Re: CPU being maxed out by rundll32.exe
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 06/06/04
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Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 16:42:35 -0700
XP Pro wrote:
> I have two computers on a home network behind a wireless
> router - one is a wireless laptop, the other a wired
> desk. The desktop ground to a halt last week with the CPU
> constantly pegged at 100% by the rundll32.exe. Today, the
> laptop is exhibiting the same. I ran Norton and am up to
> date on my microsoft updates and no virus has been
> found... Any thoughts?
Although your computer may be virus-free, you probably have spyware on
it that NAV won't pick up. Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy
from www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from www.lavasoftusa.com. Be
sure to update these programs before running them. These programs are
free, so run them both since they complement each other. It is best to
run antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode. You may also need
to run CWShredder from http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/index.html .
Please read the instructions carefully. A great resource for dealing
with spyware is http://www.spywareinfo.com. Also, make sure you've
visited Windows Update and applied all security patches. Make sure you
are running a firewall.
Malke
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