MagicThunder141 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 I am having problems with a process in windows called winlogon.exe. My computer will be fine for about 10-20 minutes then the winlogon.exe process will start using most of my CPU fluctuating between 80-100%. Is there anyway that I can fix this?Also, another process called svchost.exe will start using alot of my CPU, but it wont continue using it like winlogon.exe. But my problem with the svchost is that it will have more then 3 svchost.exes running once I start my computer. Is there anyway that I can fix this as well?
baggers02 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 Look herehttp://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=svchost.exe+and herehttp://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=winlogon.exeSee which one applies in your situation, does not look good!
baggers02 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 Those two processes can be legit, trace them back to see where they are on the system and use the links above to see if you are having virus problems or some other problem.
MagicThunder141 Posted October 12, 2004 Author Posted October 12, 2004 From the looks of it, I don't have any virus problems. When I run windows in safe mode, the processes never get out-of-whack. Maybe it is a program I am running. It didn't do any of this (other then the scvhost acting up occasionally) before I installed Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal.
baggers02 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056This describes how multiple svchost processes can run. What exactly is the problem, do these processes grad the system and slow it down?
MagicThunder141 Posted October 12, 2004 Author Posted October 12, 2004 Lately, it has just been the winlogon.exe process grabbing the system and slowing everything down. Every once in awhile the svchost.exe process would do it, but I havent had any problems with it other then it running more then once.
baggers02 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 I really think this is a virus issue, is it winlogon or winlogin?Update virus defs and scan, download adaware or the like and have a look.Select run and msconfig, look on the startup tab for things that don't look right and look them up on http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
MagicThunder141 Posted October 12, 2004 Author Posted October 12, 2004 I have done all of this. Nothing seems to be wrong. Have the latest version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, checked for viruses, came up clean. Have Spy-Bot and Ad-Aware and scanned with both in Safe-Mode, both came up clean. Checked the msconfig start-up tab for things that look right and all of them are legit.
baggers02 Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 Search your hard disk for winlogon.exe, the real one is in c:\windows\system32 and service pack folders. If you have any entries anywhere else such as c:\windows then it is a virus or something. A quick google says its virus related, and not always detected. There seems to be a huge variation of symptoms.
MagicThunder141 Posted October 13, 2004 Author Posted October 13, 2004 I've searched everywhere that was suggested to look. The only place I find it is in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. No where else. One of my friends suggested that I replace the file using the Windows XP cd. Im going to try that.
baggers02 Posted October 13, 2004 Posted October 13, 2004 Are you running sp2?If not try this http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;835732 for a patch, if you have sp2 then this patch has been applied. I will keep thinking!
baggers02 Posted October 13, 2004 Posted October 13, 2004 Sorry, here is the patch for xp+sp1http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en
baggers02 Posted October 13, 2004 Posted October 13, 2004 Get hijack this and post the log here, not sure of the link - google it
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