Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
Root process is taking up 99.9 cpu and 20+ GB of memory and climbing. Program comes back after ending task.
Not sure what to do here. Any help would be kind, thank you.
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EtreCheck on the Mac App Store
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Googling did not show anything for that process, it may be malware
Only out of the ordinary items are:
https://superuser.com/questions/385/how-do-i-uninstall-and-remove-a-kext-on-mac-os-x
Mac Mini Late 2012, Mac OS Mojave version 10.14.1
The Process name is UrgXYZQLJ, the user is root. Currently now taking up 59.21 GB of memory and climbing. The next largest file is only 283 mb.
I only have 10 GB of RAM, so it must be using memory from the harddrive.
It shows physical memory: 10 GB
memory used 9.07 GB
Cached files 931 mb
Swap used 24.86 GB (climbing)
App memory 2.25 GB
Wired memory 2.04 GB
Compressed 4.78 GB
Memory pressure is not red, but it is high and will drop down when i end the process. The process will just come back.
As for CPU it is using 99.1 on 1 thread, and looks to be using just 13% of the CPU, as 77% is idle.
I really just don't understand why it is using so much memory and why it continues to climb up.
Here is the file
What model Mini and what macOS version?
Is "Root" the exact wording of the process or it it the user?
activity monitor, root task using too much ram and cpu
