| Windows 7: [Help]Memory Leak. All memory drained and used |
24 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Professional 14 posts |
[Help]Memory Leak. All memory drained and used Today, my computer decided for some reason to start hogging all the memory.
The memory slowly goes up after around 3:30 minutes of being open.
CPU usage is at regular.
I have tried many things to fiqure out the problem.
Not even safe mode works.
Also it's very weird because i have 6gb of memory and its on max used.
Even disabling the internet doesn't change a thing.
Please help find the soulution.
There is nothing right now that will make it go down.
I have uploaded a picture showing how the memory goes up. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Professional Memory 3 DDR2 2GB Each Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Monitor(s) Displays Monitors: 1)Starlogic VGA 2)Samsung DVI-I Cooling Fan Hard Drives 1 internal Hard drive inside computer. File System NTFS total 600GB
External Hard drive: 500GB |
27 May 2010
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| | Win7 x64 + x86 5,713 posts Southeastern CT, USA |
Please open up Task Manager to the Processes tab
Click on the "Memory (Private Working Set)" column header (to sort that column).
What is the Image name of the top user of memory (and is it much greater than the other entries)? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook OS Win7 x64 + x86 CPU Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe Memory 12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook Graphics Card ATI 4870 Sound Card Yes, I have one of these Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sharp Aquos TV Screen Resolution 800x600 - I have vision issues Keyboard Microsoft Natural Mouse Logitech Trackman PSU 1000 watt (can't recall the brand) Case Antec 300 Cooling Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware Hard Drives 4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller Internet Speed Cable Other Info GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
Wii and XBox 360 |
28 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Professional 14 posts |

Quote: Originally Posted by usasma Please open up Task Manager to the Processes tab
Click on the "Memory (Private Working Set)" column header (to sort that column).
What is the Image name of the top user of memory (and is it much greater than the other entries)? Currently its firefox, digsby, then skype.
But those aren't the reasons it goes up, as when they aren't open my memory still maxes out.
I've still narrowed it down using the Resource Monitor that what is causing it is "svchost.exe (secsvc)" if i end the process the memory drops back to normal then goes back up. The 2nd~3rd time i end it then the process will no longer come back up.
Do you know why this process is causing this? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Professional Memory 3 DDR2 2GB Each Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Monitor(s) Displays Monitors: 1)Starlogic VGA 2)Samsung DVI-I Cooling Fan Hard Drives 1 internal Hard drive inside computer. File System NTFS total 600GB
External Hard drive: 500GB |
28 May 2010
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| | Win7 x64 + x86 5,713 posts Southeastern CT, USA |
I don't know, but one possibility is an infection. AFAIK there's no "secsvc" in Windows - although there is a "secsvc s" - that's the service name for Windows Defender when running under svchost.exe
Download and install this free program from Microsoft: Process Explorer
Locate the PID of the svchost.exe process that's sucking up all the memory (in your Resource Monitor)
Then open up the new program (named Process Explorer) and hover the mouse over the instance of svchost.exe with the same PID. Let us know what it says.
Then, right click on the svchost.exe process and select Properties.
Then select the Threads tab
In the Threads tab, let us know the Start Address (everything before the !) for anything that shows a number under Cycles Delta | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook OS Win7 x64 + x86 CPU Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe Memory 12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook Graphics Card ATI 4870 Sound Card Yes, I have one of these Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sharp Aquos TV Screen Resolution 800x600 - I have vision issues Keyboard Microsoft Natural Mouse Logitech Trackman PSU 1000 watt (can't recall the brand) Case Antec 300 Cooling Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware Hard Drives 4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller Internet Speed Cable Other Info GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
Wii and XBox 360 |
29 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Professional 14 posts |

Quote: Originally Posted by usasma I don't know, but one possibility is an infection. AFAIK there's no "secsvc" in Windows - although there is a "secsvc s" - that's the service name for Windows Defender when running under svchost.exe
Download and install this free program from Microsoft: Process Explorer
Locate the PID of the svchost.exe process that's sucking up all the memory (in your Resource Monitor)
Then open up the new program (named Process Explorer) and hover the mouse over the instance of svchost.exe with the same PID. Let us know what it says.
Then, right click on the svchost.exe process and select Properties.
Then select the Threads tab
In the Threads tab, let us know the Start Address (everything before the !) for anything that shows a number under Cycles Delta Yes, i meant secsvc s. It's the same in the picture provided and here the things requested:
As for the svchost.exe which is svshost.exe (Secsvcs)
i don't know which to choose, as there is multiple svchost's
which should i choose for properties? EDIT: okay i found the correct svshost for the thing you requested:
Under cswitch Delta there is:
The start address says ntdll.dll which is before the !
that same dll shows for everything except for one that says 0x0
only a few CSwitch Delta's randomly shows numbers if that helps any also. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Professional Memory 3 DDR2 2GB Each Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Monitor(s) Displays Monitors: 1)Starlogic VGA 2)Samsung DVI-I Cooling Fan Hard Drives 1 internal Hard drive inside computer. File System NTFS total 600GB
External Hard drive: 500GB |
29 May 2010
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| | Win7 x64 + x86 5,713 posts Southeastern CT, USA |
Can you post a screenshot of the one that says 0x0?
If that doesn't suggest something to me, then we'll have to try a different way of isolating the problem.
Please run a couple of the scans at this page to ensure that your current protection hasn't been hijacked: Malware (read the details at the link)
If that rules out an infection, then we'll have to start with clean boot troubleshooting: How to Troubleshoot a Problem by Performing a Clean Startup in Windows 7 or Vista
Last edited by Brink; 05 Aug 2011 at 04:01 AM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook OS Win7 x64 + x86 CPU Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe Memory 12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook Graphics Card ATI 4870 Sound Card Yes, I have one of these Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sharp Aquos TV Screen Resolution 800x600 - I have vision issues Keyboard Microsoft Natural Mouse Logitech Trackman PSU 1000 watt (can't recall the brand) Case Antec 300 Cooling Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware Hard Drives 4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller Internet Speed Cable Other Info GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
Wii and XBox 360 |
30 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Professional 14 posts |

