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cavestoryking64
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%100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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So usually my Laptop is very fast, but in the past few months, it has been very slow, and whenever I go to the task manager to see what is causing it, there are TONS of McAfee processes, each taking up about one percent each, but they usually take up about %100 of the CPU and Memory use and they always go %100 and then drop own to about %50, then go up again, down again, up again, etc., etc., making my Laptop super laggy. I would reboot and it would fix he issue for a few days, but then it would just come back, and I am getting tired of it. Thanks.


Please note that I have had McAfee for many years and this has ever happened to me before.

CPU:

Intel Core i7 @ 2.50GHz

Haswell 22nm Technology

RAM:

8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)

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cavestoryking64
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Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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I checked for updates to everything, and it turns out that my McAfee was quite out of date. Sorry.

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exbrit
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Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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I moved this to the General Discussion area.

Check that your operating system is totally up to date, including any parts you may not use (IE for instance if you use another browser).

Check for any competing software and list them here in your reply.

Check Control Panel > Programs and Features to see if you've accidentally installed a sales promotional add-on called McAfee Security Scan Plus, it comes as an option with many other software downloads and could cause this.

Uninstall it if so.

Download and run the Virtual Technician here: https://mvt.mcafee.com/ to see if it finds and fixes any problems.

Hayton
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Message 3 of 10

Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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Saying there are "tons of processes" in Task Manager doesn't help much in troubleshooting the problem. If the user posted a screenshot of those processes and stated what version of which McAfee product is running on the laptop, it might give you a better idea.

exbrit
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Message 4 of 10

Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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could you please indicate more details?   I am assuming you have Antivirus Plus as per your profile.  If that's the case then there will be quite a lot of McAfee items in Device Manager, however they shouldn't be causing 100% CPU usage.

Check for malware using other (free) software.

Run GetSusp and MalwareBytes Free from the last link below.

Note: read instructions carefully in order to install and use them correctly.

Anti-Spyware/Malware/Hijacker Tools

cavestoryking64
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Message 5 of 10

Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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I checked for updates to everything, and it turns out that my McAfee was quite out of date. Sorry.

Peacekeeper
Message 6 of 10

Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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So is it up to date now and the issue has not reoccurred or do you still need assistance?

Muratss
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Message 7 of 10

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I am using McAfee Live Save v16.0 R24 on Windows 10.

Unfortunately on some occasional time every day, Cloud AV service start working consuming relatively high CPU between %20-%60. Every time Scanner service start at the same time consuming the rest of the CPU. So, those two services block PC with %100 CPU for 30-60 minutes causing the PC dont respond and also warm up.

Can you please guide me to solution please. Regards.

Note. My laptop is Intel i7 8550 with 8GB of RAM and Nvidia Mx150.

Peacekeeper
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I assume you checked that your McAfee Livesafe is up to date? That is my first suggestion.

Next would  be have you got any other AV installed or had one installed and did not use its own removal tool to remove it. Parts might be clashing with McAfee.

Final option  would be remove McAfee as per

How to remove McAfee

reboot after each part download and run the preinstall tool and reinstall the program.

Preinstall Tool

helman
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Message 9 of 10

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I just created a Mcafee account to say to you THANK YOU!! I had my PC very slow because of that "McAfee Security Scan Plus". When I started the PC after it was being suspended, it lasted some minutes to react. Uninstalling it solved the issue!

xin8068844519
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Message 10 of 10

Re: %100 CPU and Memory use due to McAfee

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This was the root cause. You can turn on automatic updates.

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