wmiprvse.exe using 100% CPU/ how to fix?

#1 JUICYboy

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 08:38 PM

Okay:
The wmiprvse.exe is using 100% of CPU and it is making my computer SLOOOOOWWW, its A

Dell, Intel PDC, 4 Ram, 250GB.

I have tried removing the file but it is a sys32 file and access is denied. I will try to remove in SafeMode.

Does anyone know about this prob. and how can it be fixed?

P.s. I will post up my results of DEL file in safemode// :thumbsup:

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 08:43 PM

I do not know how to fix your problem but unless that file is not located in the Windows/System32 folder I do not recommend that you remove that file, it is needed

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 08:56 PM

Yea it you are right it can't be done that way. But I found more info it is
Called
The Sasser Warm
Now I got to find out how to remove.

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 09:27 PM

I believe that size and location...are the only two criteria that allow a user to determine if a a file is what it appears to be.

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wmiprvse.exe.html

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#5 Stang777

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 09:55 PM

Where on your system are you finding the wmiprvse.exe file?

What is making you think that it is the Sasser worm?

Have you scanned for malware/spyware using Malwarebytes or SuperAntiSpyware and have you ran any virus scans? If not, you should do that next.

There are reasons other than virus/malware for it to be using that much of your CPU. Have you recently done any updates to Windows?

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Posted 26 January 2010 - 09:59 PM

Louis, all I see on the page you linked to are basically ads, is there suppose to be more information on it?

It shows to run a registry booster, spyware doctor and some other program and I find it hard to believe that is what you intended to be done, is it?

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Posted 27 January 2010 - 11:51 AM

Yea I ran the MalBites Software and No infections found.\

I research on Microsoft they have a patch out there for this type of issue. So I will try updates today I don't think is a Sasser Warm but I will Run a scan for it anyways because wmiprvse.exe is the folder that is giving me issues, and research shows that from the same place a Sasser Warm lurks.
So it leads me to conclude there might be a Sasser Warm in that Sys32/Wbem file.