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Hi,
I am experiencing problems with my computer and hope you guys can help and try and improve its performance. The thing is running extremely slowly for the last few months and appears to be getting worse. It take an age for the computer to load and opening any program seems to be a considerable task. Once the program is open it runs ok. I haven’t experienced any problems getting access to the web but like everything else it takes and age to open but I haven’t got any pop ups or hijacks. I have tried to go through the various steps detailed on the website before I have posted this log but have experienced problems with the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and AVG scan. Both scans fail towards the latter end of the scan and reboot the machine without fully completing the scan. As such I haven’t posted a log of the results and I have tried to complete the scan a couple of times to no avail. I hope you can help with the above and thank you for your time and efforts. Kind regards, Andy Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 13:58:22, on 01/02/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition\5.0\CPMonitor.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\1.0.720.3640\Go ogleToolbarNotifier.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe C:\Program Files\AOL 8.0\aoltray.exe C:\Program Files\ClickToConvert\C2CMonitor.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPD.EXE C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM F@st 800-840\dslmon.exe C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPD.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexStoreSvr.exe C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\wkswp.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\MSWorks.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\wkgdcach.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\sniper.exe\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.d ll O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll O2 - BHO: TBSB09819 - {DC77F23E-1D48-4238-9776-B705F92073FB} - C:\Program Files\DesktopFun Toolbar\desktopfuntoolbar.dll (file missing) O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [adiras] adiras.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxWatchTray] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\11.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray11.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CPMonitor] "C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition\5.0\CPMonitor.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\1.0.720.3640\Go ogleToolbarNotifier.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe" O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM') O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user') O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe O4 - Global Startup: AOL 8.0 Tray Icon.lnk = C:\Program Files\AOL 8.0\aoltray.exe O4 - Global Startup: C2CMonitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\ClickToConvert\C2CMonitor.exe O4 - Global Startup: DSLMON.lnk = C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM F@st 800-840\dslmon.exe O9 - Extra button: BT Yahoo! Sidebar - {51085E3D-A958-42A2-A6BE-A6A9B0BAF276} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\browser\ysidebarIE.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: BT &Yahoo! Sidebar - {51085E3D-A958-42A2-A6BE-A6A9B0BAF276} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\browser\ysidebarIE.dll O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - C:\WINDOWS\bdoscandel.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Uninstall BitDefender Online Scanner v8 - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - C:\WINDOWS\bdoscandel.exe O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file) O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/par...an_unicode.cab O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204 O16 - DPF: {2D8ED06D-3C30-438B-96AE-4D110FDC1FB8} (ActiveScan 2.0 Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/actives.../as2stubie.cab O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yaho...st20040510.cab O16 - DPF: {556DDE35-E955-11D0-A707-000000521957} - http://www.xblock.com/download/xclean_micro.exe O16 - DPF: {56393399-041A-4650-94C7-13DFCB1F4665} (PSFormX Control) - http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor...n/pestscan.cab O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://download.bitdefender.com/reso...an8/oscan8.cab O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsof...?1158237510484 O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsof...?1158237495468 O16 - DPF: {80DD2229-B8E4-4C77-B72F-F22972D723EA} - http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/Msie/bitdefender.cab O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/actives...ree/asinst.cab O16 - DPF: {A3009861-330C-4E10-822B-39D16EC8829D} (CRAVOnline Object) - http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ravonline.cab O16 - DPF: {C45B1500-7B63-47C2-AB25-C28CB46AFDEE} (Tiscali Music Downloads) - http://sib1.od2.com/common/musicmana...agerPlugin.CAB O16 - DPF: {EFAEF0E4-F044-4D57-9900-1C3FF18524C9} (AV Class) - http://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/PitPav.cab O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{92E99A06-0D41-4AE1-A464-070CAFEB81DD}: NameServer = 212.139.132.57 212.139.132.56 O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll O20 - AppInit_DLLs: avgrsstx.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.DLL O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe O23 - Service: AVG Free8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe O23 - Service: Canon Camera Access Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. - C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe O23 - Service: McAfee Firewall - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\McAfee Firewall\CPD.EXE O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Intel\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: Roxio UPnP Renderer 11 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition\Digital Home 11\RoxioUPnPRenderer11.exe O23 - Service: Roxio Upnp Server 11 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition\Digital Home 11\RoxioUpnpService11.exe O23 - Service: LiveShare P2P Server 11 (RoxLiveShare11) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\11.0\SharedCOM\RoxLiveShare11.exe O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB11 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\11.0\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB11.exe O23 - Service: Roxio Hard Drive Watcher 11 (RoxWatch11) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\11.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatch11.exe O23 - Service: WAN Miniport (ATW) Service (WANMiniportService) - America Online, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\wanmpsvc.exe O23 - Service: YPCService - Yahoo! Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\YPCSER~1.EXE -- End of file - 10600 bytes Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.33 Database version: 1712 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 31/01/2009 14:01:52 mbam-log-2009-01-31 (14-01-52).txt Scan type: Quick Scan Objects scanned: 61813 Time elapsed: 11 minute(s), 54 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 0 Memory Modules Infected: 0 Registry Keys Infected: 0 Registry Values Infected: 0 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 0 Files Infected: 0 Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Values Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: (No malicious items detected) Files Infected: (No malicious items detected) |
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Hi there Confused...
