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task manager process hog or virus? bigbob44 04-04-2007
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?YmlnYm9iNDQ=?= on April 4, 2007, 9:28 am
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I was just wondering if anyone could help me with a problem that I am having
with my computer at my business. I am encountering a problem that when I
start up my computer ,it starts up fine but about one or two minutes after I
start it up the system starts moving like molasses in January running uphill.
I have found out that when I go into the Task Manager that a process called
spool.exe is hogging all of my CPU. I have done numerous Norton anti-virus
scans, all to no avail, I have also run Windows Defender(A full system scan)
with no result. I have also run the Windows Live full system online scan and
it found no virus. If this is not a virus does anyone know how to stop it
from hogging all of the CPU, because as soon as I stop that particular
process the computer runs like a champ. The only part is that when I stop
that process I cannot print anything because that file is a printer file I am
assuming. If someone could shed some light on this it would be great. Thanks

Posted by Tom Willett on April 4, 2007, 9:35 am
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spool.exe known as Rapid Blaster / Sober Worm spool
http://www.auditmypc.com/process/spool.asp

|I was just wondering if anyone could help me with a problem that I am
having
| with my computer at my business. I am encountering a problem that when I
| start up my computer ,it starts up fine but about one or two minutes after
I
| start it up the system starts moving like molasses in January running
uphill.
| I have found out that when I go into the Task Manager that a process
called
| spool.exe is hogging all of my CPU. I have done numerous Norton
anti-virus
| scans, all to no avail, I have also run Windows Defender(A full system
scan)
| with no result. I have also run the Windows Live full system online scan
and
| it found no virus. If this is not a virus does anyone know how to stop it
| from hogging all of the CPU, because as soon as I stop that particular
| process the computer runs like a champ. The only part is that when I stop
| that process I cannot print anything because that file is a printer file I
am
| assuming. If someone could shed some light on this it would be great.
Thanks



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?YmlnYm9iNDQ=?= on April 4, 2007, 10:28 am
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If this is a virus could someone please let me know the best way to remove it
since Norton can't even find it?

"bigbob44" wrote:

> I was just wondering if anyone could help me with a problem that I am having
> with my computer at my business. I am encountering a problem that when I
> start up my computer ,it starts up fine but about one or two minutes after I
> start it up the system starts moving like molasses in January running uphill.
> I have found out that when I go into the Task Manager that a process called
> spool.exe is hogging all of my CPU. I have done numerous Norton anti-virus
> scans, all to no avail, I have also run Windows Defender(A full system scan)
> with no result. I have also run the Windows Live full system online scan and
> it found no virus. If this is not a virus does anyone know how to stop it
> from hogging all of the CPU, because as soon as I stop that particular
> process the computer runs like a champ. The only part is that when I stop
> that process I cannot print anything because that file is a printer file I am
> assuming. If someone could shed some light on this it would be great. Thanks

Posted by Tom Willett on April 4, 2007, 11:38 am
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Google for: remove spool.exe

| If this is a virus could someone please let me know the best way to remove
it
| since Norton can't even find it?
|
| "bigbob44" wrote:
|
| > I was just wondering if anyone could help me with a problem that I am
having
| > with my computer at my business. I am encountering a problem that when
I
| > start up my computer ,it starts up fine but about one or two minutes
after I
| > start it up the system starts moving like molasses in January running
uphill.
| > I have found out that when I go into the Task Manager that a process
called
| > spool.exe is hogging all of my CPU. I have done numerous Norton
anti-virus
| > scans, all to no avail, I have also run Windows Defender(A full system
scan)
| > with no result. I have also run the Windows Live full system online
scan and
| > it found no virus. If this is not a virus does anyone know how to stop
it
| > from hogging all of the CPU, because as soon as I stop that particular
| > process the computer runs like a champ. The only part is that when I
stop
| > that process I cannot print anything because that file is a printer file
I am
| > assuming. If someone could shed some light on this it would be great.
Thanks



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