Task Manager

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    Unknown programs in task manager getting BSOD possibly

    So I've been getting the BSOD for about 3 days now and it's one of two possibilities. GPU drivers. (already tried switching cards) Or these programs that i can't find out what they are CUS-gui CUS-mw CUS-mw-helper whenever I've deleted these programs i have not had a crash so i believe that it...
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    "I am sorry !!!!" and Trojan.Renamer

    Hello everyone. i have this issue which i think my computer is infected. my DFX Sound Enhancer's user interface has "i am sorry!!!" written on it. i've looked up about this and there's not much information about this. Here's link to the picture. https://imgur.com/YW1ave8 I found a suspicious...
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    toshiba flash cards are keeping my laptop from shutting down/restarting. I did the 'msconfig'/'start tab'/...

    toshiba flash cards are keeping my laptop from shutting down/restarting. I did the 'msconfig'/'start tab'/....when i got to this point, under the start tab said for me to go to the TASK MANAGER to manage startup items. When I get to the task manager, there is no 'Toshiba Flash Cards' listed at...
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    Possible virus that automatically stop when task manager is open

    CPU usage spikes up immediately after i closed the task manager and vice versa Ran a quickscan with malwarebytes and found nothing, currently running a full system scan which while take long time right now I'm just wondering if anyone ever had a similar problem like this and maybe can be of help
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    Comm surrogate virus

    I’m getting 3 or 4 com surrogate tasks running in my task manager Ik it’s a virus I need to fix it right now plz help me
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    How to stop Bitdefender from running or prevent it from using RAM?

    I got Bitdefender a while ago. It uses a lot of RAM (Around 500 MB) and I want to be able to free up that RAM while gaming. How do I do it? I don't mind if I need to close any Bitdefender processes even though I'd prefer not to have to. I have tried closing them myself from process explorer...
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    Programs running multiple times in task manager

    Hi there, I have programs running multiples times, and next some of the program I see *32 ,so am not sure whether this is a malware or virus. This started 3 days ago and I have malwarebytes and superanti spyware, but still the issue exists, can I get solution for this please? thank you...
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    services.exe rootkit malware?

    Does anyone know what services.exe CPU usage should be looking like in task manager, also what is the normal files size for this program in the system32 folder? I am getting around 10% CPU usage max (mostly around 5%ish), with the usage fluctuating up and down. Any ideas?
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    things on task manager startup

    Need help removing the reidel.exe and sicken.exe also need help figuring out what the 2 program things are and what protectionism is. I know the sicken.exe and reidel.exe are old regenerating viruses I removed using Malwarebytes. I set all those to disabled so they dont start up.
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    Laptop AMD Dedicated Graphics is supposed to have 2GB but only shows 512MB in task manager

    Not sure if this is the right category to ask this in but it's (laptop) GPU related so hopefully it's correct :/ Anyways, as the title reads, my laptop's AMD GPU is supposed to have 2GB of dedicated VRAM (as it's labelled) but task manager and my games only see 512MB (however GPU-Z says there's...
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    high disc usage making my laptop run like crap

    can anyone help with my laptop running like total crap? (high disc usage) Very slow to open any program, cortana literally just loads if i say tried to search for paint or something. I've tried disabling superfetch since it was taking up a decent amount of resources but am curious if anyone can...
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    Cant uninstall chrome,not in task manager,or p&f.

    My google chrome wont uninstall. Its not in Programs and Features or Task Manager, but the problem to me seems to be that the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. If anyone can help me, id be grateful.
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    Chrome is taking too much cpu. Mining?

    Whenever i turn on my computer, chrome shows up in task manager taking 30% cpu! I have tried uninstalling it and then reinstalling it, but the problem is still there. I have also tried running malware check and other antivirus, but nothing helped. Can you help? Specs: Ryzen 5 1600 Gtx 1060 8gb...
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    Task Manager config app

    Hey there. Not so recently I realized I have an unknown app in Task Managers Startup tab, called config.. It doesn't have an icon and if I open the file location it locates a VB script file. Does anyone know whats this? I can post the script if it helps.
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    Why won't my computer bring up the task manager when I click on alt control delete also I have clicked the window key with p

    How can I get rid of a black screen with curser on my Asus laptop and bring up task manager? when I click alt control delete it wont open it. I have also clicked the window key p and down button twice as instructed and it still don't open.
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    Brand new laptop is slow and has 100% disk [usage] in task manager

    So I purchased a new laptop 1 day ago and when I finished the windows update and it started glitching a lot so I checked Task Manager and the disk column was at 100%, at this point i only had Google chrome and the programs from Acer and it takes 3-4 mins to boot to windows and when you open a...
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    How much memory should be used when idle?

    HI there, I have noticed whenever I open my task manager I have about 30% of the memory being used when no apps/windows are open. I was first wondering if "memory" is the same thing as RAM, and also if this is a normal amount to be used when nothing is running on my computer. I understand that...
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    Unnamed process running in task manager

    Following my recent BSODs (which i thought to have fixed in the last thread i made) i started to get quite dissapointed at my computing skills. I just can't fix these BSODs (critical process died, ntoskrnl.exe). I updated and reinstalled all my drivers (no dice), i ran memtest, driver verifier...
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    High CPU usage with closed task manager, igfxupdate.exe-like virus?

    Whenever I use my laptop I noticed the fan starts running on full speed even when not running any applications. When I open task manager to look for the culprit i see my CPU running on 100% for a fraction of a second and then shooting down to under 10%. It was too fast to see what application it...
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    Strange Google Chrome process in background

    For about a month i have been having a problem where a separate google chrome process starts in the background whenever i turn on my PC, it constantly uses about 30% of my cpu but if i end it google chrome itself doesn't stop, i can't figure out what is causing this issue. I checked the...