2.36GB RAM used?

[PsYcHo1231]

Hi, for some reason, whenever I extract a file with winrar, my RAM useage goes to 2.36GB, but in processes it doesnt add up to 2.36GB with show all processes ticked, can anyone explain to me whats going on?

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi, for some reason, whenever I extract a file with winrar, my RAM useage goes to 2.36GB, but in processes it doesnt add up to 2.36GB with show all processes ticked, can anyone explain to me whats going on?

I assume you are looking in task manager?

 

[PsYcHo1231]

Hi, for some reason, whenever I extract a file with winrar, my RAM useage goes to 2.36GB, but in processes it doesnt add up to 2.36GB with show all processes ticked, can anyone explain to me whats going on?

I assume you are looking in task manager?

Yeah, its wierd, because I took a screenshot and worked it out to be just under 300meg

 

[whs]

I suspect that this is just workspace that winrar assigns. It should disappear when winrar is done. Watch it in Resource Monitor > Memory tab.

 

[PsYcHo1231]

I suspect that this is just workspace that winrar assigns. It should disappear when winrar is done. Watch it in Resource Monitor > Memory tab.

Its not gone, ive gone up to 2.54GB now and WinRAR has finished :/

EDIT: what is svchost? Its taking up 130+kb and I have 11 of them in resource monitor

 

[whs]

svchost is the service .exe for the .dlls. It can be anything. Analyse them with Process Explorer. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

 

[Spidey1976]

According to Microsoft: “svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries”.

 

[whs]

According to Microsoft: “svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries”.

I thought I said that - LOL. Here is more info What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? - How-To Geek

 

[Spidey1976]

According to Microsoft: “svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries”.

I thought I said that - LOL. Here is more info What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? - How-To Geek

sorry - that's where I got it from as well - forgot to refresh before I posted and didn't see yours

 

[PsYcHo1231]

still 2.36 on idle...

 

[Spidey1976]

I read elsewhere that malware can be disguised as svchost - have you tried a scan yet?

 

[whs]

Spidey, no problem. I was just pulling your leg - sorry. Maybe my wording was a little cryptic.

 

[whs]

I read elsewhere that malware can be disguised as svchost - have you tried a scan yet?

That's a good thought. Spidey is right. You need to find out where they are located. If they are NOT in C:\Windows\System32, then you got a problem.

 

[logicearth]

Can we see a screenshot of Task Manager? Processes and Performance tab.