GPU and CPU overheating and overloading when the PC is idle.

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Okay so here is the problem.. When i leave my PC idle (without moving the mouse), the GPU workload jumps from 0% to 100% and the temperature from 35 to 50 instantly. Same with the CPU.I don't have anything open when this starts happening except Open Hardware Monitor which i use to monitor the temps of the PC. I should also mention that this does not happen when i have the Task Manager opened, which leads me to believe (as i read on few forums) that this problem might be caused by a Bitcoin Miner. I used Malwarebytes and few other antivirus programs but neither of them found a virus. Whenever i format my PC (because of this issue) , the problem appears again after a few days. So, if it is a Bitcoin Miner can it be in the BIOS ? .... Any help would be really appreciated ....

GPU : Gigabyte GTX 980
CPU : Intel Core i7 950
Motherboard : Gigabyte x58-USB 3
Memory : 6 GB DDR3
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
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That sounds exactly what was causing the problem.

Was it hiding on another drive to the one you were wiping then?
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sounds like you are getting infected with malware miners or such

open the task manager and see what process is causing the issue by sucking cpu cycles

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SimeonSisko

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Thank you for replying.When the Task Manager is open , this problem does not appear or as soon as i open the Task Manager it stops with the overheating and overloading. That's why i think it might be a bitcoin miner, it hides the process .. So i can't really see the process in the Task Manager.

This is running in the moment ...
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click on show processess from all users
 
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SimeonSisko

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SimeonSisko

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That's the thing ... already did that few times . Full format . After 2-3 days after the format this happens again. As i said nothing can be found in the Task Manager because the virus (at least i think it's a virus) doesn't start processing while the Task Manager is open. As soon as i close the Task Manager , doesn't matter what else is running , after a few minutes it activates when the PC is idle.
 
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SimeonSisko

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Ty for replying. I think i found the problem. File in the uTorrent directory called nvtray.exe 32 , i scanned it on virustotal and corresponds with bitcoin miner trojan .... since i deleted it i haven't had the same issue, i just hope that this was the problem..
 
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That sounds exactly what was causing the problem.

Was it hiding on another drive to the one you were wiping then?
 
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SimeonSisko

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No, the same drive, but i install uTorrent everytime after i do a format. uTorrent were already blamed for having bitcoin miner in their software but i thought they learned their lesson. Guess not ...
 
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