P.c Problems Thread

[adil786]

do you have any problems with your computer or wuld you like some help. post your questions here, i will inshallah TRY to help you if i can!

:up:

[belal1]

looking to win the geek of the year award, eh?

[mgilani]

ok, I have a partitioned HD and I ve xp pro and Vista installed in their own separate partitions. I wanna delete the vista partition ( drive D) by simply formating it.
I tink if I do so, when teh computer statrts, it will try to look for ref. to drive D /Vista as i am assuming teh *.ini file in xp is now probably modified. what would I have to do/ change in the INI file or else where in xp to get rid of Vista related commands?
The xp was installed befor vista on C Drive.

Also, the reason I wanted to get rid of vista is that it takes forever to loan up. If there is a way to boost up the load time I could keep it. I do have 1 gig ram with p4 2.0 processor, sata 160gig drive. Also the graphics card that i have has vista drivers but vista has disableded them as not compatible.

[Mace]

looking to win the geek of the year award, eh?

Belal1, watch out, you may lose the title this year. :)

[adil786]

ok, I have a partitioned HD and I ve xp pro and Vista installed in their own separate partitions. I wanna delete the vista partition ( drive D) by simply formating it.
I tink if I do so, when teh computer statrts, it will try to look for ref. to drive D /Vista as i am assuming teh *.ini file in xp is now probably modified. what would I have to do/ change in the INI file or else where in xp to get rid of Vista related commands?
The xp was installed befor vista on C Drive.

Also, the reason I wanted to get rid of vista is that it takes forever to loan up. If there is a way to boost up the load time I could keep it. I do have 1 gig ram with p4 2.0 processor, sata 160gig drive. Also the graphics card that i have has vista drivers but vista has disableded them as not compatible.







firstly make a back up copy of your INI file.

to get rid of the extra command prompts (of vista) that appear:

This is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows XP Professional computer.


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect


This is a sample of the above Boot.ini file with a previous installation of Windows 2000 on a separate partition.


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect



as you can see where it says windows 2000, i assume it would say vista on partition 2.

simply delete the command line of the one that states vista, so it appears like boot loader sample one. that says windows XP.

SO YOU DELETE: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

BUT YOURS WOULD SAY 'windows vista/fastdetect '


now the command prompts should not trouble you anymore.

hopefully this should help you out.

[belal1]

Belal1, watch out, you may lose the title this year. :)

lol i have no problem losing the "title". I myself would vote for someone other than me, like akhi Nami

[MG]

aww i think im going to live in this thread :o

[Omar Mukhtar]

I did have a problem with my pc but it's too late now i took it to the shop.

Problem was that i restarted my pc by holding down the power on\off button, i didnt do it the normal way start, shutdown. After i had turned it off and than tried to log back on, the blue screen of death appeared for couple sec than this other screen pops up sayign click here to go to win did tghat but than it jus keeps restarting, jad other options there safe mode that didnt work either.

Tried everything, rebootig it, wouldnt work

, tried changing the hard drive that didntwrk so had to take it to the shop.

[MG]

I did have a problem with my pc but it's too late now i took it to the shop.

Problem was that i restarted my pc by holding down the power on\off button, i didnt do it the normal way start, shutdown. After i had turned it off and than tried to log back on, the blue screen of death appeared for couple sec than this other screen pops up sayign click here to go to win did tghat but than it jus keeps restarting, jad other options there safe mode that didnt work either.

Tried everything, rebootig it, wouldnt work

, tried changing the hard drive that didntwrk so had to take it to the shop.

i just only a few days ago had the exact same problem, but it turned out it was becos of my HD going, so i had to get a new one, maybe a reinstallation will work on yours?

although u would have done reinstallation when u put in the new HD right?


Always write down what the Blue screen of death says and then go internet cafe or somthing and search with that code that appears on there or something, that will normally tell u the problem as well, thats how the guy found out it was teh HD that needed replacing on mine.

[Omar Mukhtar]

I think mine needs formatting, the guy bat the shop goes he gonna do a diagnostic check (dont know what that is).:rubeyes:

BSOD only appeared fo about 5 sec than goes, not enought time to see what it says.

yh tried re-installtion, nothing.

My dad would've fixed it but he's at hajj. :smack:.

[MMS]

this is a sexist area nobody ever listens to my awesome suggestions just because ima gurl :crying:

[MG]

I think mine needs formatting, the guy bat the shop goes he gonna do a diagnostic check (dont know what that is).:rubeyes:

BSOD only appeared fo about 5 sec than goes, not enought time to see what it says.

yh tried re-installtion, nothing.

My dad would've fixed it but he's at hajj. :smack:.

there is a setting that u need to change on your PC , so that in the future if a BSOD appears, it just stays and doesnt disappear so quickley.

