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Excitement Fills the Air... Except When Task Manager Appears
Here's the rewritten content with a big change: I am encountering an unusual problem. The fans in my high-performance computer case are suddenly spinning at maximum speed without any clear reason...
The fact that the fans slow down the moment you open Task Manager is the most important piece of evidence. This behavior strongly suggests that a malicious process is programmed to detect when it's being monitored and immediately throttle its activity to avoid detection. Cryptocurrency miners are notorious for this exact trick.