Re: Processes taking up 100% of CPU when I'm doing nothing!

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I suggest you try full virus and spyware scans from F8 Safe Mode this can
catch offenders that you don't catch from normal run mode.

"Ditzenberger241" <Ditzenberger241@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Yes, I googled it and it showed that it probably runs behind
Installshield.
I actually disabled my internet temporarily, and it helped a lot. Not
sure
what to do though when I'm online, which is usually 99% of the time I am
on
my computer!

"tomlives2000" wrote:

did you google agent.exe?

"Ditzenberger241" <Ditzenberger241@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Mine is doing the same thing. 99% CPU in use with agent.exe using 90%
of
that! I hit it with three different spyware/malware applications to no
avail. Shut down Norton to no avail. Took out four programs that run
in
the
background to try to gain some power back, but agent.exe is a CPU
HOG!!!
What can be done to stop it? I've been cussing my computer out for
three
weeks now over this? Short of a full OS reinstall, is there anything
to
do?

"Jaime" wrote:

As an experiment, try shutting down Norton for a bit and see what
happens
(disconnect from the Internet if you want to be safe). I have seen
several
systems with performance issues that were tied to Norton (or other
antivirus) software.

Have you tried shutting down agent.exe to see if that is the culprit?
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida

"Livalone" <Livalone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've been sitting through 10, 15, even 20 minutes of waiting for my
CPU
to
accept even the most elemental commands! I can understand when I
run
Photoshop that I'm using 40% but what the hey is going on with
"agent.exe"
that uses 40% and more? I've simplyfied my disks and desktop by
having
NO
screensaver, no desktop pictures, no games no programs other than
Explorer
(windows & internet), etc. I have the latest version of Norton
Antivirus
and
my computer is protected from invasions. I've delved into the
background
runnings and am completely at a loss for what is going on. Any
suggestions?







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