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Why using this much cpu even when not Started

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Every time I plug my laptop to charging point and connect to wifi this starts to use 98% cpu for why??


see in the given screenshot i didn't even started firefox still its using CPU resources

Every time I plug my laptop to charging point and connect to wifi this starts to use 98% cpu for why?? see in the given screenshot i didn't even started firefox still its using CPU resources

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dhruvgarg79 said

Every time I plug my laptop to charging point and connect to wifi this starts to use 98% cpu for why?? see in the given screenshot i didn't even started firefox still its using CPU resources
here is screenshot for same
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You may have a malware infection running a hidden instance of Firefox. This support article lists cleaning tools that other Firefox users have found successful:

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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Run most or all of the listed free to use malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.