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Mastertech

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #45 on: October 16, 2005, 04:46:07 AM »
A couple things. If oyu guys want to see everything starting up use:Autoruns
Msconfig misses some startup areas. Look at the logon tab in autoruns.

Also RAM Defragmenters don't do anything positive: Myths

To really analize what is running in memory use Process Explorer

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #46 on: October 16, 2005, 04:55:00 AM »
Autoruns... I have that one as well. Nothing unusual inside the startup:

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #47 on: October 16, 2005, 04:58:49 AM »
Thanks for the tip on Autoruns, a great program...  ;D

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #48 on: October 16, 2005, 05:01:15 AM »
It's wonderfu Miha, of course...

And also Process Explorer... my readings (of course Total Commander entry is inside because I started it from there, otherwise it's never up and running, just on-demand):

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #49 on: October 16, 2005, 05:05:15 AM »
Yes a great program too, i've had that one already, Polonus recomended it to me just the other day(thanks Damian) and i love it!  ;D

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #50 on: October 16, 2005, 05:10:01 AM »
Yes Mr. Mark Rusinovich (our leaf  ;D ) is wonderful and all his little wonderful tools.
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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #51 on: October 16, 2005, 02:50:29 PM »
Little off-topic, but Mastertech, if you haven't received a PM from me, you can go here:

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #52 on: June 08, 2006, 10:15:20 PM »
Was there ever any progress on solving this issue?

I have a small business full of people reporting this behavior...and I experience it as well.
All systems are WinXP Pro SP2 on a domain...running managed client installations of Avast!.

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #53 on: June 08, 2006, 11:28:43 PM »
FWIW, this problem had been (temporarily) resolved for me by disabling the Net Shield provider and the Web Shield provider.  Seems rather unfortunate to throttle back what I would consider to be significantly important providers.

Does this help give any direction on what's happening?

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #54 on: June 09, 2006, 10:29:16 PM »
Hi all,

I've been using Avast Home for at least 18 months without problem, in the last 48 hours my laptop has been freezing for a few seconds at the time - monitoring task manager it appears to be Ashserver.exe causing the problem.

IIRC there was a program update a couple of days ago - this appears to be the cause, as nothing else has changed.  I've done full system scans for virus (using Avast), and spyware etc using spybot and adaware all of which were clean.  Restarting XP (Home) in safe mode and there is no problem.

Ideas please?

Irksome

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #55 on: June 09, 2006, 10:31:07 PM »
Sorry should have added that I do use utorrent constantly, and Firefox - but that I've not changed anything for weeks .

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #56 on: June 11, 2006, 07:24:38 PM »
i have the same problem and i follow those topic very closely... and i try something :  make rules to avoid detection by avast both in "resident" and "on demand scanner" from folders concerned by widows start...

it resolve partially the problem...boot time seem to be quicker but i watch the files scanned by standard shield and 200 files continue to be scanned...and all files not concerned by windows boot so i want try another way ...

and if the problem came with prefetch and other stuff like that ? i ll try to create "rules" against prefetch folder...

(my english is very limited...so read underline ^^ )

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #57 on: June 11, 2006, 07:55:39 PM »
What version of avast are you using ?
The latest version goes some way to reducing the number of files scanned on boot yet maintaining a compromise between protection and performance. Previously my boot count was in the region of 250, now it is around 100.

What setting do you have Standard Shield set, the High and Custom options are obviously going to scan more files. I would also suggest you review what programs start on boot, many don't need to, like media players that don't need to start until you click on a media file.
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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #58 on: June 12, 2006, 01:19:47 AM »
Sorry should have added that I do use utorrent constantly, and Firefox - but that I've not changed anything for weeks .

Disabling P2P Shield resolved the problem for me.

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Re: ashServ.exe uses 50% CPU!
« Reply #59 on: June 12, 2006, 01:26:06 AM »
Disabling P2P Shield resolved the problem for me.
Sometimes, it's only necessary to exclude some files (or just one) from the application folder (AND NOT THE DOWNLOADED ONES).
For instance, for emule, you can just exclude onlinesig.dat  ;)
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