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Services.exe uses 30% CPU at all times

sephiroth1987 · 2011-12-14T23:55:21+00:00

In taskmanager, services.exe is using 30% cpu and 342,604K of memory. My computer is very hot and the fan is running nonstop. I recently deleted some spyware. Thanks! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 6:39:41 PM, on 12/14/2011 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16912) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG2012\avgtray.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe C:\Users\Mike\Desktop\procexp.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\HiJackThis\HiJackThis.exe C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Pag

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deltalima Admin/Teacher

December 22, 2011, 8:40 PM UTC

Thanks, you have a great holiday too.

deltalima Admin/Teacher

December 22, 2011, 8:42 PM UTC

As your problems appear to require a reformat,

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