HL hogging the processor. help

Newbie Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 2

Hi all.
lately ive experienced my HL to hog the CPU. i get 100% usage in the task manger ....

the hl runs slow as hell as if im running it on a 386.

i got 1 gig ram and 2.0 ghz 64 bit amd...

it just acts slow and is hogging the cpu.

any help with this memory leak?

any info is appreciated.

sorry if this has been posted b4.

thx.

hamush

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

With no other programs running HL uses about an average of 3%.
It spikes to 20% on occasion.
HL's CPU usage is not a flat line, it is a series of usage spikes
from 5% to 20%.
Even when minimised it uses CPU time.

AMD FX-62 4 gigs DDR RAM. 2.8 ghz.

DB

Newbie Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Posts: 2

i agree.. however. with mine its at 100% most of the time, and it is veeeryy slow...

it takes a while for me to even send a PM or open a room to join.

it also takes about 30 sec to start up, and about onother 15 just to shut down.

otherwise, my PC runs just fine. i tried reinstalling but to no avail.

Newbie Joined: Mar 11, 2007 Posts: 2

i'v the same problem
when i startup my HL version the cpu use in the task bar say 100% and my pc slow down really a lot...
there's any way to fix it?

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

Are you guys on 56K or using internal PCI modems?

Perhaps it's your modem.

From what I have seen The usage spikes are from messages posting up.

Perhaps it's a modem issue?

DB

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:02 am

turn off indexing on your hard drive, look up admin, computer services, turn it off in there..

Cool

Newbie Joined: Mar 11, 2007 Posts: 2

so...
sorryy for my late...
mmm i'v an external modem with a 2Mb connection...
if i shoutdown the firewall i still have the problem...
indexing?
what it is? and why it concern with ping?
originally i didn't have that problem before il2 1946 or this new version of HL
i don't remember exactly when this problem cames out

Newbie Joined: Sep 02, 2007 Posts: 2

Have the same problem here... start HL and my computer goes to hell, CPU Usage stuck at 100% and everything freeze every 2 seconds.

I have PIV 2,4 GHz 1 GB RAM

Turned Off Indexing... nothing
Did complete registry cleanup... nothing

Any help?

Hyper Postman Joined: Jul 30, 2006 Posts: 635

The problem you describe is almost certainly the work
of a Trojan Horse virus or key stroke gen program.

There are a number of different worms, viruses and spyware
programs that will cause this issue.

I recomend Nortons internet security. it works well
and uses little on the resources.

There is a virus/Worm going aroud
that causes this issue.

Backdoor.NTHack/DL.EXE

W32.Licum

The following from Symantec.com

Downloads the following files:

[http://]utenti.lycos.it/[REMOVED]/dl.exe
[http://]utenti.lycos.it/[REMOVED]/CBACK.EXE
[http://]utenti.lycos.it/[REMOVED]/GAELICUM.EXE

Note: At the time of writing, these files were not available.

Checks for a connection on the vx9.users.freebsd.at domain.

WILL infect files by appending its code to other executables.

Generates random list of IP addresses and attempts to spread by exploiting the Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) through TCP port 139.

My notes below.

Threat is very high, this little jewl can do massive damage to files and steal passwords.

DB/Sgt.Slaughter

Newbie Joined: Sep 02, 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks!

It was indeed a Spyware/Malware stuff.
Ran Spyware Doctor and problem was solved!

(too me 7 hours to do the scan :S)...
Anyway, other spyware/anti-virus stuff didnt catch the worm.

Thanks again.