IBM ThinkPad 770Z cpu always busy

[Robsf260]

My trusted 770Z has slowed down enormously. Any tips on how I can free her up to run at normal speeds. I have removed unused software and I have taken off all the virus checking software, Is there anything else I can do? Memory is still only 30% used....Regards....Rob

 

[Emerald]

check for rootkit, virus and malware

 

[rdzona]

^^This!!

If the cpu usage is really high and you don't have anything running then it's most likely that it has a virus or malware or something to that effect that is causing all that activity.

 

[Robsf260]

Hi

I loaded Norton 2003 and no Viruses were detected. Is there anything else I should be doing...Regards....Rob

 

[WR2]

Should be using an AV/Malware product that is not a decade old.
Run an AV test without Windows running. Use a bootable AV CD.

 

[WR2]

Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10

or AVG Rescue Disk – Free AVG Bootable Antivirus CD

BitDefender Rescue CD

 

[Emerald]

also later install a virus protection. there are free once like MSE, AVG Free, Avast.

to check for rootkits I use TDSSkiller from Kaspersky

http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.zip

for malware I use Malwarebytes (decline the trial period if asked, and do a full scan)

for Anti virus I use either MSE or AVG Free (run full scan)