Quote: Originally Posted by usasma Can you post a screenshot of the one that says 0x0?
If that doesn't suggest something to me, then we'll have to try a different way of isolating the problem.
Please run a couple of the scans at this page to ensure that your current protection hasn't been hijacked: Malware (read the details at the link)
If that rules out an infection, then we'll have to start with clean boot troubleshooting: How to Troubleshoot a Problem by Performing a Clean Startup in Windows 7 or Vista I won't need to try the above scans.
I've tried using Nod32, and anti-malware bytes.
I've also tried booting in safe mode with minimal ticked.
The 0x0 has no useful information to show, as if i remember correctly it was in the section where you wanted the name of that dll before the !
If it helps any, i think i remembering updating windows defender around the time this started. But i also remember doing other stuff that could of caused this.
Last edited by Brink; 05 Aug 2011 at 04:01 AM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Professional Memory 3 DDR2 2GB Each Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Monitor(s) Displays Monitors: 1)Starlogic VGA 2)Samsung DVI-I Cooling Fan Hard Drives 1 internal Hard drive inside computer. File System NTFS total 600GB
External Hard drive: 500GB |
30 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 1,534 posts Chicago |

Quote: Originally Posted by cinos11 
Quote: Originally Posted by usasma Can you post a screenshot of the one that says 0x0?
If that doesn't suggest something to me, then we'll have to try a different way of isolating the problem.
Please run a couple of the scans at this page to ensure that your current protection hasn't been hijacked: Malware (read the details at the link)
If that rules out an infection, then we'll have to start with clean boot troubleshooting: How to Troubleshoot a Problem by Performing a Clean Startup in Windows 7 or Vista I won't need to try the above scans.
I've tried using Nod32, and anti-malware bytes.
I've also tried booting in safe mode with minimal ticked.
The 0x0 has no useful information to show, as if i remember correctly it was in the section where you wanted the name of that dll before the !
If it helps any, i think i remembering updating windows defender around the time this started. But i also remember doing other stuff that could of caused this. Replace defender with MSSE. If that doesn't help simply uninstall it. http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Last edited by Brink; 05 Aug 2011 at 04:01 AM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number baarod/MCP OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit CPU Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz 9x400FSB Motherboard Gigabyte G33M-S2H Memory 4GB DDR2 1066 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4670 Sound Card Integrated Azalia Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL1711 Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 4000 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Lasr Mouse 5000 PSU 240W TFX Case InWin BT566 Cooling Intel Retail Stock Hard Drives OCZ Vertex SATAII w/ 1.5FW 30,528MB system and apps
Maxtor 6L300R0 PATA 286,188MB page file, data and user profiles Internet Speed 3Mbps Verizon DSL over 802.11g Other Info Hauppauge WinTV PVR II Tuner, Generic $13 SoC Webcam, RT61 WiFi with remote antenna, Media Center Remote and Receiver |
30 May 2010
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| | Windows 7 Professional 14 posts |
Okay, i got the picture of you requested. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 7 Professional Memory 3 DDR2 2GB Each Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Monitor(s) Displays Monitors: 1)Starlogic VGA 2)Samsung DVI-I Cooling Fan Hard Drives 1 internal Hard drive inside computer. File System NTFS total 600GB
External Hard drive: 500GB |
30 May 2010
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| | Win7 x64 + x86 5,713 posts Southeastern CT, USA |
I agree with baarod - install MSSE. But remove any other antivirus first.
But, if you still want to look further into this, please left click on each of the items that have numbers in the Cycles Delta column, then click on the "Stack" button. Post the screenshot of each in your next post. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (x64), Lenovo x61s Tablet, Samsung Netbook OS Win7 x64 + x86 CPU Intel i7 920, other Intel chips, and the Atom in the netbook Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe Memory 12 gB; 4 gB Lenovo; 1 gB Samsung netbook Graphics Card ATI 4870 Sound Card Yes, I have one of these Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sharp Aquos TV Screen Resolution 800x600 - I have vision issues Keyboard Microsoft Natural Mouse Logitech Trackman PSU 1000 watt (can't recall the brand) Case Antec 300 Cooling Big honking cooler that was rated highly at Toms Hardware Hard Drives 4 - 150 gB Velociraptors in RAID 5
Promise controller Internet Speed Cable Other Info GeekSquad UPS
CyberPower UPS
DLink DNS-323 NAS (2 tB)
Netgear wireless router as an access point
Netgear wired router FSV-318
Home network consists of
4 desktop computers (2 Vista, 2 Win7)
1 netbook (Win7)
4 laptop computers (XP, 2-Vista, Win7)
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