the top with a high useage beside it? __________________ Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. Antec 900 Case \| Intel Q9550 @ 2.83GHz with Scythe Infinity cooling (Passive) \| 8Gb Corsair DHX CAS4 RAM \| ATI PowerColour HD 4870 512Mb OC

10-09-2009, 11:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
King Status: Free PC Help New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Operating System: Windows Vista - Home Premium PC Experience: Some Experience	the highest one is svchost.exe at around 56,000 theres plenty more svchost's too but with much less usage

11-09-2009, 04:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
Plastic Nev Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,718 Operating System: Windows XP plus Windows 7 Pro PC Experience: Sounds and music man	Hi, I am a little worried that the high CPU usage may be down to malware activity, but I will wait for our security team to have a look, if they think the same then this may be moved to that section. Nev. __________________ Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- God gave us the bad bits to test us. Then gave us beer to help. I installed Windows!! Should I install curtains as well? Why the fuss over Windows 7? I have three at the front and four at the back of my house all the time.

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