Please download DDS and save it to your desktop.
Once done... Download GMER Rootkit Scanner from here or here.
**Caution** Rootkit scans often produce false positives. Do NOT take any action on any "<--- ROOKIT" entries Please remember to post back with: The two logs from DDS The log from GMER
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Hi sjb007,
Thanks for the reply and your help with this matter. Hopefully I have completed the scans correctly and I have pasted the results below. Regards, Andy DDS (Ver_09-02-01.01) - NTFSx86 Run by Andy at 16:05:33.53 on 01/02/2009 Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 ============== Pseudo HJT Report =============== uStart Page = hxxp://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband uSearch Page = hxxp://www.google.com uSearch Bar = hxxp://www.google.com/ie mDefault_Page_URL = hxxp://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband uCustomizeSearch = BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO: {02478d38-c3f9-4efb-9b51-7695eca05670} - c:\program files\yahoo!\companion\installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.d ll BHO: AVG Safe Search: {3ca2f312-6f6e-4b53-a66e-4e65e497c8c0} - c:\program files\avg\avg8\avgssie.dll BHO: {53707962-6f74-2d53-2644-206d7942484f} - c:\program files\spybot - search & destroy\SDHelper.dll BHO: DriveLetterAccess: {5ca3d70e-1895-11cf-8e15-001234567890} - c:\windows\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper: {761497bb-d6f0-462c-b6eb-d4daf1d92d43} - c:\program files\java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper: {dbc80044-a445-435b-bc74-9c25c1c588a9} - c:\program files\java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll BHO: TBSB09819 Class: {dc77f23e-1d48-4238-9776-b705f92073fb} - c:\program files\desktopfun toolbar\desktopfuntoolbar.dll BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class: {e7e6f031-17ce-4c07-bc86-eabfe594f69c} - c:\program files\java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll TB: Yahoo! Companion: {ef99bd32-c1fb-11d2-892f-0090271d4f88} - c:\program files\yahoo!\companion\installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.d ll TB: &Google: {2318c2b1-4965-11d4-9b18-009027a5cd4f} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll EB: {32683183-48a0-441b-a342-7c2a440a9478} - No File uRun: [swg] c:\program files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\1.0.720.3640\Go ogleToolbarNotifier.exe uRun: [ctfmon.exe] c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe uRun: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "c:\program files\common files\ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe" mRun: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE c:\windows\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup mRun: [StorageGuard] "c:\program files\common files\sonic\update manager\sgtray.exe" /r mRun: [adiras] adiras.exe mRun: [NeroFilterCheck] c:\program files\common files\ahead\lib\NeroCheck.exe mRun: [QuickTime Task] "c:\program files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime mRun: [iTunesHelper] "c:\program files\itunes\iTunesHelper.exe" mRun: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k mRun: [AVG8_TRAY] c:\progra~1\avg\avg8\avgtray.exe mRun: [<NO NAME>] mRun: [RoxWatchTray] "c:\program files\common files\roxio shared\11.0\sharedcom\RoxWatchTray11.exe" mRun: [CPMonitor] "c:\program files\roxio creator 2009 special edition\5.0\CPMonitor.exe" mRun: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "c:\program files\java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" dRun: [CTFMON.EXE] c:\windows\system32\CTFMON.EXE IE: {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe IE: {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} IE: {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe IE: {51085E3D-A958-42A2-A6BE-A6A9B0BAF276} - {88B2EE0B-4EE5-46C0-A377-31D5C329B3EA} - c:\program files\yahoo!