Solved explorer.exe corrupted?

carz95

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Hey guys, I think I've got some kind of virus on my system.
I noticed the other day that explorer.exe in task manager was using quite
a bit of memory and cpu. At any time idling about 40% of my 8GB of ram is being used
and 25% of the cpu is being used (it says 25 under the cpu part of the process).
I looked around and it seems that this is usually caused by a virus. I have tried many things and haven't
found a solution.
What I have done:
Scanned with microsoft security essentials and malwarebtyes
ran tdsskiller and norton power eraser

i also went into windows command prompt and typed in SFC /SCANNOW.
it said it found errors but it couldnt fix some of them. so I know for sure something is wrong.

Also, something interesting. i peeked in the registry for explorer.exe and this came up.
(pic attached)
that description can't be right. play and manage games on your computer? That sounds like a virus.
Anyways, let me know if you guys find anything. Thanks
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU
i5-4670k
Motherboard
AsRock Z87 Extreme 6
Memory
8GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 760 2GB
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 1TB
PSU
Corsair CX600
Case
Corsair 300R
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
For anyone reading this, i did a system restore, and set the date from about a week ago. it worked,since the problem just started yesterday.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU
i5-4670k
Motherboard
AsRock Z87 Extreme 6
Memory
8GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 760 2GB
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 1TB
PSU
Corsair CX600
Case
Corsair 300R
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
Oh hey there! Long time no see.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
me!
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ [email protected]
Motherboard
ASUS B350 PRIME-PLUS
Memory
G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2400 @ 2666MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Radeon Vega 56 NITRO+
Sound Card
None
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VG248QZ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB*, 1TB Seagate Constellation ES, 2x Samsung 840 250GB in RAID0*

*Thanks ICIT2LOL for supplying me with all of these drives!
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Corsair Crystal 460X
Cooling
AMD Wraith Spire
Keyboard
Ducky Shine 6 w/ MX Browns and PBT keycaps
Mouse
Xtrfy M1-Ice
Internet Speed
100MBit/s down, 20MBit/s up
Antivirus
Bitdefender
Browser
Google Chrome
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