windows exporer in overdrive

[Markkk]

I would like to know what’s going on when windows explorer (iexplore.exe)
goes into overdrive, hogging 50% of my CPU capacity and slowing my computer
down to an intolerable crawl when I visit certain websites that seem totally
safe, like huffington.com. Can anyone explain this bad behavior to me and
tell me how to correct it?

 

[WhiteTea]

I would like to know what’s going on when windows explorer (iexplore.exe)
goes into overdrive, hogging 50% of my CPU capacity and slowing my computer
down to an intolerable crawl when I visit certain websites that seem totally
safe, like huffington.com. Can anyone explain this bad behavior to me and
tell me how to correct it?

I would recommending trying Navigator 9.0 or Firefox.

Andy

 

[sgopus]

excuse me your not talking about windows explorer, but microsoft internet
explorer, two widely different pieces of software.

 

[Gerry]

Mark

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I would like to know what’s going on when windows explorer (iexplore.exe)
goes into overdrive, hogging 50% of my CPU capacity and slowing my computer
down to an intolerable crawl when I visit certain websites that seem totally
safe, like huffington.com. Can anyone explain this bad behavior to me and
tell me how to correct it?

Iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer, not Windows Explorer. Which are you
talking about?

 

[RJK]

Perhaps that's why the OP parenthesized iexplore.exe i.e. to make CLEAR
which prog. was being talked about ! !!!

....suggestions along the lines of some maintenance, clear TIF and temp
directories, full a/v / anti-malware sweeps
....and a chkdsk, and a defrag as well ....
.....wouldn't have gone amiss !!

regards, Richard

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I would like to know what’s going on when windows explorer (iexplore.exe)
goes into overdrive, hogging 50% of my CPU capacity and slowing my
computer
down to an intolerable crawl when I visit certain websites that seem
totally
safe, like huffington.com. Can anyone explain this bad behavior to me and
tell me how to correct it?

You might consider updating your version of Flash. the HP site can be
extremely slow. Safe, yes. Slow, also yes.

HTH
-pk

 

[Markkk]

I'm not sure. My windows task manager lists the process as iexplore.exe. So
whatever that is.

 

[Markkk]

Do you mean the internet option settings for security in the windows tool
option on the toolbar? If so, I’ve looked at them and can’t make much of them.

 

[Markkk]

That’s fine, but what causes the hyperactivity and slowdown in internet
explorer, are navigator 9.0 and firefox any better and where would I get them?

 

[Gerry]

Mark

No. If you have no anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed your
problem is likely that you have a malware infestation. Tinkering with
security settings in a browser, be it Inrenet Explorer, Firefox or
whatever, will not resolve the problem.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Try an online scan using this link:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

This may not work and if it does not try this programme which is
getting good results -Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
1.32 -freeware (if you upgrade you pay).
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html

Run Malwarebytes' in safe mode and turn off ESET before you do to avoid
a conflict. Disregard the invitation on the web site regarding the
Regostry Optimiser -a Registry Optimiser is not a helpful utitity.

For the future download and install these freeware programmes.

AVG 8.00 Anti-Virus
http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe

Spybot S & D. There is a freeware version buried in this link:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm not sure. My windows task manager lists the process as iexplore.exe. So
whatever that is.

As I said, that's Internet Explorer, *not* Windows Explorer.

 

[Gerry]

Ken

It may not mattter. Mark gave this answer to my question about his
anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements "Do you mean the internet
option settings for security in the windows tool option on the toolbar?
If so, I've looked at them and can't make much of them.". I take this
to mean no anti-virus and anti-spyware
installed.

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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken

It may not mattter. Mark gave this answer to my question about his
anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements "Do you mean the internet
option settings for security in the windows tool option on the toolbar?
If so, I've looked at them and can't make much of them.". I take this
to mean no anti-virus and anti-spyware
installed.

Yes, you're very likely right, and that's very likely the source of
his problems.

 

[Markkk]

Well actually I was focusing on the Internet security options settings in
Windows because the hyperactivity and CPU hogging takes place in
iexplore.exe, running as I said at 50% and more. So it seems like the culprit
is Explorer and not, say, Norton Security, which I also have. I’d just like
some way of finding out what iexplore.exe is doing when it’s gobbling up so
much CPU capacity.

Ken

It may not mattter. Mark gave this answer to my question about his
anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements "Do you mean the internet
option settings for security in the windows tool option on the toolbar?
If so, I've looked at them and can't make much of them.". I take this
to mean no anti-virus and anti-spyware
installed.

Yes, you're very likely right, and that's very likely the source of
his problems.

 

[Markkk]

I don’t seem to have a TIF directory, but I emptied my temp directory two
days ago, and my Norton Security does a complete malware scan weekly. I have
no idea about what chkdsk does, unless it’s the old IBM DOS command for
analyzing the directories, files and FAT. If so, I’m not sure what use it
would be, as well as a defrag, because the problem is sporadic with
iexplore.exe when I’m on line.

There is another program that occasionally hogs the CPU. It’s spoolsv.exe
sometimes when I’m printing. Its CPU use will go up to 50% or so for no
apparent reason when I’m printing every so often. Printing, of course, slows
down to an embarrassing crawl (this with a processor speed of 3 GHz and an
inkjet printer -- jeesh, you’d think that would be enough to print out more
than one line every two seconds or so!) usually when I’m trying to print
something in a hurry.

In both of these cases of CPU hogging, the processor fan starts running at
hi speed. I call it heavy breathing. The slowdown is totally annoying, and
from what I can tell completely unnecessary.

Perhaps that's why the OP parenthesized iexplore.exe i.e. to make CLEAR
which prog. was being talked about ! !!!

....suggestions along the lines of some maintenance, clear TIF and temp
directories, full a/v / anti-malware sweeps
....and a chkdsk, and a defrag as well ....
.....wouldn't have gone amiss !!

regards, Richard

 

[Gerry]

Mark

Do you think Norton is infallible?

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
1.32 -freeware (if you upgrade you pay).
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html

Run Malwarebytes' in safe mode and turn off Norton before you do to
avoid
a conflict. Disregard the invitation on the web site regarding the
Regostry Optimiser -a Registry Optimiser is not a helpful utitity.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Markkk]

How do you turn off Norton?

Mark

Do you think Norton is infallible?

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
1.32 -freeware (if you upgrade you pay).
http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html

Run Malwarebytes' in safe mode and turn off Norton before you do to
avoid
a conflict. Disregard the invitation on the web site regarding the
Regostry Optimiser -a Registry Optimiser is not a helpful utitity.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Markkk]

OK, I downloaded Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and ran a full scan, finding 8
trojans, 1 Rogue.DriveCleaner and a Rootkit.Agent and deleting them. We’ll
seeing if any of these were causing the sporadic CPU hogging, which today
showed up in iTunes for the first time!

 

[Gerry]

Good. We're making progress. Let us know how thing get on.

Download Process Explorer to check unexplained CPU usage.

For further information about Process Explorer see here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/SystemInformation/ProcessExplorer.mspx

It would be helpful if you could post the Command Line of the process
generating the excessive CPU usage. In Process Explorer place
cursor on Process and select Properties, Image.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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