\browser\ysidebarIE.dll LSP: c:\windows\system32\CSLSP.DLL Trusted Zone: thomsonfly.com\www DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} - hxxp://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/partner/default/kavwebscan_unicode.cab DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} - hxxp://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} - hxxp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204 DPF: {2D8ED06D-3C30-438B-96AE-4D110FDC1FB8} - hxxp://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan/cabs/as2stubie.cab DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} - hxxp://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst20040510.cab DPF: {3334504D-9980-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - hxxp://download.microsoft.com/download/0/C/8/0C8EDFAB-30BC-4792-898E-2DABE27B2C4D/mp43dmo.CAB DPF: {33564D57-9980-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - hxxp://download.microsoft.com/download/D/0/D/D0DD87DA-994F-4334-8B55-AF2E4D98ED0C/wmv9dmo.cab DPF: {556DDE35-E955-11D0-A707-000000521957} - hxxp://www.xblock.com/download/xclean_micro.exe DPF: {56393399-041A-4650-94C7-13DFCB1F4665} - hxxp://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/pestscan.cab DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} - hxxp://download.bitdefender.com/resources/scan8/oscan8.cab DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} - hxxp://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1158237510484 DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} - hxxp://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1158237495468 DPF: {80DD2229-B8E4-4C77-B72F-F22972D723EA} - hxxp://www.bitdefender.com/scan/Msie/bitdefender.cab DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} - hxxp://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5free/asinst.cab DPF: {A3009861-330C-4E10-822B-39D16EC8829D} - hxxp://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ravonline.cab DPF: {C45B1500-7B63-47C2-AB25-C28CB46AFDEE} - hxxp://sib1.od2.com/common/musicmanager/installation/MusicManagerPlugin.CAB DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0011-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab DPF: {CAFEEFAC-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} - hxxp://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab DPF: {EFAEF0E4-F044-4D57-9900-1C3FF18524C9} - hxxp://www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/PitPav.cab TCP: {92E99A06-0D41-4AE1-A464-070CAFEB81DD} = 212.139.132.57 212.139.132.56 Handler: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - c:\program files\avg\avg8\avgpp.dll Notify: !SASWinLogon - c:\program files\superantispyware\SASWINLO.DLL AppInit_DLLs: avgrsstx.dll SEH: SABShellExecuteHook Class: {5ae067d3-9afb-48e0-853a-ebb7f4a000da} - c:\program files\superantispyware\SASSEH.DLL SecurityProviders: msapsspc.dll, schannel.dll, digest.dll, msnsspc.dll, ntoskrnl.dll ============= SERVICES / DRIVERS =============== =============== Created Last 30 ================ 2009-01-31 13:11 73,728 a------- c:\windows\system32\javacpl.cpl 2009-01-31 13:11 410,984 a------- c:\windows\system32\deploytk.dll 2009-01-30 16:24 <DIR> --d----- c:\docume~1\alluse~1\applic~1\Uninstall 2009-01-30 16:02 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\InterActual 2009-01-30 15:44 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\common files\Sonic Shared 2009-01-30 15:38 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition 2009-01-30 15:38 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\SmartSound Software 2009-01-30 15:38 <DIR> --d----- c:\docume~1\alluse~1\applic~1\SmartSound Software Inc 2009-01-30 15:35 261,480 a------- c:\windows\system32\xactengine2_7.dll 2009-01-30 15:35 1,123,696 a------- c:\windows\system32\D3DCompiler_33.dll 2009-01-30 15:35 443,752 a------- c:\windows\system32\d3dx10_33.dll 2009-01-30 15:35 3,495,784 a------- c:\windows\system32\d3dx9_33.dll 2009-01-30 15:35 255,848 a------- c:\windows\system32\xactengine2_6.dll 2009-01-30 15:28 <DIR> --d----- c:\windows\system32\XPSViewer 2009-01-30 15:27 14,048 -------- c:\windows\system32\spmsg2.dll 2009-01-30 15:19 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\MSXML 6.0 2009-01-26 12:36 717,296 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\sptd.sys 2009-01-26 12:35 93,544 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\StarPortLite.sys 2009-01-26 12:35 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\Rocket Division Software 2009-01-25 16:13 <DIR> --d----- c:\docume~1\alluse~1\applic~1\Philips Intelligent Agent 2009-01-25 11:28 176,235 a------- c:\windows\system32\Primomonnt.dll 2009-01-25 11:27 <DIR> --d----- c:\windows\PrimoPDF4 2009-01-25 11:27 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\activePDF 2009-01-13 21:57 <DIR> --d-h--- C:\$AVG8.VAULT$ 2009-01-13 17:14 10,520 a------- c:\windows\system32\avgrsstx.dll 2009-01-13 17:14 97,928 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\avgldx86.sys 2009-01-13 17:14 76,040 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\avgtdix.sys 2009-01-13 17:13 <DIR> --d----- c:\windows\system32\drivers\Avg 2009-01-13 17:13 <DIR> --d----- c:\program files\AVG 2009-01-13 17:13 <DIR> --d----- c:\docume~1\alluse~1\applic~1\avg8 ==================== Find3M ==================== 2009-01-14 16:11 38,496 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbamswissarmy.sys 2009-01-14 16:11 15,504 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbam.sys 2008-12-15 20:32 79,247 a------- c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\offlinecache\index.dat 2008-12-12 17:33 3,060,224 -------- c:\windows\system32\dllcache\mshtml.dll 2008-12-11 11:57 333,184 a------- c:\windows\system32\drivers\srv.sys 2008-12-11 11:57 333,184 -------- c:\windows\system32\dllcache\srv.sys 2008-09-07 16:15 872,696 a------- c:\program files\.auctionsolutions.com__chrlogin__tmp__temp13 2d3py_setup.amsorm.exe 2008-07-30 19:37 13,628,416 a------- c:\program files\epson28015eu.exe 2006-08-24 13:56 715 a------- c:\program files\andy list.txt 2006-08-19 09:07 7,557 a------- c:\program files\hijackthis25.txt 2006-08-19 09:07 7,557 a------- c:\program files\hijackthis.log 2006-08-17 18:20 318 a------- c:\program files\fixit.reg 2006-08-15 18:24 1,845 a------- c:\program files\help.txt 2006-07-11 17:12 9,889 a------- c:\program files\hijackthis2.txt 2005-08-14 17:30 0 a------- c:\documents and settings\andy\7.dat 2005-08-14 17:30 0 a------- c:\documents and settings\andy\6.dat 2005-08-14 17:30 0 a------- c:\documents and settings\andy\4.dat 2005-05-18 18:55 6,619 a------- c:\program files\hijackthis1.txt 2005-05-09 17:52 302 a------- c:\program files\12.mov 2005-05-09 17:51 302 a------- c:\program files\11.mov ============= FINISH: 16:10:27.46 =============== UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED, DO NOT POST THIS LOG. IF REQUESTED, ZIP IT UP & ATTACH IT DDS (Ver_09-02-01.01) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume2 Install Date: 10/01/2004 14:23:30 System Uptime: 02/01/2009 10:05:20 (726 hours ago) Motherboard: Dell Computer Corp. | | 0N2828 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz | Microprocessor | 2660/533mhz ==== Disk Partitions ========================= A: is Removable C: is FIXED (NTFS) - 74 GiB total, 24.553 GiB free. D: is CDROM (CDFS) E: is CDROM () ==== Disabled Device Manager Items ============= ==== System Restore Points =================== No restore point in system. ==== Installed Programs ====================== ABBYY FineReader 5.0 Sprint Plus Adobe Download Manager 1.2 (Remove Only) Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition Adobe Reader 6.0.1 Adobe Shockwave Player AOL UK Apple Mobile Device Support Apple Software Update ArcSoft Software Suite Astro Gemini Screensaver Manager 1.2 Auction Client AutoCAD LT 98 AVG Free 8.0 AviSynth 2.5 Bonjour BT Yahoo! Applications BT Yahoo! Internet Connection Manager 4.5 BTopenworld help Canon Camera Access Library Canon Camera Support Core Library Canon Camera Window DC_DV 5 for ZoomBrowser EX Canon Camera Window DC_DV 6 for ZoomBrowser EX Canon Camera Window MC 6 for ZoomBrowser EX Canon G.726 WMP-Decoder CANON iMAGE GATEWAY Task for ZoomBrowser EX Canon Internet Library for ZoomBrowser EX Canon MovieEdit Task for ZoomBrowser EX Canon PhotoRecord Canon RAW Image Task for ZoomBrowser EX Canon RemoteCapture Task for ZoomBrowser EX Canon Utilities EOS Utility Canon Utilities File Viewer Utility 1.2 Canon Utilities PhotoStitch Canon Utilities RemoteCapture 2.7 Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX CCleaner (remove only) Christmas Time 3D Screensaver 1.0 Classic PhoneTools Click to Convert / PDF Toolbox Conexant SmartHSFi V.9x 56K Speakerphone PCI Modem Costco Desktop Kiosk DAO Dell Media Experience Dell Picture Studio - Dell Image Expert Dell Solution Center DesktopFun Toolbar Digital Line Detect DirectX 9 Runtime DVDSentry EMC 11 Content EPSON CardMonitor EPSON Copy Utility EPSON Photo Print EPSON PhotoQuicker3.5 EPSON PhotoStarter3.1 EPSON PRINT Image Framer Tool2.1 EPSON Printer Software EPSON Scan EPSON Smart Panel ESCX6400 Operation Guide ESCX6400 Reference Guide ESCX6400 Software Guide Express Burn File Viewer Utility 1.2.2 Google Earth Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer Help and Support Customization HijackThis 2.0.2 Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287) Intel(R) PRO Network Adapters and Drivers Intel(R) PROSet iPod for Windows 2005-09-23 iPod for Windows 2006-03-23 iTunes Java(TM) 6 Update 11 Jedi Screensaver Kaspersky Online Scanner LiveReg (Symantec Corporation) LiveUpdate 1.80 (Symantec Corporation) Macromedia Flash Player 8 Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware