I have an HP G61, with Windows 7 Home, AMD Sempron M120 CPU running at 2.10 Ghz, 3GB RAM and its a 64-Bit system. I have looked up this problem before but it said that its due to overheating so i got a cooling pad. But the problem has gotten worse, whenever i run a program the CPU gadget says that its working to its full capacity. in the begging it will work fine but then it will slow down to a point where its processing frame by frame. Its a new computer I got it last July. I wold like to know if its a virus or a possible worm and how can i resolve this problem. :upset:
It could be a lot of things. Do you have an AV program installed? If not you can use an online scanner, most AV companies have one. ESET Online Scanner works good for my purposes. Also try downloading Malwarebytes.
Run both of those (not at the same time) let them do their work and see if they find any malware. If they don't find anything then you can feel reasonably safe its not a malware issue.
I have the exact same issue... this is a specific problem, and i dont think it will be fixed with generic answers. I also have a HP G61, with Windows 7 Home.
When it happens, the CPU usage shows 100% in Task manager, but the process list does not show any process above 7 or 8%....
Sometimes, after shutdown, the PC wont start and requires the battery to be removed to reboot.
I have tried to identify a trend about what i'm doing when it starts slowing down; sometime watching online videos, sometime movies. It might be related to a "multimedia driver" sound, video? Also seems to happen more often when the ethernet cable is used instead of wireless. But these are only guesses... I ran an AV, and nothing bad could be found.
Could not find anything relevant in the log files. (but i'm not an expert)
I'll let you know if i find more.
Protasova, let me know if i'm not describing the same problem as you, and i'll move my post.
That is exactly my problem! I just dont know how to fix it. And I have had to take my battery out to be able to start it again. I actually thought that it might be a worm. And it seems to have gotten worse, it takes it less time to overload and freeze.
Replace McAfee with a better antivirus such as Avast Home Free. You don't want to run without security. I would also suggest a paid version of Malwarebytes.
Protasova, if you bought it last July, any chance it's still under warranty? If it turns out to be a hardware / overheating problem, best to get on the horn with HP before the warranty runs out.
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