The MRT.exe program keeps using 50% of my cpu all the time, how do I stop

I really need help... After you install the update for the MRT. EXE for it can always stay less and its made my computer run slow and my cpu runs at 10 degrees warmer... I need help it is so frustrating.

First of all, most of the people who respond on this forum is not related to Microsoft.  Unless the machine is identified as a "Support Engineer" or "Microsoft moderator system" or similar, he or she is not employed by Microsoft.  Thus, one who you "connected direct to" was not one of our "associates".

MRT.exe is the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.  A new version of this tool is included in the critical updates each month on "Patch Tuesday" (the first Tuesday of the month).  It must run once - at the time download you - where and then be dormant for the rest of the month, except if you manually start upward.

Apparently, the nameless person with which you handled has not well understand this.

Have you ever received a message indicating that the MRT found something?

Click Start > run and then type the following in the run box, and then click OK
   
%SystemRoot%\Debug

A Windows Explorer window will open and you should see - at least - a file named mrt.log.  Well, you will see another file named mrt.log.old, which is the last newspaper of the month.

Open the file with Notepad mrt.log.  You should see something like the following:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v3.19, may 2011
Began Wednesday, May 11 01:54:01 2011

Summary of the results:
----------------
No infections found.
Malicious software removal tool Microsoft Windows has finished Wednesday May 11 01:57:25 2011

Return code: 0 (0x0)

If there is an ERROR in the log, post it here or see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891717

MRT.exe does not run continuously.  If so, something is wrong.

MRT.exe should be located in c: Windows\System32.  If she is not there, look for your entire drive, making sure to check the search options "Search system folders", "search the hidden files and folders" and "Search subfolders".  If you find MRT.exe somewhere other than C:\Windows\system32, it is probably malware masquerading as the real Malicious Software Removal Tool.

Everywhere where you find it, delete it.  You can download the latest version of the MRT here.

I also suggest you analyzing your system with free MalwareBytes Antimalware and SUPERAntiSpyware.  Be sure to update both scanners before their execution.

If, after you remove MRT.exe, you get an error at startup complain that MRT could not be found, download and run Autoruns.  Click the 'Connection' tab and look in the column 'Image path' the MRT.exe.  If it is not displayed in the connection tab, click the "all" tab and use the file > search tool.  A characteristic of the search of Autoruns tool is that you must move the selection under the element line "found" before you "Find Next."  Once you find the entrance with MRT.exe, delete it.

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