Thread 105708819

>my CPU is running at 100%
>fans on full blast
>PC is idle
>*what the heck? best check task manager!*
>CPU use instantly stops
am I being violated by a foreign body?

>>105708819 (OP)
sounds like a remote crypto miner

>>105708867
oh crap. virus scans anrent finding anything and I cant even see what the process is called if it shuts down once task manager is opened, any suggestions or is it format and reinstall time?

>>105708885
Sounds like a crypto miner. Format and reinstall is the easiest option

>>105708819 (OP)
just keep task manager always on, so the virus doesn't activate

>>105708819 (OP)
this is typical winshit behavior, the cryptominer is built-in cuz profits

>>105708885
It's just windows doing indexing and other random stuff while you're idle. Don't format retard

>any suggestions
no. a demand really. install gentoo.

>>105708819 (OP)
3.7802 etherium, thats you?

task that only runs when idle

>>105709377
2.8348

>>105708819 (OP)
Reinstall wangblows dude, and for the love of fucking God, don't pirate shit from random no name sites.

>>105708819 (OP)
That's Intel Management Engine/ AMD Pluton sending all your data to Mossad HQ

Nothing to worry about

>>105708885
Unfortunately Windows doesn't come with the necessary tools to properly monitor sus activity and new executables. Anti viruses are too dumbed down, and the really good tools are expensive and targeted to the corporate world. The real problem is that the average user is just too mentally nerfed, even IT admins.

>>105708819 (OP)
> zoomer discovers auto defrag

>>105708819 (OP)
Crypto miners usually aren't smart enough to detech task manager.
Probably disk indexing scanning your entirety of AppData again.

Aplle MAC comes with a virus scanner that deletes your "malicious" files without telling you. Maybe it's that

>>105709419
>Intel Management Engine
That's a separate processor, which is the whole point. You can open as many task managers as you wish, you have no access that way around.

If you're having strange background activity or need a clean server to run tools or test without risk, try an isolated SSD VPS. I recommend Prohoster: https://prohoster.info/vps/ssd-vps — fast, affordable, and supports most OS images.

>>105708885
Try another process monitoring tool. It's likely looking specifically for task manager launching/taking focus, so if you can get another program to monitor the processes you'll probably find it.

I had a similar issue once and ended up using a remote VPS to test things out without risking my main PC. If you want to isolate suspicious behavior, a solid SSD VPS like this helped me: https://prohoster.info/vps/ssd-vps — just an idea.

>>105709454
that was my first thought, but it probably wouldn't max out the cpu. just make the case go brrrrr.

>>105709894
I doubt it was actually 100% it just sounds like it. Fucking annoying though.

do you use linux? it might be steam preloading vulkan shaders of your installed games on the background

"digitale hausdurchsuchung"?

>>105708819 (OP)
Use System Informer and start investigating from there.

Format
Reinstall
Restore from backup
Don't backup pirate software or games those are the ones that infected you on the first place.

>>105708819 (OP)
>what is a "when idle" scheduled task

>>105709438
Like most things /g/ vomits, this is a complete lie. Of COURSE you can audit every process start, stop, it's exit code, the process that spawned it, optionally with full command lines for everything and every DLL it loads - then have that information kept local or sent to another machine.
You're just too stupid to do any of this.

>>105708885
Computer already compromised, nuke and pave.

>>105710522
Yeah, but have you ever taken a look at the Windows syntax? It's a literal retard system for retards, made by brain damaged greedtards.
Windows is the most infected OS in the world, you are full of shit if you think you are safe in any way.
Let go

>>105708885
Just keep the task manager open.

>>105711003
Actually, everything I just listed can be done with a point-and-click GUI in under 2 minutes.
Sorry you're so stupid.