Why is my server using so much memory?

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Published on 2009-10-10T04:27:44Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 6:27 UTC
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I haven't even set up my website on my dedicated server so I'm the only one using it at the moment. And yet this is what I see in my sys info:

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I just got a bunch of security softwares installed today so I'm wondering if that could be the reason. Programs like Dos deflate, CSF firewall, Mod_security, SIM, Log watch, etc.

My server's details:

CentOS  
Processor       Intel Xeon CPU X3220  
CPU Speed       2.39 GHz  
Cache Size      4.00 MB  
RAM             2GB DDR2

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