cpu usage is at 100% alot

[jgt8229]

hi i have emachines model number t3085. it has a amd 3000 and 448 ram. alot of the times it freezes and runs really slow. and the cpu ussage is at 100% alot. i did a verus scan but i dont know if it didnt any it jsu does quarentean. and i have spyspweaper i did too but it still freezes up alto. can anyhelp tell me how they think i can fix this

[Byte 2.0]

do a control alt del and check in the task manager to see what process is taking the CPU in the 90's or higher.

Good Virus scan and spyware check are high on the lists. I know you posted you checked for those.

Do you run any programs like seti at home, or FoH? those will use allot of CPU power.

[jgt8229]

no i dont thionk. stuff seems to install it self on my computer buy it self too. i dont know if this is true but it seems to freeze up most of the time when internet explorer opens or the pop up adds from internet explorer i am not sure about this though, and alot of the time when i trun it on it loads everything really slow

[Yuanji]

you probably have loads and loads of spyware. try booting into safe mode and running adaware and spybot to clean out your system. also, you can post a hijackthis log here i think ifyou need more help.

[jgt8229]

i did spyswpeer. and also i forget who to boot in safe mode

[Stealth_799]

Sounds like you have a lot of spyware. I had the same problems too. I installed the Microsoft anti spyware program along with spybot search and destroy, also installed spyblaster. Clean out your temp file on the start menu point to explore and in the address bar type %temp% and delete everything, then go to your windows/prefetch directory delete everything there, then interenet temp files and finally your windows/temp directory. After you do all and have your spy sweeper installed sweep your system and delete anything your spybot finds, or your other spysweeper programs. Also have them update auto and run them in the background. After I did all these my puter just sits at idle, and ready to go. Make sure you update your virus definitions. Hope this helps you

Good Luck

[sataraid0]

when you restart your computer, press F8 while it is rebooting and should be able to boot into safe mode.

..........................................Sterling

[Byte 2.0]

I personally don't like spysweeper. Keep in mind i have not tried it in several months so it may be better then I remember.

I personally like Spybot the best, followed by adaware. neither is prefect but together they are pretty good.

[mjkovis]

Here you go... Download these...

SpyBot S&D 1.3 (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html)

Ad-Aware SE (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/)

AK

[Cricket]

You might want to give this spyware scanner (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx) a try too.

:) Cricket

[jgt8229]

thanks guy. would u guys happen to have any popup blockers because i have major pop up problems

[Cricket]

thanks guy. would u guys happen to have any popup blockers because i have major pop up problemsI browse with FireFox, it has a built in popup blocker.

But I also use IE sometimes and don't have any popup blocking utility and I hardly ever get popups...can't explain why though. Take a look at these freeware popup blockers (http://www.webattack.com/Freeware/misctools/fwpopblock.shtml). I've never used any of these so can't recommend a specific blocker...just look for the ones with 5 stars.

:) Cricket

[rightcoast]

Fixing your popup problem this way is like turning up the radio real loud when you hear your engine screeching. You need to fix the root of the problem, the spyware.

Try these...

http://www.rightcoaster.com/Malware.htm
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

[yourmom420]

im using maxthon browser, it got popup blocker built in, looks kinda like internet explorer too... for spyware scanners, i use spybot s&d, adaware, and i just started using webroot spysweeper like 2 weeks ago.. since spysweeper, i havent got anything on my system, it stays running in taskbar and stops almost everything b4 it enters, uses 12,140kb, bounces between 0-1 for cpu usage. and spysweeper picks up some minor trojans on system too, ones that norton av 2005 didnt!!

right now im using a hp pavilion laptop, 2.4g p4, 512 ram