Re: Processes taking up 100% of CPU when I'm doing nothing!
- From: Ditzenberger241 <Ditzenberger241@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 14:34:00 -0700
The phishing filter was only temporary. I am still having major problems. I
did an OS re-install, and that did nothing. Agent.exe is still there taking
up all my CPU power!
"Ditzenberger241" wrote:
One thing I did that really helped was I turned off the Phishing filter..
Once I did that, I noticed that the CPU usage meter went down and stayed down
rather consistently. I will go to the website you mentioned, and do
appreciate the input.
"Muddle" wrote:
The problem is a recent update from Microsoft called "windows update agent"
causing svchost to commandeer your CPU.
Read about it here including some possible fixes that don't seem to work for
everyone.
http://www.theregister.com/2007/05/11/ms_update_glitch/
IMHO the best thing to do is turn off automatic updates and update manually
the second tues of each month till after microsoft fixes it.
Agent has nothing to do with Norton.
"JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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