CPU Usage on startup

[Calvin]

When I load up Internet Explorer, after about 20 seconds
the CPU usage reported in task manager goes up to
somewhere between 97-99% for a period of time (often 30
secs or thereabouts). During this time I can't do
anything in IE and it appears to hang. Then suddenly the
CPU usage reduces back to normal levels and everything is
fine.

This happens the first time I load up IE each windows
session. However, it happens *every* time that I start a
new windows session.

Does anyone know what causes this? I'd really like to
stop it!

Cheers,
Calvin

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

When I load up Internet Explorer, after about 20 seconds
the CPU usage reported in task manager goes up to
somewhere between 97-99% for a period of time (often 30
secs or thereabouts). During this time I can't do
anything in IE and it appears to hang. Then suddenly the
CPU usage reduces back to normal levels and everything is
fine.

This happens the first time I load up IE each windows
session. However, it happens *every* time that I start a
new windows session.

Does anyone know what causes this? I'd really like to
stop it!

Cheers,
Calvin

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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