XP syscfg.exe is spiking my CPU...

[Dave C.]

Often even Task Manager starts then disappears. I ran A/V
in Safe Mode, it found over 4K worms in System Restore
files, and cleaned it. But still the CPU spikes like my
heartbeat. The Processes screen says it's the syscfg.exe
file that creates the %100 usage. No page file usage at
all. What the heck is happening? Do I have to reload
XP? Can I repair from an XP function?

 

[David Jones]

Looks like your A/V program didn't catch one...

This isn't a Windows file, and appears to be from a
trojan:

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojlitmus108.htm
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[Guest]

Following courtesy of Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for
Windows Security

Trojans are stealthy and not always found by anti-virus
software. If you find suspicious processes running or task
manager or regedit is being killed after opening, you
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trojans (after scanning with at least two anti-virus tools
to get rid of the easy stuff).

DiamondCS TDS-3 - Trojan Defence Suite (TDS), leading anti-
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[Guest]

THANKS Dave Jones and Kent England! I found the Trojan and removed it. There was a syscfg.exe file AND a program that put it back in when I deleted it! No more spiking, and all programs are running smoothly
Thanks again!!
Happy New Year!

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Often even Task Manager starts then disappears. I ran A/V
in Safe Mode, it found over 4K worms in System Restore
files, and cleaned it. But still the CPU spikes like my
heartbeat. The Processes screen says it's the syscfg.exe
file that creates the %100 usage. No page file usage at
all. What the heck is happening? Do I have to reload
XP? Can I repair from an XP function?
.
Free online trojan scan

http://www.trojanscan.com/trojanscan/trojanscan.htm

 

[Melvin Tyner]

Hello Dave

I have the same problem (XP syscfg.exe is spiking my CPU)

You said that you found the trojan and removed it.

What is the name of the trojan and how did you remove it?

Mel