Gaz1701
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I wasn't sure whether to put this thread under the 'System Security' section, or the 'Performance and Maintenance' section
This has been a bit of a long-standing problem for me now, to which I can't see a solution to.
Before I replaced Microsoft Security Essentials, it's been the msmpEng.exe that's doing the exact same thing as the now Mcafee's mcshield.exe is doing - for ages at a time using nearly 100% CPU usage when I'm on the internet (it doesn't matter what webbrowser I use, it seems), and while it's doing that my machine keeps on being unresponsive.
So much so, that sometimes Mcafee turns its Realtime scanning off, and am unable to turn it on again (which I suppose should be a good thing!) - yet, it still shows up in Windows Task Manager, still using a lot of CPU usage. Please see attached image by what I mean here.
On occasion, it's gotten SO bad (I think it is this that's the cause), that my computer freezes and my HDD does that slow 'clicking' sound [of death - it clicks about every 1 1/2 seconds] for a long while! Now, I know people will say that means my HDD is on it's way out, but when I scanned it with HD Tune, out of the entire Hard Drive only one sector was red/corrupt, and the rest is all green!
I don't *think* I've got any other anti-malware software that's incompatible with McAfee - the ones I do have claim to be compatible with it anyway. I can give you a list of them if need be.
I'd be most grateful to get this sorted, as even as I was managing that attachment it kept stop responding (using Waterfox - the 64-bit 'version' of Firefox - to type this in)
This has been a bit of a long-standing problem for me now, to which I can't see a solution to.
Before I replaced Microsoft Security Essentials, it's been the msmpEng.exe that's doing the exact same thing as the now Mcafee's mcshield.exe is doing - for ages at a time using nearly 100% CPU usage when I'm on the internet (it doesn't matter what webbrowser I use, it seems), and while it's doing that my machine keeps on being unresponsive.
So much so, that sometimes Mcafee turns its Realtime scanning off, and am unable to turn it on again (which I suppose should be a good thing!) - yet, it still shows up in Windows Task Manager, still using a lot of CPU usage. Please see attached image by what I mean here.
On occasion, it's gotten SO bad (I think it is this that's the cause), that my computer freezes and my HDD does that slow 'clicking' sound [of death - it clicks about every 1 1/2 seconds] for a long while! Now, I know people will say that means my HDD is on it's way out, but when I scanned it with HD Tune, out of the entire Hard Drive only one sector was red/corrupt, and the rest is all green!
I don't *think* I've got any other anti-malware software that's incompatible with McAfee - the ones I do have claim to be compatible with it anyway. I can give you a list of them if need be.
I'd be most grateful to get this sorted, as even as I was managing that attachment it kept stop responding (using Waterfox - the 64-bit 'version' of Firefox - to type this in)
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My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- MSI MS-7325
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
- CPU
- AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2 CPUs), ~2.
- Motherboard
- MSI K9N4 SLI-F nForce 500 SLI chipset
- Memory
- 2048MB RAM DDR2 (now installed a 2GB chip = 4GB altogether)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS EAH5770 CU core, 1GB GDDR5 video memory
- Sound Card
- Realtek AC'97 Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- AOC I2367Fh
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- SAMSUNG HD401LJ ATA Device
- PSU
- Tagan TG700-U25 - 700Watts
- Case
- NZXT Zero Aluminium Full Tower
- Cooling
- about 6 fans on case
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
- Mouse
- Trust GM-4200 Gamer Mouse Optical
- Internet Speed
- Not sure what speed, but it's broadband - ADSL (I think).
- Antivirus
- Avast! Free Antivirus
- Browser
- Mozillla Firefox
