HELP PLEASE ... Windows Update svchost.exe at 100%

[Steve-NJ]

So I ran lots of spyware ... everything is clean.

In desperation I even did a Ghost image restore back 60 days.

Anytime I turn on any version of automatic updates (automatically downloan and install, notify only, etc) the cpu is at 100% and it shows as svchost.exe

This just started to happen with Sept updates. I have scoured the net and others are having the same issue ... but no matter what I try it does not get fixed.

BTW the Windows Update icon does not show up in the try.

I did try turning off updates and installing them via Internet Explorer but the check never comes back.

Help PLEASE.

 

[Elizabeth23]

1. what is your current antivirus?

2. you say you have run spyware, which ones?

3. run the following:

Download, install, update and do full scan with these free malware detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
Remove all found, reboot, and run again until scans run clean, this can be removed afterwards if you so choose.

4. also do this:

Click Start, Run and in the box enter:

msinfo32

Click OK, and when the System Summary info appears, click Edit, Select All (Ctrl-A), Copy (Ctrl-C) and then paste (Ctrl-V) the information back here in your next reply.
You can edit out any personal information.

5. once scans have run clean, check out the updates again is it still 100%?

post back with results and info requested.