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A lot of time the MacOS process /usr/libexec/routined is using a significant amount of CPU and it has persisted through reboots and even a reinstall.
I read that it is used by Location Services which I have disabled, but nothing has changed.
Process: routined [21860]
Path: /usr/libexec/routined
Load Address: 0x105277000
Identifier: routined
Version: 690.0.9
Code Type: X86-64
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Date/Time: 2020-02-18 17:46:10.513 +0700
Launch Time: 2020-02-17 17:04:08.430 +0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.15.1 (19B88)
Report Version: 7
Analysis Tool: /usr/bin/sample
I have verified the file with codesign and it doesn't seem to be (replaced by) malware.
Executable=/usr/libexec/routined
Identifier=com.apple.routined
Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20100 size=387 flags=0x2000(library-validation) hashes=5+5 location=embedded
Platform identifier=9
VersionPlatform=1
VersionMin=659200
VersionSDK=659200
Hash type=sha256 size=32
CandidateCDHash sha256=8850589411172ae27f5eb527ca8c61a9171a64b5
CandidateCDHashFull sha256=8850589411172ae27f5eb527ca8c61a9171a64b5b2626ca4cbc2707a627ae89d
Hash choices=sha256
CMSDigest=8850589411172ae27f5eb527ca8c61a9171a64b5b2626ca4cbc2707a627ae89d
CMSDigestType=2
Page size=4096
CDHash=8850589411172ae27f5eb527ca8c61a9171a64b5
Signature size=4547
Authority=Software Signing
Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Info.plist entries=23
TeamIdentifier=not set
Sealed Resources=none
Internal requirements count=1 size=68
Why is this process using so much of my CPU time? It's constantly using 20-80% CPU. I can kill it but it comes back all the time.
ZT827
Posted 2020-02-18T10:53:33.953
Reputation: 1
I'd update the OS first, just on the off-chance it's been fixed since. Use the combo - https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2030 - not the delta.
– Tetsujin – 2020-02-18T10:59:45.230This seems to have done the trick! I installed the combo yesterday and ever since the process isn't very active anymore. Thanks. – ZT827 – 2020-02-19T05:20:17.550