JGies22 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2020 Hi All, Every so often several times a day, my CPU goes off the charts and the fan runs. Adaware seems to be consuming the CPU at this point. How do I stop this high consumption. I run scans and there is nothing found Thanks PS I have the free version Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CeciliaB 475 Report post Posted December 12, 2020 Hi JGies22, Maybe Adaware antivirus runs a background scan of your files. Have you changed any settings or are you using the default settings? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 JGies22 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 I believe I am using default settings. When I go to settings I do not see much opportunity to edit settings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CeciliaB 475 Report post Posted December 13, 2020 Which process is using the CPU according to Task Manager, tab Processes, and how many percent? For how long time is that process using the CPU that much? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 JGies22 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2020 The answer to your question varies I would say the Fan speeds up for 60 - 90 seconds High users are Adaware Services MS Edge Mozilla Sometimes Windows Explorer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CeciliaB 475 Report post Posted December 15, 2020 What are MS Edge and Mozilla Firefox doing when it starts? E.g. if they're displaying complicated web pages with a lot of ads or graphics, that requires that Adaware antivirus checks a lot of files for malicious content. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 JGies22 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks, These pages are up in the background. Typically Gmail, Linked IN and Facebook. Sometimes hubspot. I recognize your point whenever I go to AOL to check my Dads email. What a resource Hog AOL is. I limit time there. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CeciliaB 475 Report post Posted December 15, 2020 Since the browsers also use the CPU I guess that they're doing something that requires that adaware works a lot. But it's hard to know if that is correct or if something else happens. Has any other antivirus program been installed? Rather often after an uninstallation of an antivirus program there are left-overs that can disturb the next antivirus program. The antivirus companies usually has special removal/uninstallation tools on their web sites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hi All,
Every so often several times a day, my CPU goes off the charts and the fan runs. Adaware seems to be consuming the CPU at this point.
How do I stop this high consumption. I run scans and there is nothing found
Thanks
PS I have the free version
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