I recently bought an ASUS TUF A15 laptop with a 3050 GPU, and I've run into a strange problem. There's a file named x902007.dat that's using 100% of my GPU for some reason. I suspect it might be malware since I haven't downloaded anything unofficial since I got the laptop. I tried removing it in safe mode, but it just reappears. Does anyone know how to fix this?
3 Answers
First off, how's a .dat file even using your GPU? Can you take a screenshot to show what you're seeing? That might help track down the issue better.
You should run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan. It boots up before Windows loads and scans everything. That might catch the pesky file you're dealing with.
Instead of just guessing, I'd recommend running Windows Defender. It's a good starting point for malware issues.
I just did that scan, and it found a Trojan linked to those .dat files. I was able to delete it, and now my GPU usage is stable again. Thanks so much for the tip!