McAfee Firewall McAfee QuickClean Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft Works 7.0 Modem Helper MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430) MSXML 6 Service Pack 2 (KB954459) Music Manager Nero 7 Essentials neroxml NetWaiting NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers Paint Shop Pro 7 Panda ActiveScan Panda ActiveScan 2.0 PCPitstop Panda AntiVirus Scan (remove only) PDF Toolbox 6.0 Philips Intelligent Agent PIF DESIGNER2.1 PowerDVD PrimoPDF Prism Video Converter QuickTime RealPlayer RemoteCapture 2.7.2 Roxio Activation Module Roxio Central Roxio CinePlayer Roxio CinePlayer Decoder Pack Roxio Creator 2009 Special Edition SAGEM F@st 800-840 ScanToWeb Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB898458) Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB923723) Security Update for Windows Media Encoder (KB954156) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB911564) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069) Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB917734) Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 (KB936782) Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046) Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591) Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901190) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214) Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400) Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749) Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927) Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919) Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953) Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600) Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958215) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960714) SmartSound Quicktracks Plugin Sonic DLA Sonic RecordNow! Sonic Update Manager Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 SpywareBlaster v3.5.1 SpywareGuard v2.2 StarBurn Version 10.5 (Build 0x20081020) SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition Switch Tiscali 10.0 Tiscali Music Downloads Update for Windows XP (KB898461) Update for Windows XP (KB908531) Update for Windows XP (KB910437) Update for Windows XP (KB911280) Update for Windows XP (KB925720) Update for Windows XP (KB955839) Videora iPod Converter 3.07 Viewpoint Media Player Virgin Atlantic Alerts (remove only) WebFldrs XP Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (KB905474) Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130) Windows Imaging Component Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803) Windows Media Encoder 9 Series Windows Media Format Runtime Windows Media Player 10 Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836 Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302 Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859 Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781 Windows XP Service Pack 2 WordSearcher XML Paper Specification Shared Components Pack 1.0 Yahoo! Anti-Spy Yahoo! Toolbar ==== Event Viewer Messages From Past Week ======== 27/01/2009 12:15:54, error: Service Control Manager [7023] - The IPSEC Services service terminated with the following error: The attempted operation is not supported for the type of object referenced. 27/01/2009 12:15:54, error: Service Control Manager [7000] - The SSPORT service failed to start due to the following error: The system cannot find the file specified. 27/01/2009 12:15:54, error: Service Control Manager [7000] - The General Purpose USB Driver (adildr.sys) service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. 30/01/2009 10:31:07, error: System Error [1003] - Error code 1000007f, parameter1 00000008, parameter2 80042000, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 00000000. 30/01/2009 22:08:26, error: Service Control Manager [7009] - Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service service to connect. 30/01/2009 22:08:26, error: Service Control Manager [7000] - The IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. ==== End Of File =========================== GMER 1.0.14.14536 - http://www.gmer.net Rootkit scan 2009-02-01 17:18:12 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 ---- System - GMER 1.0.14 ---- SSDT sprp.sys ZwCreateKey [0xF91400E0] SSDT sprp.sys ZwEnumerateKey [0xF915ECA2] SSDT sprp.sys ZwEnumerateValueKey [0xF915F030] SSDT sprp.sys ZwOpenKey [0xF91400C0] SSDT sprp.sys ZwQueryKey [0xF915F108] SSDT sprp.sys ZwQueryValueKey [0xF915EF88] SSDT sprp.sys ZwSetValueKey [0xF915F19A] INT 0x62 ? 