Hi, over the past week or so I've noticed that my computer is running particularly slow. When I look at my task manager, it shows my cpu usage is always above 40% but at the same time System Idle Process is over 90%. I have no idea what may be causing this. I've run virus scans and spyware sweeps and found a few things but removing them did not fix the problem. Does anyone else have an idea of what I should try. Thanks.
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Jump to Postclick on ,show processes for all users , one or more of them has to show they are using the 40%
Jump to PostIt's possible a malicious program is (imperfectly) hiding itself.
Jump to PostWhere are you seeing this 90% cpu range? Pretty sure it's under your Processes in the task manager, but check out the Performance tab, and it should be fine. The Processes tab, is just showing what's being used the most out of your computer. Say your cpu usage is at …
Jump to Postdownload hijackthis and do a scan with log ,post the log here
,don't use it to fix anything ,just use it so we can see whats running !http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
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