100% CPU Usage

[Linda]

Yesterday I was visiting sites looking for a theme for my computer. I did
NOT download anything. All of a sudden my computer froze. I rebooted and
ran my Spy Sweeper from Web Root. Come to find out A LOT of spyware and
cookies and unsolicited software was put onto my computer. I quarantined
everything and deleted them. I am still having the problem. I ran my
Norton Virus scan and no viruses were detected.

I can not load any program without my computer freezing up. When I click on
the task manager I find that 100% of my CPU is in use. Sometimes there are
several IExplorers are open when I didn't open them.

My computer usually freezes when I run IE, but it also froze when I ran my
Control Panel so I could look at any programs I might have to delete.

I don't know what to do. I can't seem to get out from under whatever has
happened. Just now I tried to load IE and I could, but I can't travel
around the Internet without freezing up. Also, I'm only running OE right
now and it seems to be doing fine.

Please help.
Thanks,
Linda


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When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you till it
seems you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then for that is
just the place and time that the tide will turn.

 

[Michael Ortega]

Hello Lisa,

I almost sounds as if you still have adware on you comptuer or even a
hijaker. I would recommend trying to scan with Norton and Spy Sweeper in
safe mode and maybe even get another spyware/adware/hijacker remover.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If you're still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm


Michael Ortega