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March 19th, 2005 01:00

Inspiron 5100 Spyware?

Ya so my dad's inspiron 5100 is awsome, he only uses it for his work which really isn't stressful on the computer at all. But there's somethin on there and I don't know if this is the right place to post but it's worth a shot. Things get slower than usual on the computer. In task manager there are some processes that are bogus names and I know don't belong there. When I close some of them, they reopen most of the time. And when I sort things out by how much CPU usage they take, some of the bogus names are at the top of the list. The CPU is almost always above 50% and spikes like crazy. I've tried using Spyware doctor, lavasoft adaware, and even bought the new Norton Antivirus '05 and nothing seems to be working. Formatting is my last resort but if it's needed i'll do it for the 3rd time for the same problem. So someone come be my hero and help me out with this please. Thanks.
~Tom~
  • johnallg

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    Posted March 19th, 2005 01:00

    Try Spybot - Search and Destroy also ( www.download.com).  Does the cpu speed slow down when this happens?  It could be a heat problem due to dust in the heatsink - the cpu throttling back to save itself.  I8kfangui linked below will report the temp and also control it if you enable the auto feature.  If you find it is heat, read the 5100/5150 heaqt fix link in the sig below also.
     
    Forgot to add to google the process name that you believe is offending.

    Message Edited by johnallg on 03-18-2005 10:43 PM

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    Posted March 19th, 2005 02:00

    I'd also recommend try'n Microsofts antispyware beta, has worked great for me, i haven't needed to use lavasoft or spybot anymore lately.  Runs in the background which is nice too.

     

    If they're processes that are running, try using the MSCONFIG (assuming it's XP) and try a selective startup, disable all the startup programs and most of the services, and see if that solves the problem.  If so, enable them a few at a time and see what happens then.  If you have no idea what i'm talkin about heh post back and i'll explain more.