Fans spin up only in one account

I have a late 2010 MacBook Air (2.13/256GB SSD/4GB RAM running 10.6.8) and when I'm in my user account the fan spins up to 5200 RPM with the CPU temp at 79°. When I login to the guest account, the fan operates at its normal speed. In my user account, with the fan at 5200RPM, I'll have no applications open (including in the menu bar) and the fan is still spinning too fast.
I've downloaded SMC Fan Controller, and when I ask to manually override the fan it will ignore my request and spin it at its current rate of 5200RPM. I can ask SMC to spin it faster, and it will spin faster. I can not get it to spin slower.
I know it's probably unrelated, but the issue started happening immediately after I performed the latest Java update. I know it's not software related as the fan behaves normally in other user accounts. Also I only have 4GB free on my SSD, could that be causing it? It would be strange if it were, as I've had roughly that much space for a few months now and the issue just began a few days ago.
It's like I'm sitting in front of my Dell from 10 years ago. The fan is so obnoxious and loud, it's difficult to concentrate.
I'm currently traveling where there are no Apple Stores or Apple Authorized Centers, so I'm out of luck there.
Any help the community can provide would be much appreciated. Thank you!

I've performed an SMC and PRAM reset, still the same issue. But it's definitely hardware as it only shows up in one account.
I launched Activity Monitor and found a process (SparkleShare) to be eating 45% of my CPU usage. I terminated the process and the fans spun down a bit, there still a little too high though. Will wait to see if they cool down after a bit and report back.
Thanks!

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