81B0FBF8 INT 0x82 ? 81B0FBF8 INT 0x94 ? FEF89DD4 INT 0xB4 ? 819D3BF8 ---- Devices - GMER 1.0.14 ---- Device \FileSystem\Ntfs \Ntfs 81B0D1F8 Device \FileSystem\Fastfat \FatCdrom FF3BA1F8 Device \Driver\Tcpip \Device\Ip avgtdix.sys (AVG Network connection watcher/AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.) Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBPDO-0 819801F8 Device \Driver\NetBT \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{92E99A06-0D41-4AE1-A464-070CAFEB81DD} FFAAE500 Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBPDO-1 819801F8 Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBPDO-2 819801F8 Device \Driver\NetBT \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{E9FAFFA7-EC60-4BCB-88E8-D66DD5933C11} FFAAE500 Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBPDO-3 819801F8 Device \Driver\usbehci \Device\USBPDO-4 FFBA01F8 Device \Driver\Tcpip \Device\Tcp avgtdix.sys (AVG Network connection watcher/AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.) Device \Driver\Ftdisk \Device\HarddiskVolume1 81B101F8 Device \Driver\Ftdisk \Device\HarddiskVolume2 81B101F8 Device \Driver\Cdrom \Device\CdRom0 FFAA53F8 Device \Driver\Cdrom \Device\CdRom1 FFAA53F8 Device \Driver\atapi \Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP1T1L0-17 81B0F1F8 Device \Driver\atapi \Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP0T0L0-3 81B0F1F8 Device \Driver\atapi \Device\Ide\IdePort0 81B0F1F8 Device \Driver\atapi \Device\Ide\IdePort1 81B0F1F8 Device \Driver\atapi \Device\Ide\IdeDeviceP1T0L0-f 81B0F1F8 Device \Driver\NetBT \Device\NetBt_Wins_Export FFAAE500 Device \Driver\NetBT \Device\NetbiosSmb FFAAE500 Device \Driver\Tcpip \Device\Udp avgtdix.sys (AVG Network connection watcher/AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.) Device \Driver\Tcpip \Device\RawIp avgtdix.sys (AVG Network connection watcher/AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.) Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBFDO-0 819801F8 Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBFDO-1 819801F8 Device \FileSystem\MRxSmb \Device\LanmanDatagramReceiver FF9AA500 Device \Driver\Tcpip \Device\IPMULTICAST avgtdix.sys (AVG Network connection watcher/AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.) Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBFDO-2 819801F8 Device \FileSystem\MRxSmb \Device\LanmanRedirector FF9AA500 Device \Driver\usbuhci \Device\USBFDO-3 819801F8 Device \Driver\usbehci \Device\USBFDO-4 FFBA01F8 Device \Driver\Ftdisk \Device\FtControl 81B101F8 Device \FileSystem\Fastfat \Fat FF3BA1F8 AttachedDevice \FileSystem\Fastfat \Fat fltmgr.sys (Microsoft Filesystem Filter Manager/Microsoft Corporation) Device \FileSystem\Fs_Rec \FileSystem\UdfsCdRomRecognizer tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) Device \FileSystem\Fs_Rec \FileSystem\CdfsRecognizer tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) Device \FileSystem\Fs_Rec \FileSystem\FatCdRomRecognizer tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) Device \FileSystem\Fs_Rec \FileSystem\FatDiskRecognizer tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) Device \FileSystem\Fs_Rec \FileSystem\UdfsDiskRecognizer tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) Device \FileSystem\Cdfs \Cdfs FF8981F8 Device \FileSystem\Cdfs \Cdfs tfsnifs.sys (Drive Letter Access Component/Sonic Solutions) ---- Registry - GMER 1.0.14 ---- Reg HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sptd\Cfg@s1 771343423 Reg HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sptd\Cfg@s2 285507792 ---- EOF - GMER 1.0.14 ---- |
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Hi Andy
Im not seeing anything immediate in the logs you have provided. I want you to run an online scan at Kaspersky, first let clear out some unwanted system junk Download and scan with CCleaner Slim 1.Double click the file and install ccleaner 2. Before first use, select Options > Advanced and UNCHECK "Only delete files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours" 3. Then select the items you wish to clean up. In the Windows Tab:
5. A pop up box will appear advising this process will permanently delete files from your system. 6. Click "OK" and it will scan and clean your system. 7. Click "exit" when done. Establish an internet connection & perform an online scan with Internet Explorer at Kaspersky Online Scanner. Click Accept, when prompted to download and install the program files and database of malware definitions.
