Solved explorer.exe

ShadowFalls

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Ok so it's not really to much of an issue but every time i start my computer after a bit of usage, explorer.exe will jump up to 6gb of memory usage causing a major drop in performance. I fix it by ending the process and then restarting it but it doesn't make any sense to me. Is there a way i can get it to stop randomly doing this?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom PC
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970x CPU @ 3.50GHz 4.00Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology X79-UP4
Memory
Total: 12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA/EVGA GeForce GTX 690
Sound Card
motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer HN274Hbmiiid Black
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 120 Hz
Hard Drives
X2 Western Digital WD Black WD4001FAEX 4TB
PSU
Corsair AX1200
Case
coolermaster HAFX
Cooling
Intel Thermal Solution RTS2011LC
Keyboard
RAZER DeathStalker
Mouse
Wacom Tablet Intuos 4
Internet Speed
DSL 256k
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Firefox
Bring up Resource Monitor and see if explorer.exe is connecting to the internet... if it is, then the computer might be infected no matter what Kaspersky tells you. WDO might be a place to start.

Also give SFC a try. If it finds/fixes stuff, restart and scan again.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
it just kind of stopped on it's own. Thanks anyways though.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom PC
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3970x CPU @ 3.50GHz 4.00Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology X79-UP4
Memory
Total: 12.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA/EVGA GeForce GTX 690
Sound Card
motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer HN274Hbmiiid Black
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 120 Hz
Hard Drives
X2 Western Digital WD Black WD4001FAEX 4TB
PSU
Corsair AX1200
Case
coolermaster HAFX
Cooling
Intel Thermal Solution RTS2011LC
Keyboard
RAZER DeathStalker
Mouse
Wacom Tablet Intuos 4
Internet Speed
DSL 256k
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
Firefox
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