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Okay here's the deal, my computer tells me the CPU Usage is at 100% even when there are no programs running. It's really slow when this happens (it happens alot) and it seems that if I unplug the internet, restart the computer then plug the internet back in, it's fine again for a while. Does anyone know what's wrong or how to fix it?

I would download AdAware (link at bottom of the page).. update it, and then run a FULL system scan. I would also check for viruses by downloading AVG Anti Virus. AVG and AdAware are both free trials, so you're out nothing. I would also do a Disk CleanUp (start menu/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk CleanUp), or manually delete Temp Internet files and cookies. When you do the Disk CleanUp, check any box that has content that can be deleted. I wouldn't recommend that you compress old files.. leave that one unchecked. After this is complete, do a Disk Defrag (located in the same area as the Disk CleanUp was in). Your problem sounds like either spyware or a virus, one of these programs should take care of the problem.. if infact that's the problem.

Dagger, if you don't have any important files then you might want to re-consider having the whole OS refreshed. As Wong mentioned, run anti-virus and Adaware and it should do the job, if not, refresh your OS as a last resort.

As Simon said.. If AdAware and AVG don't remedy your problems.. reformatting your computer is probably the best fix for ya.

Download and run Hijack this, put it into a folder named HiJackthis, not a tempory folder. Run the program and post you're log, don't fix anything till told to.

Hi, I'm having pretty much the same symptoms on my PC, so maybe you could help me too? Something is making my computer lag not just in games but in everything ... help appreciated ALSO: As I type this my Athlon FX-53 is running at 52 C. Is that really bad? I'm using the stock heatsink but I installed it myself. Here's my HiJackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:50:52 PM, on 8/13/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe C:\Program Files\Kerio\Personal Firewall\persfw.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Tor\tor.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WUSB54Gv4.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy2ZS\Surround Mixer\CTSysVol.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTHELPER.EXE C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InfoMyCa.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Privoxy\privoxy.exe C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\firefox.exe C:\Program Files\Utilities\HiJackThis\HijackThis.exe O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32 O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WUSB54Gv4] C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InvokeSvc3.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTSysVol] C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy2ZS\Surround Mixer\CTSysVol.exe /r O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTHelper] CTHELPER.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SBDrvDet] C:\Program Files\Creative\SB Drive Det\SBDrvDet.exe /r O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\UpdReg.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe O4 - Startup: Rainlendar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe O4 - Global Startup: Privoxy.lnk = C:\Program Files\Privoxy\privoxy.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: Download all by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlall.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dllink.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download selected by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlselected.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: Download web site by Free Download Manager - file://C:\Program Files\Free Download Manager\dlpage.htm O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O16 - DPF: {0A5FD7C5-A45C-49FC-ADB5-9952547D5715} (Creative Software AutoUpdate) - http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15014/CTSUEng.cab O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v ... 9136360821 O16 - DPF: {F6ACF75C-C32C-447B-9BEF-46B766368D29} (Creative Software AutoUpdate Support Package) - http://www.creative.com/su/ocx/15014/CTPID.cab O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe" /service (file missing) O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe" /service (file missing) O23 - Service: Kerio Personal Firewall (PersFw) - Kerio Technologies - C:\Program Files\Kerio\Personal Firewall\persfw.exe O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe" -d -f "%ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.ini (file missing) O23 - Service: Tor Win32 Service (tor) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Tor\tor.exe" --nt-service -f "C:\Program Files\Tor\torrc (file missing) O23 - Service: WUSB54Gv4SVC - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe" "WUSB54Gv4.exe (file missing)

you might want to try Spybot S&D and Microsoft Anti Spyware along with Ad-aware (mentioned above) as they all pick up on different things. It still wont guarentee that you will clean your system though, if the problem is spyware. Personally I would say that 52 isn't too bad, if you have lots of spyware/viruses etc running then you can expect it to be hight than it should be at idle.

You're log isn't too bad, if you aren't running a Linksys wireless remove the files for linksys, (find entries and check the boxes in HIjack this ) if you are you may need to reinstall it. Fixt the other entries and you should be good. C:\Program Files\Tor\tor.exe - Unknown C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe - Unknown C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WUSB54Gv4.exe - Unknown C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InfoMyCa.exe - Unknown C:\Program Files\Privoxy\privoxy.exe - Unknown O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WUSB54Gv4] C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InvokeSvc3.exe - Unknown O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe" /service (file missing) - Unknown O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe" /service (file missing) - Unknown O23 - Service: Tor Win32 Service (tor) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Tor\tor.exe" --nt-service -f "C:\Program Files\Tor\torrc (file missing) - Unknown O23 - Service: WUSB54Gv4SVC - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe" "WUSB54Gv4.exe (file missing) - Unknown