![]() **Note** To optimize scanning time and produce a more sensible report for review: Close any open programs Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan. You may disconnect from the internet once you begin the scan. Note for Internet Explorer 7 users: If at any time you have trouble viewing the accept button of the license, click on the Zoom tool located at the bottom right of the IE window and set the zoom to 75 %. Once the license accepted, reset to 100%. Post back with the Kaspersky log
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Hi sjb007,
Sorry for the delay in my response. I have now ran both programs as requested but unfortunately neither has improved the situation and the scan didn’t identify any problems while the clean out has seemed to slow down performance as web pages take longer to download. I include a copy of the logs as requested. Thanks Andy KASPERSKY ONLINE SCANNER 7 REPORT Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Kaspersky Online Scanner 7 version: 7.0.25.0 Program database last update: Monday, February 02, 2009 21:11:29 Records in database: 1738310 Scan settingsScan using the following databaseextendedScan archivesyesScan mail databasesyesScan areaMy ComputerA:\ C:\ D:\ E:\ Scan statisticsFiles scanned74716Threat name0Infected objects0Suspicious objects0Duration of the scan02:54:38 No malware has been detected. The scan area is clean.The selected area was scanned. |
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Hi there Andy
Your logs appear clear of any malware related items. How much memory do you have in the system? Lets cut down on start up items... Open up HJT and select the second entry - Do a system scan only Place a checkmark next to these entries: O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxWatchTray] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\11.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray11.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe" O4 - Global Startup: AOL 8.0 Tray Icon.lnk = C:\Program Files\AOL 8.0\aoltray.exe O4 - Global Startup: C2CMonitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\ClickToConvert\C2CMonitor.exe Make sure all browser and open windows/programs are closed and select "Fix checked" Once done, reboot your computer, how are things now, any better...
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Hi sjb007,
Thanks again for your help with this matter. I have removed the start up items but unfortunately I haven’t noticed an improvement in the performance. I have 256MB of memory which has been fine since I bought the computer. Its only during the last 12 months were I have noticed the drop in performance and I haven’t loaded any more significant software. Regards, Andy |
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Hi there Andy
I feel that a boost of memory will help the slowdown. Although 265Mb of memory was fine when you purchased the computer it will soon be swallowed up by todays requirement in no time. As software is added, extra services are created, plus software upgrades eating up more memory. With memory prices as they are I would advise that you upgrade, if this was my own personal system I would think of taking the memory up to a minimum of 1Gb. As regards to the scans being unable to complete I have a feeling it could possibly be down to a couple of bad sectors on your hard drive that crashes the scan once they hit that point on the drive. I would advise that you run a check for bad sectors. You can check for any bad sectors by following this guide as laid out by Microsoft - How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP As I feel this is not a malware related issue I think you would now be better posting in the Windows Operating Systems area of the forum where experts there can help you with your remaining issues, feel free to point them towards this thread for reference. I wish you luck in resolving this issue. Regards - Steve
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for your help with this. I have followed the disc error instructions and I can now complete the scans. They too show the all clear for malware so I will post back in the windows operating section as instructed. Thanks again for your efforts on this one. Regards, Andy |
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Not a problem, only too glad to help
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