taskhostw.exe has high CPU consumptionm of 99.3%

Hey,

I have been searching the internet all day and I have not found a fix for this. I have been playing some Overwatch and League of Legends and noticed that every 10 or so seconds the characters jump/snap to a location. I assumed it was lag or that my graphics drivers weren't updated but I have discovered it is neither. While using Photoshop CC, every 20 seconds while using the brush it freezes, I can move my Wacom pen around but when I try to draw or click nothing happens, a few seconds later it then fulfils all the actions done within the freeze.

I did some scans of my pc and found this error when using the Resource and Performance Monitor, as well as these 'informational'.



I believe this is what's causing the lag/freezing but cannot find a fix for it. My pc is only 8 months old, and it was build by myself and has been working perfectly since built. I have also this morning done a fresh install of windows 10 to see if that would fix it but it has not.

Pc Specs:
cpu: Intel(R_ Core(TM) i7-7700k CPU @ 4.20GHz
ram: 16GB DDR4
gpu: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
hard drives - 2x ssd + 1 hhd

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as im out of things to try and my pc is currently unusable.
Thanks
It may be a genuine file or a virus:
https://www.file.net/process/taskhostw.exe.html
How to recognize suspicious variants?
If taskhostw.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 69% dangerous. The file size is 1,705,984 bytes (66% of all occurrences) or 1,113,088 bytes. The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows system file. Taskhostw.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs, monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
If taskhostw.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder****0 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows core file. Taskhostw.exe is able to monitor applications.

To be on the safe side:
Try running these programs:
MBAM free: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
Eset online scanner: http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/
Adwcleaner: https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

If these do not fully remove the virus/malware then it will be wise to register with a malware removal site to receive dedicated malware removal instructions, an expert will remain with you throughout the process until confirmation that your PC is 100% clean.
Malwarebytes virus/malware removal forum:
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/forum/7-windows...
Bleeping computer malware/virus removal forum:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22...

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Last updated March 27, 2021 Views 1,262 Applies to: