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Thread ID: 116748 2011-03-18 07:17:00 My Laptop constantly freezing programs! pettypig23 (16286) PC World Chat
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1187218 2011-03-18 07:17:00 My Laptop (www.laptopspark.com) (netbook) is Degee I8B11D4 and recently it has picked up this annoying habit of stopping and freezing pretty much any program I run every 2 to 10 minutes. No matter the program, everything from Torchlight to windows explorer(actually froze firefox after typing that), the program will freeze and I will get the "not responding" message most of the time. The amount of time it will lock up varies roughly between 5-30 seconds and sometimes longer.

My anti-virus(avast) tells me I'm clean, and I have defragmented and cleaned out my HDD. I even went through and cleaned as much dust as I could find and still to no avail. I have no real idea what is causing this. If anyone could help narrow my problem down I would greatly appreciate it.

My specs are:
Brand: Degee (www.laptopspark.com) I8B11D4
Operating System: Windows7
Processor: Intel Atom (www.laptopspark.com) D425 1.8GHZ
Graphic Processor: Intel GMA X3150
Display: 10.2'' Wide-screen 1280*600 WXGA
System Memory: DDRII 1G
Hard Drive: SATA 160G
pettypig23 (16286)
1187219 2011-03-18 07:22:00 If you can get hijackthis free.antivirus.com

Install / run it then click on scan the system and save a log. Copy and paste the log here. If its too slow, boot into safe mode / networking then try it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1187220 2011-03-18 07:25:00 Reported. :spam

You didn't see the links Speedy?
pcuser42 (130)
1187221 2011-03-18 07:26:00 oops :p its too dark :p Could have been where it came from Speedy Gonzales (78)
1187222 2011-03-18 07:43:00 I think he should take his laptop and place it where it can thaw out the "freezes". 2 years should do it. R2x1 (4628)
1187223 2011-03-18 07:46:00 I've only been on this forum a few days but I'm beginning to see a new routine to which I must read a new thread.

Open thread, check post count of thread starter. If post count is 1, check 2nd post to see if 1st post has been reported as spam. If so, read next thread. If not, read 1st post and carry on as usual.

Never have I seen a forum with so much spam.
Tasha (16262)
1187224 2011-03-18 07:58:00 Simply Spam goodiesguy (15316)
1187225 2011-03-18 08:28:00 I've only been on this forum a few days but I'm beginning to see a new routine to which I must read a new thread .

Open thread, check post count of thread starter . If post count is 1, check 2nd post to see if 1st post has been reported as spam . If so, read next thread . If not, read 1st post and carry on as usual .

Never have I seen a forum with so much spam .

This forum is well-monitored and spam levels are not too bad . We are an attractive target for spam here because this forum is so popular . . .

I run a forum for a group I run and have the sign up routine set so that I must approve every user .

If the user has an IP address in Pakistan, China, Malaysia, Romania, Russia (anywhere in eastern Europe) or even the USA, they don't get a look in: immediate IP ban (with a wildcard on the last set of values) and immediate deletion of the user . Anything that looks a bit legit just gets an activation, but a block on posts (which I have to approve) until I am satisfied they aren't spammers .

However I am lucky in that the forum I run is specific to New Zealand, so most overseas sign-ups could almost automatically be identified as spammers . Makes it easy in that they often sign up with usernames or email addresses that are obviously spam-related . Spammer = Dumb .

The volume of sign-ups on this forum would mean that this method would be impractical, due to the fact that our two (obviously) most-active moderators are part-time and unpaid (but most definitely not under-appreciated!!) . . . .
johcar (6283)
1187226 2011-03-18 08:48:00 It was kinda written with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. It's very monitored from what I can see. Tasha (16262)
1187227 2011-03-26 17:54:00 This is spam, but if you can have a look anyway Speed? . . . . . . . . .



Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2 . 0 . 4
Scan saved at 6:47:23 a . m . , on 27/03/2011
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6 . 00 . 3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8 . 00 (8 . 00 . 7600 . 16722)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\WordWeb\wweb32 . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Plugin Manager\skypePM . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IELowutil . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\SCServer\SCServer . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbarUser_32 . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companionuser . exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil10l_Ac tiveX . exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore . exe
C:\Users\jarnell\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\T emporary Internet Files\Content . IE5\T2QRA46W\HijackThis[1] . exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = . stuff . co . nz/national/" target="_blank">www . stuff . co . nz
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = . microsoft . com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157" target="_blank">go . microsoft . com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = . microsoft . com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896" target="_blank">go . microsoft . com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = . microsoft . com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896" target="_blank">go . microsoft . com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://search . myheritage . com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank . htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - URLSearchHook: MyAshampoo Toolbar - {a1e75a0e-4397-4ba8-bb50-e19fb66890f4} - C:\Program Files (x86)\MyAshampoo\tbMyA2 . dll
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt . dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper . dll
O2 - BHO: Search Helper - {6EBF7485-159F-4bff-A14F-B9E3AAC4465B} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\Search Helper\SEPsearchhelperie . dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin . dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Messenger Companion Helper - {9FDDE16B-836F-4806-AB1F-1455CBEFF289} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companioncore . dll
O2 - BHO: MyAshampoo Toolbar - {a1e75a0e-4397-4ba8-bb50-e19fb66890f4} - C:\Program Files (x86)\MyAshampoo\tbMyA2 . dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar_32 . dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\5 . 6 . 6209 . 1142\s wg . dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv . dll
O2 - BHO: SingleInstance Class - {FDAD4DA1-61A2-4FD8-9C17-86F7AC245081} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\YTSingle Instance . dll
O3 - Toolbar: MyAshampoo Toolbar - {a1e75a0e-4397-4ba8-bb50-e19fb66890f4} - C:\Program Files (x86)\MyAshampoo\tbMyA2 . dll
O3 - Toolbar: Google Toolbar - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar_32 . dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo!Xtra Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt . dll
O4 - HKLM\ . . \Run: [WordWeb] "C:\Program Files (x86)\WordWeb\wweb32 . exe" -startup
O4 - HKLM\ . . \Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched . exe"
O4 - HKCU\ . . \Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar . exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\ . . \Run: [msnmsgr] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr . exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\ . . \Run: [Skype] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype . exe" /nosplash /minimized
O4 - HKCU\ . . \Run: [Messenger (Yahoo!)] "C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger . exe" -quiet
O8 - Extra context menu item: &ieSpell Options - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll/SPELLOPTION . HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Google Photos Screensa&ver - res://C:\Windows\system32\GPhotos . scr/200
O8 - Extra context menu item: Check &Spelling - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll/SPELLCHECK . HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MIF5BA~1\OFFICE11\EXCEL . EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Google Sidewiki . . . - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Toolbar\Component\GoogleToolbarDynamic_mui_en_D183 CA64F05FDD98 . dll/cmsidewiki . html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Lookup on Merriam Webster - file://C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\Merriam Webster . HTM
O8 - Extra context menu item: Lookup on Wikipedia - file://C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\wikipedia . HTM
O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companionlang . dll,-600 - {0000036B-C524-4050-81A0-243669A86B9F} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Companion\companioncore . dll
O9 - Extra button: ieSpell - {0E17D5B7-9F5D-4fee-9DF6-CA6EE38B68A8} - C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ieSpell - {0E17D5B7-9F5D-4fee-9DF6-CA6EE38B68A8} - C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {1606D6F9-9D3B-4aea-A025-ED5B2FD488E7} - C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ieSpell Options - {1606D6F9-9D3B-4aea-A025-ED5B2FD488E7} - C:\Program Files (x86)\ieSpell\iespell . dll
O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriterShortcuts . dll,-1004 - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension . dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriterShortcuts . dll,-1003 - {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Writer\WriterBrowserExtension . dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~2\MIF5BA~1\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR . DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper . dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search && Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper . dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp . dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp . dll
O16 - DPF: {E2883E8F-472F-4FB0-9522-AC9BF37916A7} - . adobe . com/NOS/getPlusPlus/1 . 6/gp . cab" target="_blank">platformdl . adobe . com
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1 . DLL
O18 - Protocol: wlpg - {E43EF6CD-A37A-4A9B-9E6F-83F89B8E6324} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler . dll
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg . exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc . dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: EPSON V5 Service4(01) (EPSON_EB_RPCV4_01) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\ProgramData\EPSON\EPW!3 SSRP\E_S40STB . EXE
O23 - Service: EPSON V3 Service4(01) (EPSON_PM_RPCV4_01) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\ProgramData\EPSON\EPW!3 SSRP\E_S40RPB . EXE
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm . dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate) (gupdate) - Google Inc . - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate . exe
O23 - Service: Google Software Updater (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService . exe
O23 - Service: @keyiso . dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @comres . dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon . dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase . dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator . exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv . dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: SBSD Security Center Service (SBSDWSCService) - Safer Networking Ltd . - C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDWinSec . exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap . exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv . exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc . exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect . exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc . dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds . exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc . exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX . exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine . exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv . exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk . exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk . exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Yahoo! Updater (YahooAUService) - Yahoo! Inc . - C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\SoftwareUpdate\YahooAUService . exe

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