High CPU Usage even when nothing is running

[jeighjeigh]

Just noticed it yesterday night and when i tried to use my computer again today i experienced high CPU usage when i'm not running any applications. I have checked the processes tab in task manager and even when i look it remains high for no reason at all. The only time it runs smoothly is when i restart the computer, which buys me sometime before it starts happening again.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Hello,



They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.



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Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.

Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them.
Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.

• Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press Scan button.
• It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please attach it to your reply.
• The first time the tool is run, it makes also another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply.

 

[jeighjeigh]

Here are the files you asked for.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.

Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable.

​

Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:

Both files, FRST and fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
• Press the Fix button just once and wait.
• If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
• When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.

Please attach it to your reply.

Check Disk

• Press the
  
  + R on your keyboard at the same time. Type cmd and click OK.
• Copy/Enter the command below and press Enter:

• chkdsk C: /r

• You should get a message to schedule Check Disk at next system restart. Please type Y and press Enter.
• All you should do now is to restart your PC and let the Check Disk process finish uninterrupted.

Check Disk report:

• Press the
  
  + R on your keyboard at the same time. Type eventvwr and click OK.
• In the left panel, expand Windows Logs and then click on Application.
• Now, on the right side, click on Filter Current Log.
• Under Event Sources, check only Wininit and click OK.
• Now you'll be presented with one or multiple Wininit logs.
• Click on an entry corresponding to the date and time of the disk check.
• On the top main menu, click Action > Copy > Copy Details as Text.
• Paste the contents into your next reply.

 

[jeighjeigh]

I tried running the command prompt and it says, "Access Denied as you do not have sufficient privileges. You have to inovke this utility running in elevated mode." Which is strange since i'm a administrator on this account.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Can you run it as Administrator?

 

[jeighjeigh]

There is only two accounts on this computer. The one i'm using is Administrator and other one is a guest guest account. I went and checked under control panel user accounts to double check and it says that i'm an administrator

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Press Start, type CMD and then right click Run as Administrator.

 

[jeighjeigh]

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Wininit
Date: 8/25/2015 3:26:42 PM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: owner-HP
Description:


Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
350720 file records processed.

File verification completed.
3338 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

10063 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
426576 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
350720 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 275 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 275 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 275 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
37929 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37274200 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
350704 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
127451805 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.

714986492 KB total disk space.
204583232 KB in 176016 files.
117500 KB in 37930 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
478540 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
509807220 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
178746623 total allocation units on disk.
127451805 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 5a 05 00 c4 43 03 00 bd 03 06 00 00 00 00 00 .Z...C..........
2d 68 00 00 4f 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 -h..O'..........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Wininit" Guid="{206f6dea-d3c5-4d10-bc72-989f03c8b84b}" EventSourceName="Wininit" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">1001</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-08-25T20:26:42.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>86789</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>owner-HP</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
350720 file records processed.

File verification completed.
3338 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

10063 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
426576 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
350720 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 275 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 275 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 275 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
37929 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37274200 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
350704 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
127451805 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.

714986492 KB total disk space.
204583232 KB in 176016 files.
117500 KB in 37930 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
478540 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
509807220 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
178746623 total allocation units on disk.
127451805 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 5a 05 00 c4 43 03 00 bd 03 06 00 00 00 00 00 .Z...C..........
2d 68 00 00 4f 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 -h..O'..........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Good. How is your PC behaving now?

 

[jeighjeigh]

It's was still sluggish and slow still reaching 100% cpu with me not even running anything. I restarted my computer and it seems to run normal but i know the restart isn't a solution and i feel like it will happen again. For the past few days it normally runs well after a restart for like 1-2 hours before is slows down for no reason.

 

[jeighjeigh]

Looks like nothing i did helped it still running slow

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please re-run Farbar Recovery Scan Tool to give me a fresh look at your system.

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
• Make sure that Addition option is checked.
• Press Scan button and wait.
• The tool will produce two logfiles on your desktop: FRST.txt and Addition.txt.

Please include their content into your next reply.

 

[jeighjeigh]

Here you go

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.

Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable.

​

Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:

Both files, FRST and fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
• Press the Fix button just once and wait.
• If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
• When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.

Please attach it to your reply.

Scan with TDSSKiller

Please download TDSSKiller by Kaspersky and save it to your desktop.

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
• Click on Change parameters and put a checkmark beside Loaded modules. A reboot will be needed to apply the changes, allow it to do so.
• Your machine may appear very slow and unusable after that - it's normal.
• TDSSKiller will run automaticaly. Click on Change parameters and click OK.
• Click the Start Scan button and wait patiently.

If anything will be found follow this guidelines:

• If a suspicious object is detected, the default action will be Skip, click on Continue.
• If malicious objects are found, they will show in the Scan results - Select action for found objects and offer three options.
  Ensure Cure (default) is selected, then click Continue > Reboot now to finish the cleaning process.
  If Cure is not available, please choose Skip instead.
• Do not choose Delete unless instructed!

A report will be created in your root directory, (usually C:\ drive) in the form of TDSSKiller.[Version]_[Date]_[Time]_log.txt. Please include the contents of that file in your next post.

 

[jeighjeigh]

Here are the files. The TDSSkiller gave me two files so i just uploaded them both.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Your PC is clean. How is it behaving now?

 

[jeighjeigh]

It's working now but i need a few hours to know if the changes stick or not. Because usually they don't stick after like two hours. I'll reply back either way to let you know

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Okay, I'll be waiting.

 

[jeighjeigh]

I gave it four hours and it was working fine until just like the last five minutes it shot back up to 100% usage. i don't know why but is seems to oscillate between me using it just fine and then it stuttering for no reason