Hi all.
Something similar happened to me many years ago, perhaps a decade.
My computer would be idle, nothing major going on, no programs that I'd executed running, just standard background programs running.
But I'd hear my CPU fan speeding up, as if there was a program running that was demanding a lot from the CPU. But as soon as I'd launch Task Manager, the CPU fan would slow back down to "normal", and nothing in the Task Manager Apps or Background Processes would jump out at me as "suspicious".
If my memory serves me, I believe it turned out to be some kind of bit coin miner......but for the life of me, since it was so long ago, I can't remember what I used to detect & find it. Anyway....
The same thing is happening again now.
I have Windows 10, 64-bit, Version 1909, OS Build 18363.535
I use the built-in Windows 10 Windows Security.
Now: When I say my CPU fan is speeding up, I don't mean in a ridiculous manner, not like the CPU is spiking out at 90 or 100%. I just have sensitive hearing and can pick up on the slightest differences 😉
Well, whatever this is that's causing the slight spike in CPU usage, plus, the speeding up of the CPU fan, is "hiding" when I launch Task Manager. From some searching I did on the 'Net, others have experienced things similar to mine. One of the possible solutions I came across is to get a program called "Bill2's Process Manager". I downloaded & installed it, but, none of the processes jumped out as being suspicious; I even arranged the processes by CPU usage to see what was taking up the most %.
I downloaded the free copy of Malewarebytes and ran it. It did find two bit coin entries in the Registry, so I had the program quarantine it.
Any of you know a good online anti-virus scanner? How about any of these at this link:
https://www.ecloudbuzz.com/best-free-online-virus-scanners/
Thanks for any help & suggestions;
Pez
Something similar happened to me many years ago, perhaps a decade.
My computer would be idle, nothing major going on, no programs that I'd executed running, just standard background programs running.
But I'd hear my CPU fan speeding up, as if there was a program running that was demanding a lot from the CPU. But as soon as I'd launch Task Manager, the CPU fan would slow back down to "normal", and nothing in the Task Manager Apps or Background Processes would jump out at me as "suspicious".
If my memory serves me, I believe it turned out to be some kind of bit coin miner......but for the life of me, since it was so long ago, I can't remember what I used to detect & find it. Anyway....
The same thing is happening again now.
I have Windows 10, 64-bit, Version 1909, OS Build 18363.535
I use the built-in Windows 10 Windows Security.
Now: When I say my CPU fan is speeding up, I don't mean in a ridiculous manner, not like the CPU is spiking out at 90 or 100%. I just have sensitive hearing and can pick up on the slightest differences 😉
Well, whatever this is that's causing the slight spike in CPU usage, plus, the speeding up of the CPU fan, is "hiding" when I launch Task Manager. From some searching I did on the 'Net, others have experienced things similar to mine. One of the possible solutions I came across is to get a program called "Bill2's Process Manager". I downloaded & installed it, but, none of the processes jumped out as being suspicious; I even arranged the processes by CPU usage to see what was taking up the most %.
I downloaded the free copy of Malewarebytes and ran it. It did find two bit coin entries in the Registry, so I had the program quarantine it.
Any of you know a good online anti-virus scanner? How about any of these at this link:
https://www.ecloudbuzz.com/best-free-online-virus-scanners/
Thanks for any help & suggestions;
Pez