Have you tried running an anti-virus or anti-spyware lately?

Yeah, I done a manual run on McAfee before I done anything tonight as it's been happening since Friday.  But no use unfortunately. :smileysad:

How about scanning it for spyware as well?

Try Ctrl + Alt + Del and open task manager, select the Processes Tab and then monitor the processes to see what process it spiking the CPU then that will give you a starting point to get rid of the hungry process / program.

 

pcgeek11

I did try this last night, and it was iexplore.exe that seemed to be generating the highest numbers when it sticks.

 

How will I be able to get rid off this if it's a virus ?

Also, read the information that is provided in the link that I am providing you to run Internet Explorer diagnostics. 

Run the "Click to run a free scan" for iexplorer.exe Related errors" in this link: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/iexplore/ 

Plus, run the "Check that iexplore.exe is stable on your computer" and "Run a free performance scan." If it finds anything wrong, it should correct it or you should run "Fix iexplore. exe Errors: Free scan."  Plus, this site is Microsoft Certified. Hopefully the information there will help you. Either way, post back.

Have you changed Internet Explorer in any way lately? Such as updating it?

That's strange, because iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer.

Thanks for that - I'll give it a go when I get home tonight.  As per your previous message, I haven't done any updating to Internet for months, so I'm really puzzled as to what the problem can be.

 

A bloke in our I.T. department recommended www.avast.com to use as my protection rather than McAfee ?  What do you think ?  Have you heard of avast ?

Ah yes, i've heard of Avast. I personally use AVG Anti Virus instead, but on the Virus/Spyware forum, it is recommended quite a lot. I'd use anything over McAfee. Seems to be worse than a virus. In my opinion, Avast is a good choice. :smileyhappy: Let's hope the link will help fix your problem.