This has never happened before. This started happening today when I was on XP downloading something. Kaspersky detected it as a trojan and deleted it and ever since that, my computer usage has been going high with every little action. New tab, 60% and then goes back down. Opening a new window, it goes to 100% and back down. Booting up is also loud. When my computer turns off, there's this weird high pitched quacking sound which makes me believe this is a hardware problem. So, I open my computer up and I dust it with my trusty air can but that didn't fix my problem. So, I'm pretty stumped to what I should do. I constantly clean my computer so I don't think cluttered junk could be an issue.
I have 3 gigs of RAM, and I am dual booting Windows Seven with Windows XP. This problem originated when I was on XP. All help is appreciated.
I almost forgot, I use kaspersky internet security 2009 and ad-aware pro 2009 on both XP and Seven. I've already tried doing a full system scan with kaspersky. No threats were found except a few vulnerabilities.
Update: Computer usage still goes up with every little thing but my fan isn't as loud anymore.. Hardware problem?
Update 2: The fan is louder when running Windows XP
I have 3 gigs of RAM, and I am dual booting Windows Seven with Windows XP. This problem originated when I was on XP. All help is appreciated.
I almost forgot, I use kaspersky internet security 2009 and ad-aware pro 2009 on both XP and Seven. I've already tried doing a full system scan with kaspersky. No threats were found except a few vulnerabilities.
Update: Computer usage still goes up with every little thing but my fan isn't as loud anymore.. Hardware problem?
Update 2: The fan is louder when running Windows XP
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My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Started out as an AST180
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.7 GHz
- Motherboard
- Acer EM61SM/EM61PM
- Memory
- 3G RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI HD Radeon 4670
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache, 160 GB Seagate
- PSU
- Corsair 450VX 450W
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Media Pro 3000
- Mouse
- Logitech MX310