Ask the guy at the shop to change the relevant setting , so it does that, i have know idea where it is on there:rubeyes:

[Joha]

there is a setting that u need to change on your PC , so that in the future if a BSOD appears, it just stays and doesnt disappear so quickley.


Control Panel => System => Advanced => Startup & Recovery Settings =>

Untick the box that says 'automatically restart'.

[mgilani]

MG.............its you again asking them complicated question!
Ur all up there sis!

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ok < i also noticed that the PF usage was like 656mb. Isnt that a lot? I did notice that the cpu is always running at very hi capacity and then it slows down.Also, would it help if I moved the pf file or assign virtual memory to my d drive?
I did the Alt-ctrl-del sequesnce and under performance , it show as if cpu was at 100justa sec ago and then you see the graph coming down to 7% immediately. what up with that?
I am lost cuz I dont have any malware etc and I was running only like 3 programs ie Calyx Point, IE7 and firefaux.

[mgilani]

this is a sexist area nobody ever listens to my awesome suggestions just because ima gurl :crying:

And your point is? what do you mean this is the sexiest area?

Sis, if you are as smart as a man............keep pretending that you are no and it will be just fine! So , I just posted another issue that I am having . see what you come up with sis................

[mgilani]

Lastly, Adil.thanks Bro. I am now deleting Shi8 Vista!

[MG]

MG.............its you again asking them complicated question!
Ur all up there sis!

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ok < i also noticed that the PF usage was like 656mb. Isnt that a lot? I did notice that the cpu is always running at very hi capacity and then it slows down.Also, would it help if I moved the pf file or assign virtual memory to my d drive?
I did the Alt-ntrl-del sequesnce and under performance , it show as if cpu was at 100% and then you see the graph coming down to 7%. what up with that?
I am lost cuz I dont have any malware etc andI was running only like 3 programs ie Calyx Poiny, IE7 and firefaux.


i thought i was helping :(

[MMS]

And your point is? what do you mean this is the sexiest area?

Sis, if you are as smart as a man............keep pretending that you are no and it will be just fine! So , I just posted another issue that I am having . see what you come up with sis................

ofcourse i know the answer :torture:

just go to task manager and select all the processes you are running and click end process

this will inshaAllah bring yer CPU usage down :coolbro:

[adil786]

wrong, wrong!!! dont do that!! youll get alot of 'BSOD' regullary from that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[adil786]

ofcourse i know the answer :torture:

just go to task manager and select all the processes you are running and click end process

this will inshaAllah bring yer CPU usage down :coolbro:


no, if you delete/stop all your processes, your vital parts of your computer that run in the background. will prevent your computer form working properly!!!

another thing when you press ctrl+alt+delete. you see a spike to 100% usage of cpu. that is normal as it goes with every program you start, it will gradulaay later shoot down!

changing your pf to d drive can help, but must be set at recommended level stated by windows.!!

let me know wht proccesser you are using and hw much ram you ahve, and finaaly what type of programs you use. :up:

[MMS]

no, if you delete/stop all your processes, your vital parts of your computer that run in the background. will prevent your computer form working properly!!!

another thing when you press ctrl+alt+delete. you see a spike to 100% usage of cpu. that is normal as it goes with every program you start, it will gradulaay later shoot down!

changing your pf to d drive can help, but must be set at recommended level stated by windows.!!

let me know wht proccesser you are using and hw much ram you ahve, and finaaly what type of programs you use. :up:

so what!!!! it'll still bring the cpu usage down :torture:

[adil786]

yh, sure!! IF YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR COMPUTER! LOL.

:rubeyes:

[mgilani]

i thought i was helping :(

U sure are! Thanks..............:hidban:

[adil786]

lol!! did you find my advice helpful!

[adil786]

here is a list of the essential processes that Windows needs to run correctly.


System Idle Process
explorer.exe
taskmgr.exe
spoolsv.exe
lsass.exe
csrss.exe
smss.exe
winlogon.exe
svchost.exe - (There will be a few of these)
services.exe

By shutting down anything other than these processes, stand alone Windows should operate fine, however if any of these processes are shutdown, Windows will start to become unstable or unusable.

[MG]

U sure are! Thanks..............:hidban:


i cant tell from your posts whether u joke or are serious :confused:

NVM

[Joha]

yh, sure!! IF YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR COMPUTER! LOL.

:rubeyes:

you won't kill your computer! The really essential processes won't die (you need to force kill them :D), there is one that you can 'kill' and your computer will do a 60 second countdown and shut down - but even that you can stop at the command prompt.

If you do see something hogging a lot of cpu for no reason, and for an extended period of time - try killing it - just to test.

