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100% CPU Usage
Name: phwhittaker Date: August 27, 2003 at 06:30:03 Pacific OS: Win XP Home Edition CPU/Ram: 1.8 Gig/256meg
Comment:
My CPU is constantly at 100%. When checking the Task Manager and processes I see a file TCPSVCS.exe which is at 96-99% of the CPU activity. Can any one tell me what this file is??
Name: cold613 Date: August 27, 2003 at 07:25:35 Pacific
Reply:
Microsoft TCP/IP Services Application for Windows NT4/2000/XP. This task loads if you have configured Windows with special TCP/IP services, such as the DHCP Server, Simple TCP, TCP/IP Print Services to print to a printer using an internal or external print server (a print server is, effectively, a network card for a printer), etc...
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Response Number 2
Name: Johnoz Date: August 27, 2003 at 07:50:48 Pacific
Reply:
there is a port scan attack which causes TCPSVCS.exe to do this. Are you using a firewall?
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