Process: "kernel_task" taking up almost 100% of CPU

A few hours ago, I noticed my MBP start hanging and generally processing very slow. Apps would freeze at random times, and generally a lot of odd behavior.
I checked the activity monitor to see what might be causing this. It turns out, the process "kernel_task" is using almost 100% of my CPU. It has stayed within the 70-100% range, and has yet to go down. I tried many things, including restarting my Mac many times, but it remains the same.
Does anyone know why "kernel_task" is taking up so much of my CPU? Is there a way to somehow "reset" the process to get it back to normal? Any help would be much appreciated, since my Mac is, for just about all purposes, useless right now. It took me about an hour just to get to this page and type this message.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I attached a screenshot of the process in the Activity Monitor. You can view it here: http://images12.fotki.com/v203/filejMEm/9ae47/8/1659168/8691947/kernel_task.png

I just want to add that I think the "kernel_task" might have started eating CPU when I stopped a RAR program in the middle of extracting an archive. I'm not 100% sure though that this is when the problem started.

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2457 XPRT::TTimer::ThreadProc(void*)
2457 XPRT::TCondVar::Wait(int)
2457 pthread_condwait
2457 _semwaitsignal
2457 Thread_7554
2457 thread_start
2457 pthreadstart
2457 XPRT::_ThreadProc(void*)
2457 COOL::TSocket::SocketThreadProc(void*)
2457 select$DARWIN_EXTSN
Total number in stack (recursive counted multiple, when >=5):
11 _spinlock
6 OSSpinLockUnlock
5 __CFBasicHashStandardCallback
5 __CFStringHash
5 _CFBasicHashFindBucket1
5 spinlock
Sort by top of stack, same collapsed (when >= 5):
_semwaitsignal 2457
kevent 2457
select$DARWIN_EXTSN 2457
machmsgtrap 1609
__CFStringHash 47
_CFBasicHashFindBucket1 46
CFBasicHashGetBucket 40
_spinlock 37
mach_msg 31
__CFRunLoopRun 24
_CFAutoreleasePoolPop 23
szonefree_definitesize 23
szone_size 20
pthreadmutexunlock 19
CFEqual 17
CFBasicHashApply 16
__CFRunLoopDoSources0 16
pthread_setspecific 15
CFHash 14
-[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] 13
objc_msgSend 13
__CFBasicHashStandardCallback 12
__CFRunLoopCollectSources0 12
__nanotime 12
-[NSCFString isEqual:] 11
free 11
CFSetContainsValue 9
OSSpinLockUnlock 9
spinlock 9
CFRunLoopRunSpecific 8
CFStringGetCStringPtr 8
XprtGiveMessage 8
_CFSetApplyFunction_block_invoke1 8
__bzero 8
pthread_getspecific 8
CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent 7
XPRT::TPtrList::RemoveHead() 7
_CFAutoreleasePoolPush 7
non-virtual thunk to COOL::TProxiedSocket::OnDataAvailable(IInputStream*, IUnknown*) 7
pthreadmainnp 7
pthreadmutexlock 7
CFBasicHashFindBucket 6
COOL::TSocket::SocketMessageProc(unsigned int, void*, void*) 6
XPRT::TList<void*, XPRT::TDynamicTraits>::FreeNode(XPRT::TList<void*, XPRT::TDynamicTraits>::TNode*) 6
XPTL::CComObject<COOL::TProxiedSocket>::AddRef() 6
_CFRunLoopFinished 6
_MessageAvailable(void*) 6
__CFRunLoopFindMode 6
__gettimeofday 6
migget_replyport 6
objc_collectingEnabled 6
szonemalloc_shouldclear 6
XPRT::InternalGetMessage(void*, unsigned int&, void*&, void*&, bool) 5
XPRT::TMap<void*, void*, XPRT::TDynamicKeyTraits, XPRT::TDynamicTraits>::GetNode(void*, unsigned int&, unsigned int&, XPRT::TMap<void*, void*, XPRT::TDynamicKeyTraits, XPRT::TDynamicTraits>::TNode*&) const 5
XPTL::CComObject<COOL::TProxiedSocket>::Release() 5
dispatch_get_main_queue_port4CF 5
machport_insertmember 5
malloczonemalloc 5
operator delete(void*) 5
Sample analysis of process 517 written to file /dev/stdout

