What is using up all my CPU speed?

gogreen · gogreen #1 (**permalink**)

10-04-2005, 08:18 PM

I opened activity monitor and discovered that my CPU is running at 100% capacity all the time... what gives? It's on better performance power settings so the processor is at max speed all the time (I think) and the biggest task was activity monitor itself.... 74% system...26% user... 0% idle.... what gives?

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baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

10-04-2005, 08:24 PM

Restart. If it still does it, then you have a problem.

gogreen · gogreen #3 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 01:04 AM

Restarted and it's the same. It's really weird because my computer runs just fine.

technologist · technologist #4 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 02:43 AM

Try opening the Terminal and running

top -u

thermidor · thermidor #5 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 07:36 AM

What do you see if you look at All Processes instead of My Processes?

gogreen · gogreen #6 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 11:41 AM

I checked all programs, and something called VShieldCheck is sucking up TONS of CPU.... anybody heard of this before?

Also, spotlight can't find anything called VShieldCheck

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #7 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 01:14 PM

VShieldCheck is part of Virex.

gogreen · gogreen #8 (**permalink**)

10-05-2005, 02:35 PM

Thanks, Problem solved, it was a part of Virex. I just got rid of virex, it was a POS basic software I downloaded from My school. All it did was scan files for viruses. I am still wondering how Virex managed to use up 75% of my CPU speed though. It just seems weird.

gogreen #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-04-2005, 08:18 PM I opened activity monitor and discovered that my CPU is running at 100% capacity all the time... what gives? It's on better performance power settings so the processor is at max speed all the time (I think) and the biggest task was activity monitor itself.... 74% system...26% user... 0% idle.... what gives? take a look [IMG][/IMG]
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trpnmonkey41 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	10-05-2005, 01:14 PM VShieldCheck is part of Virex. Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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baggss #2 (permalink)
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technologist #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	10-05-2005, 02:43 AM Try opening the Terminal and running top -u
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thermidor #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2005 Location: Bagshot, Surrey, UK Posts: 198 Mac Specs: Powerbook 17" 1.5GHz, 2GB, 160GB Momentus; iMac 24" 3.06GHz, 2GB; iPhone 2.5G 8GB; iPod 5G 60GB	10-05-2005, 07:36 AM What do you see if you look at All Processes instead of My Processes?
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gogreen #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-05-2005, 11:41 AM I checked all programs, and something called VShieldCheck is sucking up TONS of CPU.... anybody heard of this before? Also, spotlight can't find anything called VShieldCheck
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gogreen #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-05-2005, 02:35 PM Thanks, Problem solved, it was a part of Virex. I just got rid of virex, it was a POS basic software I downloaded from My school. All it did was scan files for viruses. I am still wondering how Virex managed to use up 75% of my CPU speed though. It just seems weird.
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