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Abnormal CPU Usage

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soumya.b Original post #1
Aug 19, 2011 at 10:25 PM
i have been facing a strange problem with my desktop since couple of days. whenever i do refresh on desktop the CPU usage sour up to 100%, hence i have to restart my pc to bring it down in normal state. i could not figure out the problem. please help me.
my processor is AMD Athlon II X4 965, OS is Windows 7 32bit.

extremely sorry for posting it in a wrong section... hope Mod will shift to the relevant section...
Tenida
Tenida #2
Aug 19, 2011 at 10:47 PM
I think some processes using the cpu 100%.Check for the process in Windows Task Manager-->processess.And kill the processes that using 100%Cpu.Use software like ProcessExplorer for further details about specific process.
Cheers
sygeek
sygeek #3
Aug 19, 2011 at 11:11 PM
Are you using a shortcut to refresh the desktop? If yes, then what is the shortcut?
pulkitpopli2004
Aug 19, 2011 at 11:58 PM
^^CPU usage also increase drastically in case of virus,trojans in your PC..
Scan 1st thru the updated Antivirus s/w..
this may help
M
Aug 26, 2011 at 3:04 PM
About 90% of the time, this is some program that starts up with your computer and there's a high chance it is some malware/virus/Trojan/etc. You most probably got this from an infected pen-drive.
asingh
asingh #6
Aug 26, 2011 at 8:53 PM
Am sure it is just a burst..?
thetechfreak
Aug 27, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Do a scan using a Online AV-


HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan - Trend Micro USA


and also check for a process called REGVSR.exe which is one of most common virus that keeps CPU usage at max.