CIS and processor hogging

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Apparently that bug where CIS (latest) hogs processor and PSU is back.

OS is still Win10 64 bit. Will upgrade to Win11 later so not gonna do uninstall/reinstall procedure.

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Do you have any screenshots and list of other running processes at the time of the hogging?

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Apparently if no restarting computer for a month then hogging starts or CIS had scheduled scan going on.

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Hi Cuser,

Thank you for reporting.
Could you please share us any related screenshot ?

Thanks
C.O.M.O.D.O RT

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saw this before with CIS on Windows 10.

If it only begins to hog after a month of uptime, it’s often one of two things:

  • The planned scan begins
  • cmdagent.exe stuck looping
  • minor memory leak from long runtime

check task manager → confirm it’s cmdagent.exe using CPU. then look at CIS scheduled scans and disable monthly/idle scans.

Additionally, it’s not optimal to use CIS (HIPS + autosandbox) without rebooting for a month. It’s a service state problem, not your PSU, if a reboot resolves it immediately.

To see the true story, take a snapshot of the CIS process skyrocketing.