Crazy CPU numbers
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Gypsy_of_Paradox,
Posted on: 2010-05-28 22:39 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
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hmm. Don't take this the wrong way, but all of the stuff you listed that you scanned with is junk. |
Originally Posted by Gypsy_of_Paradox
Recently my cpu has gone into crazy mode, hitting 100% while running on the lowest settings. I noticed it was the csrss.exe and did some research (tried ending it at first, not a good idea BSOD :/ )
Some sites say its a virus, some say its a corrupted user profile. Not sure what to do |
I'd like to have you scan for Virus's with Avast and ClamWin
Avast will allow you to run it as a Boot-time scan, which will find malicious software that executes or crashes the system while Windows is running.
ClamAV can also be run from a LiveCD enviroment: http://www.volatileminds.net/opendia...ostics_Live_CD
Which again, gets you out of Windows when scanning.
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Second, I'd also like you to run a scan with Spybot Search And Destroy.
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Next, the easiest way to determine whether or not this is a profile issue is to load up Windows in safe mode.
Click on the start button and run in Xp / Vista, search in Win7.
Type in the command: control USERPASSWORDS2
This will launch the "classic" user utility. Create a new user profile, then reboot back into the regular Windows OS and login with your new userprofile.
If the behavior halts, then it is a corrupted profile and you'll need to delete the old profile.
Depending on your Version of Windows the profile will either be located under:
C:\documents and settings\(username)
C:\users\(username)
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Actually malwarebytes is a very good detector and can often spot rootkits that other scanners can't. However it should be named to something else before running because due to it's efficiency it is specifically blocked by several malware programs.
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Originally Posted by je_saist
hmm. Don't take this the wrong way, but all of the stuff you listed that you scanned with is junk.
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Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!
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Just so you know what csrss.exe is supposed to be: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client/...time_Subsystem. They clearly state in this article that stopping that particular process will result in BSOD, as you discovered.|
Originally Posted by Gypsy_of_Paradox
Recently my cpu has gone into crazy mode, hitting 100% while running on the lowest settings. I noticed it was the csrss.exe and did some research (tried ending it at first, not a good idea BSOD :/ )
Some sites say its a virus, some say its a corrupted user profile. Not sure what to do, Adware, Malwarebytes, Iolo, and Kaspersky have all come up empty. Will post hijack/helper if needed, don't want to flood the thread if its not needed. |
What you use is a somewhat subjective personal decision. I've had a great deal of success with Malwarebytes and Adaware. I also use Spybot Search & Destroy. I've found Avast to miss a lot of stuff, and haven't had any better success with Kapersky. My experience is that it takes several different applications to detect everything - not a single one of them is perfect.
As far as your user profile is concerned - take care to NOT delete the profile prior to backing up all the documents and pictures and other files you've created and saved in your My Documents folder. When you delete your profile, all of those files will also be deleted. Other items you will probably want to try to backup - depending on what programs you use: Address Book, Favorites, any document templates that you may have created, and any files stored on your Desktop.
Good luck.
Storm
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hmm. Don't take this the wrong way, but that's just YOUR opinion. Malwarebytes is actually quite good.
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Originally Posted by je_saist
hmm. Don't take this the wrong way, but all of the stuff you listed that you scanned with is junk.
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Ty for replies, I ran the other stuff suggested and they found nothing. I backed up my info onto an external and made a new profile. The new profile doesn't seem to be having this issue. So gonna double check to make sure I got everything and delete this profile.
Recently my cpu has gone into crazy mode, hitting 100% while running on the lowest settings. I noticed it was the csrss.exe and did some research (tried ending it at first, not a good idea BSOD :/ )
Some sites say its a virus, some say its a corrupted user profile. Not sure what to do, Adware, Malwarebytes, Iolo, and Kaspersky have all come up empty. Will post hijack/helper if needed, don't want to flood the thread if its not needed.