High RAM usage

[meechewy]

I have a Toshiba Laptop running Windows 7. It's my personal computer so I know where it goes as far as the internet is concerned. I regularly run Malwarebytes, Bit Defender & Spybot & as far as they go, the PC is clean. My query is the RAM usage as reported via the task manager which always seems to be around 45-50% despite having no programs running except Windows of course.

Would this be considered to be normal for Windows 7 ? Or is there a nasty hiding somewhere doing something ?

[Firefox]

Hello and

Hard to tell with only the info you provided, lets get some logs so we can review them and see if anything pops up....

Please run the tools below and ATTACH (do not copy and paste) the logs so someone can better assist you.

Please post an mbam-check log:

Create an mbam-check log:

• Download mbam-check.exe from here and save it to your desktop
• Double-click on mbam-check.exe to run it, it should then open a log file
• Please attach the CheckResults.txt file which should now be located on your desktop to your next reply

Next:

Please run the following scanner and send back the logs.

Download DDS from one of the locations below and save to your Desktop

dds.scr

dds.com

Temporarily disable any script blocker if your Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware has it.

How To Temporarily Disable Your Anti-virus, Firewall And Anti-malware Programs

Once downloaded you can disconnect from the Internet and disable your Ant-Virus temporarily if needed.

Then double click dds.scr or dds.com to run the tool

Click the Run button if prompted with an Open File - Security Warning dialog box.

A black DOS console should open and run for a moment.

• When done, DDS will open two (2) logs:
  • DDS.txt
  • Attach.txt

• Save both reports to your desktop
• Please include the following logs in your next reply: DDS.txt and Attach.txt

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