Macbook pro is over heating

hello
i have baught brand new macbook pro 13" from currys PC world in March 2013, i hardly use this laptop but whenever i use it starts overheating, heating starts from its bottom and withen few minutes whole surface is heated up even i cant touch the laptop heat is that bad,and bettry goes down very fast
can someone help me what should i do ?
many thanks

clean install your mac!
or before clean install,use ccleaner and check activity monitor to see cpu usage!every task which has the most usage of your cpu,quit from it.

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