So I woke up today to find my computer running at 100% cpu usage under task manager. I never had this issue before. Everything was slow and unresponsive. I checked the process and the only process taking up cpu was chrome so it can't be a virus or anything. The cpu fan is still spinning. I restarted the computer and it seems a lot better. My brother said he restarted the computer 4+ times and the issue didn't go away. What can i do to prevent this or make sure it doesn't happen again? I'm guessing it happens from time to time? i dont know
cpu at 100% usage. help please
- Thread starter technub9
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technub9 :
Ran a malware bytes scan but found nothing major 
nothing unusual in processes taking up cpu.
nothing unusual in processes taking up cpu.
Malwarebytes target malware specifically, a antivirus will aim at removing a virus. Try downloading Avast and do a full scan. Good luck, happy to assist further if needed
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Most likely a plugin gone rogue . Or an infected plug in gone rogue .
Uninstall chrome and use firefox would fix the situation permanently .
Kill the process in task manager first obviously
Uninstall chrome and use firefox would fix the situation permanently .
Kill the process in task manager first obviously
i have 8gb of ram so i'm not running out of memory. I have a i3 processor and i was able to run multiple chrome tabs with no lag. I seem to be getting like 15-30 fps in game with my gtx 780 so this doesnt make sense. Any help appreciated
sajitha wewegama
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Virus or Malware? They have all sorts of tricks to avoid detection.
First download Malwarebytes and download an a antivirus software, then run them both in safe mode.
Report back if the issue hasn't changed.
First download Malwarebytes and download an a antivirus software, then run them both in safe mode.
Report back if the issue hasn't changed.
sajitha wewegama
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technub9 :
Ran a malware bytes scan but found nothing major nothing unusual in processes taking up cpu.
nothing unusual in processes taking up cpu.
Malwarebytes target malware specifically, a antivirus will aim at removing a virus. Try downloading Avast and do a full scan. Good luck, happy to assist further if needed
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