r9 5900x 100% usage friends suggest it may be a virus and i shouldnt backup | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 4:58 AM

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my pc idles with cpu and usage memory being very high like for a ryzen 9 it would be 50% used up and i would just be browsing chrome and most games stutter even low end games use all the cpu although task manager wouldnt show the source of usage

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 9:29 AM

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Well, in that image you are running Forza Horizon

umbral loom Jul 19, 2023, 9:39 AM

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get a new friend and also send a pic of you not playing forza

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 4:05 PM

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my friend is a computer engineer and i asked another friend thats an it and he said the same thing format without backup cause it may have infected other files

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 4:18 PM

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Do you actually use Pulseway and Wallpaper engine?

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And I am guessing you actually have Razer, Corsair, and MSI stuff that needs those things?

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If not stop them from running on startup/remove them.

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 4:25 PM

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Homie you just have a tremendous amount of bloatware on your system

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 4:26 PM

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A lot of things on desktop yes

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 4:26 PM

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Click on the startup tab on the sidebar of task manager, sort by status, take a screenshot

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Started gaming halfway through seeking help facepalm

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:27 PM

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livid spoke And I am guessing you actually have Razer, Corsair, and MSI stuff that needs tho...

i do ive got an msi mobo and razer keyboard and headset

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:28 PM

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versed pewter Click on the startup tab on the sidebar of task manager, sort by status, take a ...

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:31 PM

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livid spoke A lot of things on desktop yes

i dont think thats the case cuz it wasnt like that a while ago like a week or 2 ago it was stable i started noticing it like 2 days ago when i saw a huge fps drop on games i usually play, that when i started analyzing task manager\

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:32 PM

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hardy apex i do ive got an msi mobo and razer keyboard and headset

Just because you use their hardware doesn't mean you have to run their software

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:33 PM

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versed pewter Just because you use their hardware doesn't mean you have to run their software

i use razer cuz i have presets for my headset and keyboard and i use msi to control fan speed

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 5:35 PM

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You can control fan speed of mobo on the bios. Maybe one step more to do but it's not something that is normal to change much after its set up.

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:35 PM

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hardy apex

Something to try - This doesn't have to be permanent, but it'll help a LOT in isolating what's going on
Disable everything here except securityhealthtray.
Disable Pulseway & WallpaperEngine from starting up
Disable MSI from starting up, if there's a separate option in-app
Then, restart the computer

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 5:36 PM

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What do you have that is Logitech then?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:36 PM

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livid spoke You can control fan speed of mobo on the bios. Maybe one step more to do but it'...

mouse and wheel

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:36 PM

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versed pewter Something to try - This doesn't have to be permanent, but it'll help a LOT in is...

@hardy apex Come back after you've done these things & restarted

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:37 PM

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hardy apex mouse and wheel

I have a logi mouse and flight stick but I absolutely never run the software, because it is unnecessary bloatware

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I ran it once, setup the binds I wanted, then uninstalled it

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:37 PM

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i will sure try that but i dont think a ryzen 9 will be 100% used up cuz of these stuff

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when i first got the cpu i did a fresh install of windows

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i was analyzing the usage of the cpu for a month and a half i think it never got close to 100%

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With all these software enabled

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thats the reason i got a r9 and not r7

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:39 PM

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Doesn't matter. Stopping these will help isolate what's causing the issue

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Like, if you wanna figure out why your CPU is being hogged, you can't also have a shitload of CPU hogs running

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:43 PM

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idk if it matter but i checked its usage in windows safe mode and it was stable at 0-2%

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and i did a full scan and an offline scan which showed that it found 11 malwares

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:45 PM

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Come back after you've done these things & restarted

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:52 PM

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okay so ill turn off everything on startup menu ill just keep windows defender on and ill be back shortly

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:54 PM

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also disable startup for wallpaper engine, pulseway, MSI, etc

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:55 PM

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i did that

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usage still jumps to 50 and 20

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:56 PM

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Screenshot of task manager sorted by CPU usage?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 5:59 PM

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pulse way appears every time i try to close it

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might as well delete it

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 5:59 PM

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Yes, absolutely

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What's that first one? widgets.exe

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Looks like an Edge task

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:00 PM

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its windows something i havent installed it

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:00 PM

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Are you using Microsoft Edge browser?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:01 PM

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no

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chrome

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:01 PM

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What about microsoft Teams?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:01 PM

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no i dont have it installed

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:02 PM

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Are you using any widgets on the desktop or notif panel?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:02 PM

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no

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it isnt always widgets the sometimes another apps is on the top

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:03 PM

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What else?

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:04 PM

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versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:04 PM

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You have a virus scan currently active

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:05 PM

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no

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:05 PM

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I'm sure you'll see it running if you go to security settings

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:05 PM

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hardy apex no

yes

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I'm not saying you ran it yourself. It's automatic

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:05 PM

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oh

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i see

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:06 PM

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Looks like you have a corsair app running/installed too. No need, go to the program and turn off automatic startup

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:08 PM

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done

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is there a chance it can be a virus

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:10 PM

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So far there's zero indication you have any viruses on your computer

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You're just really irresponsible about the bloatware you let run on your machine

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:11 PM

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i am

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my friend suggests that its a shadow virus or something im not sure what he meant

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:17 PM

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you say your friend is a computer engineer, how old is he?

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 6:24 PM

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Nvidia Container is screen recording

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You probably have set it to record all the time for instant replay function whatever its called

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:25 PM

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Shadowplay, yep that's definitely a factor

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:32 PM

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versed pewter you say your friend is a computer engineer, how old is he?

25-26 not sure

versed pewter Jul 19, 2023, 6:33 PM

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With all due respect I don't think he knows what he's talking about

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Your task manager is filled with bloatware, even if you do have a virus, no one can be sure until all that is removed

hardy apex Jul 19, 2023, 6:34 PM

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i see

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ill get all the junk out of my pc and ill be back

livid spoke Jul 19, 2023, 6:38 PM

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Well, reinstalling windows compleatly is one way to get rid of bloatware too, as long as you don't install it again that is.

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