DBSNMP consuming 100% of CPU

I'm currently in the process of implementing Grid in our environment. I've created the repository database, installed the OMS and have deployed agents. Everything appears to be functioning. However, I began to notice that DBSNMP would connect to the targets, issue a metrics-gathering query which would consume 100% of CPU, and retain that consumption until I killed it (in some cases over an entire weekend). I'm running the OMS and repository database on Solaris 10 while the agents are running on 5.9. The Oracle versions are 10.2.0.3.
Has anybody encountered this problem and if so, what did you do to solve it?
Much appreciated.

I haven't seen this issue..looks like it's a big problem if it consumes 100% of CPU.
I'm just installing Grid Control on Solaris 10. I'm almost done with the 10.2.0.1 installation and i plan to upgrade GC to 10.2.0.3 next. You've had no problems upgrading, have you?
Did you install the patches they recommend?

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition 32 bits Service Pack 2 never finishes searching for updates and use 100% of CPU.

Hi everyone, I am having issues updating a clean Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition 32 bits Service Pack 2, so any help with be appreciated cause I've already tried all my cards for the past 5 days in this particular issue without success.
All I did so far is installing Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise with Service Pack 2, open IE to update, it keeps searching for updates and never stop, after 20mn to 30mn the process svchost.exe start using 100% of my CPU.
I already tried the following scenarios:
1- Install IE8, install the update KB927891 and the Windows Update Agent 3.0 (I already had this one installed). Reboot and run windows update trough IE8 and the problem did not solved.
2- Install those 2 software "MicrosoftFixit.wu.MATSKB.Run" and "MicrosoftFixit50777", open IE to update, it still hangs and continues eating my CPU. This is the output of "MicrosoftFixit".
Windows Update error 0x8007000D(2014-01-06-T-06_06_34A) --> Not Fixed
Cryptographic service components are not registered (This service is actually running successfully) --> Not Fixed
3- I found the following script that would register some DLL, deleting the "SoftwareDistribution" and forcing windows update to solve the problem and nothing happened either.
Link to script:
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Dos-Command-Line-Batch-to-fb07b159#content
Here is a link to the content of my WindowUpdate.log file:
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=883EE9BE85F9632B%21105
Thank you in advance for helping.

All I did so far is installing Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise with Service Pack 2, open IE to update, it keeps searching for updates and never stop, after 20mn to 30mn the process svchost.exe start using 100% of my CPU.
Herein is the root cause of your issue. A topic that's been discussed in several blogs, forums, and even in the media since September regards a known issue with attempting to patch IE6 RTM via Windows Update.
Aside from that particular issue... browsing the Internet with an unpatched instance of IE6, especially from a Windows Server system, is also asking for a world of hurt.
Might I suggest the following:
Download the IE8 for Windows Server 2003 installer to a thumb drive.
Download the latest Cumulative Security Update for IE8 for Windows Server 2003 to a thumb drive.
Reinstall Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2.
Upgrade to IE8 from the thumb drive installer and apply the
Cumulative Security Update.
Now your machine is capable of safely browsing to Windows Update to install the rest of the updates (well, maybe, there's also all those other Security Updates from the past seven years that your machine still has vulnerabilites for -- even those seven
years of updates are going to take a Very Long Time to scan for, download, and install).
Why don't you have a WSUS server? -- noting, wryly, that you've posted in the *WSUS* forum.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCSA, MCITP:EA, MCDBA
SolarWinds Head Geek
Microsoft MVP - Software Packaging, Deployment & Servicing (2005-2014)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Lawrence%20R%20Garvin-32101
http://www.solarwinds.com/gotmicrosoft
The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of SolarWinds.

What is "uninstalld" and why does it take up nearly 100% of CPU?

I recently upgraded from 2 to 4GB of RAM because my iMac was running slow. It works better now but my activity monitor shows only 45MB free right now even though I'm only using Safari. In the monitor window it says that "uninstalld" (without the e) is taking up 99.3% of CPU. How can that be and what can I do about it? Thanks.

Select that process and kill it in Activity Monitor, see if it comes back.

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