CPU usage increased at rest, need help (HJT log attached)

mep8888 · Oct 26, 2005

Ok so the title basically tells the tale. My CPU usage stays at anywhere from 10 to 55%, even when the computer is idle. It is happening on a Compaq Presario 2100 series laptop. 1.79 Ghz AMD Athlon Processor, 576 mb of Ram. XP Home edition, SP2. I run AdAware SP, Spybot S&D, and CCleaner on a regular basis. I ran everything here in the order listed. Only one problem was found. It was an online casino site that I had installed, and it was recognized as Spyware, so I uninstalled it. No other problems were found. I also ran HiJackThis and have attached the log file. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Matt

chaslang · Oct 26, 2005

What process or processes are using CPU time?

mep8888 · Oct 26, 2005

System Idle Process 98%, Explorer.exe 2%, CPU usage at 30%

With Firefox open, it is:
System Idle Process 96%
Explorer.exe 2%
Firefox.exe 1%
taskmgr.exe 1%
CPU usage 17%

When i refreshed a page in Firefox:
System Idle Process 69%
Firefox.exe 34%
explorer.exe 1%
csrss.exe 1%
CPU usage 26%

The only other thing I have seen when i have checked other times is svchost.exe,

chaslang · Oct 26, 2005

Well 98% System Idle is normal. With this much idle time I do not see why or how you could have so much CPU useage constantly. Are you sure it is constant or does it only popup periodically?

mep8888 · Oct 26, 2005

It has been a fairly constant thing. However, I noticed earlier that it was lower than it has been so maybe running the other things did help and I just didnt notice it. It still has its moments though when it goes high and stays there for a while.

chaslang · Oct 26, 2005

Also the below minor items should be fixed but I doubt they have anything to do with your problem.

Run HijackThis and select the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: MultiPoker - {641F4F4E-6C91-4159-869E-9F5CE6F0F64E} - C:\Program Files\MultiPoker\MultiPoker.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: MultiPoker - {641F4F4E-6C91-4159-869E-9F5CE6F0F64E} - C:\Program Files\MultiPoker\MultiPoker.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: AbsolutePoker.com - {EFFF8D47-D060-4108-B761-E8EC86622E56} - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Absolute Poker\Absolute Poker.lnk (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: AbsolutePoker.com - {EFFF8D47-D060-4108-B761-E8EC86622E56} - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Absolute Poker\Absolute Poker.lnk (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Advisor - {1FBE245E-D937-4600-BD20-8407CA92EA83} - C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Compaq Advisor\bin\rbaLauncher.exe (file missing) (HKCU)
O16 - DPF: {0122955E-1FB0-11D2-A238-006097FAEE8B} (CscClnt Class) - http://205.159.125.199/central/02030106/cccabs/CleverContent.cab
O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/mcgdmgr/en-us/1,0,0,19/mcgdmgr.cab

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

No you should reboot and see where things stand!

chaslang · Oct 26, 2005

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CPU usage increased at rest, need help (HJT log attached)

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