Should I worry?

[reluttr]

Today I noticed my ram usage was slightly higher than usual, its usually ~25% but today it was at 31%. So I opened up task manager to see what program was malfunctioning and I noticed there was two Explorer.exe processes running! One of the processes was using about 28mb of so and the other was using about 5-6mb.

So I restarted the computer, and the smaller Explorer.exe is nowhere to be seen. I also read that windows has a feature to where you can have all explorer windows run as their own process, however when I checked the feature was not enabled.

Anyways, I am now running a full scan with MSE and I will follow up with a scan with Malwarebytes. Problem is... I run a quick scan everyday and a full scan at least once a week. I also have no-script and adblock installed on firefox. I also make sure to scan all installers before installing them.

The only change I have made to my computer today was installing this program to try out.

3RVX Brings a Mac-Like On Screen Volume Indicator to Windows - Display - Lifehacker

But I scanned the file with both MSE and Malwarebytes before installing. Plus lifehacker is a reputable site, so I am sure they checked the file as well.

I have also noticed lately that 7 takes a bit longer to start, and has a considerable amount of lag when opening certain programs especially right after first starting. despite the fact I have not installed any utility programs recently.

 

[richc46]

If you ran malwebytes and an anti virus, you should be ok.

Type event viewer, in search and see if there are any errors.

You can, also, try a clean boot, which will help you determine why your boot is slow.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

 

[karlsnooks]

reluttr,

Not all that glitters is gold.

Your post actually answered your question. The new program is the source of the new behaviour.

Of course, you created a restore point before installing any new program so that you can easily revert back to the way things were before you installed the program.

karl

 

[reluttr]

Thanks for the tips, just restored back to a restore point I made earlier today which made the system a bit faster. Also apparently itunes decided to re-enable its and quicktimes auto-start again... After disabling the two again my pc is now considerably less laggy when starting.

 

[richc46]

Glad that it worked out and that you came to the Forum.