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"Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
newsBuvg.694$...
> For the past few days, services.exe has been running on and off for
> between 6 and 10 hours a day, seriously slowing the system down, e.g.
> opening a browser and navigating to a site can take upto 5 minutes, task
> manager shows services.exe is using 99% cpu. If I wait until the pc is
> idle again I can navigate or open progs normally (until services kicks in
> again).
> Ran ad-aware, spybot s&d, trend-micro online av, etrust (local) full scan,
> all coming up blank.
> I have shut off the various server software and other tsr's I run with no
> difference to services.exe's appetite for cpu.
>
> A bunch of brownie points to anyone who has a clue to how I can get over
> this problem.
>
> oh yes, this seemed to start just after a conflict of IP's when a laptop
> tried to use the same ip as the 24/7 system.
>
> danke en avance
>


Well duhhhh. Ever consider searching google for answers?
Results 1 - 50 of about 2,600,000 for services.exe. (0.28 seconds

Guess what? VIRUS!

richard wrote:
> "Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
> newsBuvg.694$...
>
>>For the past few days, services.exe has been running on and off for
>>between 6 and 10 hours a day, seriously slowing the system down, e.g.
>>opening a browser and navigating to a site can take upto 5 minutes, task
>>manager shows services.exe is using 99% cpu. If I wait until the pc is
>>idle again I can navigate or open progs normally (until services kicks in
>>again).
>>Ran ad-aware, spybot s&d, trend-micro online av, etrust (local) full scan,
>>all coming up blank.
>>I have shut off the various server software and other tsr's I run with no
>>difference to services.exe's appetite for cpu.
>>
>>A bunch of brownie points to anyone who has a clue to how I can get over
>>this problem.
>>
>>oh yes, this seemed to start just after a conflict of IP's when a laptop
>>tried to use the same ip as the 24/7 system.
>>
>>danke en avance
>>
>
>
>
> Well duhhhh. Ever consider searching google for answers?
> Results 1 - 50 of about 2,600,000 for services.exe. (0.28 seconds
>
> Guess what? VIRUS!
>
>
>

Duhhh back at ya, no it wasn't a virus.

--
Was that RTS ?

Brian H¹© wrote:
> richard wrote:
>> "Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
>> newsBuvg.694$...
>>
>>> For the past few days, services.exe has been running on and off for
>>> between 6 and 10 hours a day, seriously slowing the system down,
>>> e.g. opening a browser and navigating to a site can take upto 5
>>> minutes, task manager shows services.exe is using 99% cpu. If I
>>> wait until the pc is idle again I can navigate or open progs
>>> normally (until services kicks in again).
>>> Ran ad-aware, spybot s&d, trend-micro online av, etrust (local)
>>> full scan, all coming up blank.
>>> I have shut off the various server software and other tsr's I run
>>> with no difference to services.exe's appetite for cpu.
>>>
>>> A bunch of brownie points to anyone who has a clue to how I can get
>>> over this problem.
>>>
>>> oh yes, this seemed to start just after a conflict of IP's when a
>>> laptop tried to use the same ip as the 24/7 system.
>>>
>>> danke en avance
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Well duhhhh. Ever consider searching google for answers?
>> Results 1 - 50 of about 2,600,000 for services.exe. (0.28 seconds
>>
>> Guess what? VIRUS!
>>
>>
>>
>
> Duhhh back at ya, no it wasn't a virus.

What was it, Brian?

I had a similar problem with taskmgr.exe because of a mouse driver. It
was just weird.

--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift

Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:
> Brian H¹© wrote:
>
>>richard wrote:
>>
>>>"Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
>>>newsBuvg.694$...
>>>
>>>
>>>>For the past few days, services.exe has been running on and off for
>>>>between 6 and 10 hours a day, seriously slowing the system down,
>>>>e.g. opening a browser and navigating to a site can take upto 5
>>>>minutes, task manager shows services.exe is using 99% cpu. If I
>>>>wait until the pc is idle again I can navigate or open progs
>>>>normally (until services kicks in again).
>>>>Ran ad-aware, spybot s&d, trend-micro online av, etrust (local)
>>>>full scan, all coming up blank.
>>>>I have shut off the various server software and other tsr's I run
>>>>with no difference to services.exe's appetite for cpu.
>>>>
>>>>A bunch of brownie points to anyone who has a clue to how I can get
>>>>over this problem.
>>>>
>>>>oh yes, this seemed to start just after a conflict of IP's when a
>>>>laptop tried to use the same ip as the 24/7 system.
>>>>
>>>>danke en avance
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Well duhhhh. Ever consider searching google for answers?
>>>Results 1 - 50 of about 2,600,000 for services.exe. (0.28 seconds
>>>
>>>Guess what? VIRUS!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Duhhh back at ya, no it wasn't a virus.
>
>
> What was it, Brian?
>
> I had a similar problem with taskmgr.exe because of a mouse driver. It
> was just weird.
>

I think it is the hosts file, it did the same thing to me after a format
and reinstall of windows, so I doctored the hosts and all seems to be
behaving again.
Only thing now is that mailwasher says there is no internet connection
and can't make one.