winrscmde warning and computer acting weird

Tracib · Apr 1, 2013

My computer has recently started doing things that I can't explain. I've been getting warnings from Norton (I have norton 360 installed) that there is high CPU usage from "winrscmde". I have no idea what that is.

Also, I cannot get DSL or anything other than dial-up where I live. I use a USB modem that plugs into laptop. I have a designated usage amount per month (5.00GB). Anything over that and it gets costly. I almost never go over that amount each month. In March, I used 42GB, even though I know that's not possible. Something must be running in the background that I don't know about, and it just cost me $420!

I'm assuming the winrscmde has something to do with it because I didn't have this problem until now. My computer also will not come on without going to the error screen saying the computer couldn't start, and it goes through all the files first, then starts like normal. That also started happening at the same time as the other problems.

I don't know a lot about all this stuff, but I do work from home and use my laptop every single day. If I'm not working, I'm not making money, so this is a huge problem for me right now.

Thank you for any help!

Traci

dr.moriarty · Apr 3, 2013

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winrscmde warning and computer acting weird

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