Original Title: Huge (GB) cbs log keeps growing
Thread moved from: Repair and Recovery
Hi,
-The problem:
a couple of days ago i started to notice a strange memory and CPU usage from trustedInstaller.exe and makecab.exe who was slowing down the entire system. I also noticed that my free space on the C: partition was almost gone and i found out the the causes were 2:1) 6GB of files named starting by "_cab" in the directory C:\Windows
2) 40GB of cbs log files in the directory C:\Windows\Logs\CBS
So i deleted all the files and after this, makecab.exe stopped its huge cpu usage but trustedInstaller.exe keeps coming up periodically using a lot of memory and CPU. Moreover, the CBS log keeps growing abnormally (i delete a couple of GBs every day!). I
haven't been able to isolate what causes the growing...it happens at every reboot of the OS but also pretty randomly while i'm using the notebook.
-My configuration:
Notebook Asus X54C, Intel Pentium CPU B960, 4 GB RAM.
Windows 7 64 bit, Service Pack 1
-What has changed recently:
1)Windows Update: in the last 20 days the only updates regarded Windows Defender and Silverlight
2)New software installed: none
3)Anomalies: few days ago i got a bluescreen after the connection of a (trusted) USB memory. Reading the report through bluescreenview-x64 i understood it was about the USB port, i don't use that port anymore and i started using the other ports. This is
the only strange thing happened before the crazyness of the CBS log..so i guess they are related but i don't know how.
-What i've already tried:
Intensive scans for malware : Avast, Spybot, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Malicious Software Removal Tool, SUPERAntiSpyware, Microsoft Safety Scanner, TDSSKiller.
The only thing that came out was a warning for a damaged file from the avast boot scan: IE10-Windows6.1-KB2718695-x64[1].cab in C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JHS38NCX.
Any ideas? I'm pretty lost here...
Thanks in advance.