Think I have a virus, vmmem

turtleTurt5

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My computer was running slow and hot, and I noticed that a process called vmmem was using 85-99% of my CPU at all times. I ran wsl --shutdown in the command line, and shut down my computer. Now, my CPU is running at a more normal level, but I'm concerned that I have a virus on my computer. I know how to code, and I'm not afraid of doing hard work to get to the bottom of this issue. I'm most concerned because when I tried to shut down the process from Task Manager, it said I didn't have permission. How should I proceed, and ensure I don't have a virus(es)?
 
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Do you have Windows Subsystem for Linux installed? That is most likely what it is.
 
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It will use more CPU if you don't have enough RAM. If you're running something resource intensive it will use a lot of resources. That is my best guess without knowing your system specs or specific use case.
 
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Easiest way to tell if its WSL is to shutdown WSL and see if the problem goes away.
 
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