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08-18-2006, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
jonny_uk Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: uk Posts: 2,406	General virus question Ok i dont have a virus but i just wondered would having a virus always make your CPU usage %(on tsk manager) go up from the norm? or is it possible to have an awful virus and the pc still seems to run effectively with low CPU usage?

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yes it can, it can tax your cpu running it from normal to 100% causing a reboot

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08-18-2006, 09:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
jonny_uk Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: uk Posts: 2,406	Ok thanks, it was just a question that was bugging me!

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