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"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup) (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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When I start my pc, (Nobara 43) Memory is up to 70% usage. I dual boot, but use Windows like 5% of the time. I have a Swap partition (64gb), but it shows 0b usage. Is it safe to kill the windows process? Can anyone shed some light into whats going on? I was starting to think this is sketchy lol

UPDATE: It most likely was a Winboat process that started up every time :p

Terminal results of "top" command, highlighting "windows" process using 52.4% of memory.
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[–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

weird

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Heavily leaning towards malware; normal software tends to name itself the same on disk and in ram, this seems to be it trying to hide itself.

    Since there's now nothing to go off of for how this got on your system, the best course of action is to back up your documents and reinstall your system fresh. To avoid malware in the future, stick to the built-in app store and system repositories where possible.

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