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[SOLVED] Windows 10 slows to a crawl when I'm trying to download. The problem gets exponentially worse the longer the system is running.

Hi, just wanted to give a quick update that DR M over at Security Arena was able to solve the problem and to thank you for help as well. I very much appreciate it. :-)
- AlucardSX
- Post #24
- Sep 10, 2023
- Forum: Windows 10
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Thanks for the tips, I'll definitely keep them in mind. And again, thank you very much for your help. I've made a small donation to the cause, please distribute equally between keeping the boards running and acquiring enough beer to drown the tech support blues ;)
- AlucardSX
- Post #28
- Sep 10, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Done. # Run at 9/10/2023 7:28:35 PM # KpRm (Kernel-panik) version 2.15.0 # Website https://kernel-panik.me/tool/kprm/ # Run by aluca from C:\Users\aluca\Desktop # Computer Name: DESKTOP-4F0VDIR # OS: Windows 10 X64 (19045) (10.0.19045.3324) # Number of passes: 1 - Checked options - ~...
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- Post #26
- Sep 10, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Forgot to add: I have it set so my Documents folder, game saves, etc., are regularly backed up to OneDrive, so there should hopefully be no bad awakening there. And also: thank you so much for everything you've done. I've fixed a lot of PC troubles with the help of the internet over the years...
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- Post #24
- Sep 9, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

CrystalDiskInfo shows my Windows SSD at Good 99% and running at 50°C, so that should hopefully be fine for now (as much as that missing 1% offends my OCD ;)). I hope it keeps going a while yet, since it's only a bit over 2 years old. I'll definitely keep checking. All other Drives are at Good as...
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- Post #23
- Sep 9, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Weirdly enough, whether or not I'm logged into my (only) Edge account, there's no Avira Password Manager anywhere to be found. The only reason I can think of is, that since all my Edge extensions were imported from Chrome when Edge switched to Chromium and I decided to give it a (short lived)...
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- Post #21
- Sep 8, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Here are the logs.
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- Post #19
- Sep 8, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

What can I say, I'm a digital pack rat. 😅 By the way, I tried downloading both yesterday, after executing the FRST, and also today, and the extreme system slowdowns I described in the other thread and which originally sent me here seem to be completely gone. As in, my highest reported routine...
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- Post #17
- Sep 8, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Hi, just wanted to give you a quick update and confirm that I'm still working on that scan. It's been running since shortly after your last post, but it's still only a bit over half-way done. I guess two 2TB SSDs, one 2TB HDD and three 4TB HDDs will do that to a poor, overworked malware scanner...
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- Post #15
- Sep 7, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

re: Malwarebytes: unfortunately there is is no option to deactivate, only to activate a subscription. re: AdwCleaner: here's the log: # ------------------------------- # Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0.0 # ------------------------------- # Build: 08-30-2022 # Database: 2023-07-19.3 (Cloud) #...
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- Post #13
- Sep 7, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

No worries, I didn't use the PC for any other tasks while FRST was doing it's thing. In Malwarebytes, under Windows Security Center, the toggle was set to on, but greyed out, because I'm not a premium member. Here's the logs: AdwCleaner: # ------------------------------- # Malwarebytes...
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- Post #11
- Sep 7, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

Hi. Uninstalling the Avira extension ran smoothly, as did the FRST fix, although it took forever. Just for my own curiosity, is it normal for the deletion of the various temp folders and the like to take hours, with the app seemingly going unresponsive every now and then. Does the tool use some...
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- Post #9
- Sep 7, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

I deinstalled ZoneAlarm, Java, Defraggler, A-Tuning and Chrome Remote Desktop. As for Avira, I had already uninstalled that a short while ago. I used to use itfor my day-to-day protection and only used manual Malware Bytes scans for the occasional "second opinion". But I had already decided that...
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- Post #7
- Sep 6, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

No problem, thanks for your help. :)
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- Post #5
- Sep 5, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena
[SOLVED] Need help in ruling out malware as the source of severe system slowdown during downloads

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- Post #2
- Sep 4, 2023
- Forum: Security Arena

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