Windows 10: Powershell suspiciously high ram usage

Discus and support Powershell suspiciously high ram usage in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Lately, Powershell pops up for less than a second, and I see it hogging 2 GB of ram in the task manager. It's obviously malware, but I can't seem to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by J.Panda, Feb 7, 2023.

  1. J.PANDA
    J.Panda Win User

    Powershell suspiciously high ram usage


    Lately, Powershell pops up for less than a second, and I see it hogging 2 GB of ram in the task manager. It's obviously malware, but I can't seem to remove it. In a similar post here. the moderator adviced the user to download a recovery tool from the following link:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/Then, the user had to scan the PC with it, upload 2 logs and proceed with the removal. Anyone here who can help me fix this thing? Obviously virous scanning with WIndows Defender and BitDefender didn't work...

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    J.Panda, Feb 7, 2023
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  2. ALITHE KILLER
    AliThe killer Win User

    Powershell sudden high ram usage

    Hi there!. i have a laptop with windows 10. first time it was 7 but in august i changed to 10 and first thing i noticed powershell was using just 10-20mb of ram that i didnt care about, BUT after i turned off windows security due its 300mb ram usage (iam 4gb ram so every mb is important for my work). i installed some vpn's to open telegram links of homework (internet issues) so some of them worked and some didn't but after that i noticed powershell ram usage became almost 1gb everytime i boot! i freaked about it but because i heard hackers are using powershell. so its been almost a week of this situation but i always end powershell tasks on startup but i was thinking of a solution if could. Thanks for reading <3
     
    AliThe killer, Feb 7, 2023
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  3. EKNOOR SINGH1
    Eknoor Singh1 Win User
    High Ram Usage

    Hi there,

    So this is the problem, From the time I bought this brand new IdeaPad Flex 5 (itlo5) 14" laptop, there has always been high ram usage when I look in task manager. The ram usage has always been around 80%. I have tried to clean install windows (which removes all bloatware from the manufacturer) but there is still high ram usage. My old HP laptop had the same amount of ram as this laptop (4GB) but the speed of the ram was slower. And the ram usage had been lower than this laptop!

    Thanks
     
    Eknoor Singh1, Feb 7, 2023
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  4. LXDIAMOND
    lxdiamond Win User

    Powershell suspiciously high ram usage

    High RAM Usage in Win10

    Thanks alot for your answers:
    @PolarNettles: yes I have a Gigabyte Z170x Gaming-3 Mainboard with Killer E2200 ethernet controller. Are there known issues with this controller?
    @Spectrum: I downloaded the program and got this screen

    Powershell suspiciously high ram usage 182249d1521927104t-high-ram-usage-win10-ram_3.jpg
    is this of some use for you?

    @AddRAM: RAMMap did nothing as I emptied all the lists. At first boot RAM usage is normal, but when I work or play some time it kinda stacks up the RAM. Snip of the resource monitor

    Powershell suspiciously high ram usage 182250d1521927674t-high-ram-usage-win10-ram_4.jpg
     
    lxdiamond, Feb 7, 2023
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