[mgilani]

i cant tell from your posts whether u joke or are serious :confused:

NVM

Lol..........thats the idea kid! not everyone can pull it off and still have friends!!!
And maybe, id you had not stolen my initials , i would only be nicer!

[MG]

Lol..........thats the idea kid! not everyone can pull it off and still have friends!!!


:scratch::wacko:

[adil786]

you won't kill your computer! The really essential processes won't die (you need to force kill them :D), there is one that you can 'kill' and your computer will do a 60 second countdown and shut down - but even that you can stop at the command prompt.

If you do see something hogging a lot of cpu for no reason, and for an extended period of time - try killing it - just to test.


kk! i ws over exagerating! its called a joke m8. i know we wont kill it but it could end something vital, or some proggrame that may not work correctly!:rubeyes::o

[MG]

Lol..........thats the idea kid! not everyone can pull it off and still have friends!!!
And maybe, id you had not stolen my initials , i would only be nicer!

if u notice i joined before u :rolleyes: now stop going off-topic

[mgilani]

lol!! did you find my advice helpful!

Adil,
I will post the list of processes using Hijackthis. see what you come up with.
Also, Ii do show that my system is sharing about 64mg of memory from 1gb of ram. should i bump it up a notchh or disablke it( if thats doable in bios)?
I will try to post the list of processes as soon as I can.!

[mgilani]

if u notice i joined before u :rolleyes: now stop going off-topic

I joined this world before you did, what bout that????
and Ok, sorry bout thread crapping on my part.:up:

[mgilani]

lol!! did you find my advice helpful!

Bro here is the Hijackthis file: lemme know what else you need:

And MG, I can believe you impying that i am a nutter:rubeyes:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:07:45 PM, on 12/26/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.20583)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FWService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Toolbox\StatusClient\StatusClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FirewallGUI.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Pro\DTProAgent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\WINPOINT\winpoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sb/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com/ext/search/search.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sp/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/su/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sb/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com/ext/search/search.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sp/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/su/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {724d43a9-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &RoboForm - {724d43a0-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StatusClient 2.6] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Toolbox\StatusClient\StatusClient.exe /auto
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TomcatStartup 2.5] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Toolbox\hpbpsttp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [00PCTFW] "C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FirewallGUI.exe" -s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SDTray] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Pro Agent] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Pro\DTProAgent.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [ShowDeskFix] regsvr32 /s /n /i:u shell32 (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [ShowDeskFix] regsvr32 /s /n /i:u shell32 (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [ShowDeskFix] regsvr32 /s /n /i:u shell32 (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [ShowDeskFix] regsvr32 /s /n /i:u shell32 (User 'Default user')
O8 - Extra context menu item: Customize Menu - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComCustomizeIEMenu.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Fill Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: RoboForm Toolbar - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra button: Save - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Save Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: RoboForm - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: RoboForm Toolbar - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O16 - DPF: {6B75345B-AA36-438A-BBE6-4078B4C6984D} (HpProductDetection Class) - http://h20270.www2.hp.com/ediags/gmn2/install/HPProductDetection.cab
O16 - DPF: {7DD62E58-5FA8-11D2-AFB7-00104B64F126} (Sview Control) - https://www.digitaldocs.cc/GetDocs/cab/svinstall_a_green.cab
O16 - DPF: {944713E8-1F29-42D9-ABD5-557728B9AC97} (PtClickLoanWF Control) - https://ilnet.wellsfargo.com/ilonline/clickloan/ptclickloanwf.cab
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Firewall Plus (PCToolsFirewallPlus) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FWService.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\hpzipm12.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Auxiliary Service (sdAuxService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Security Service (sdCoreService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe

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End of file - 7817 bytes

[mgilani]

And here is the list of running processes:

Process list saved on 3:12:05 PM, on 12/26/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

[pid] [full path to filename] [file version] [company name]
740 C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
796 C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
820 C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
864 C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
876 C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1040 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1080 C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FWService.exe 3.0.0.53 PC Tools
1116 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1364 C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1528 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1716 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1836 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe 4.7.1098.0 ALWIL Software
260 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe 4.7.1098.0 ALWIL Software
652 C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe 5.1.2600.2696 Microsoft Corporation
1212 C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe 4.7.1098.0 ALWIL Software
1496 C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Toolbox\StatusClient\StatusClient.exe 0.0.0.14 Hewlett-Packard
1504 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe 1.14.0.0 Apple, Inc.
1464 C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe 7.3.1.70 Apple Inc.
1088 C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe 7.5.0.20 Apple Inc.
1000 C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus\FirewallGUI.exe 3.0.0.52 PC Tools
1648 C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe 6.14.10.9424 NVIDIA Corporation
940 C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe 5.0.5.33 PC Tools
1740 C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe 5.0.5.3 PC Tools
1760 C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Pro\DTProAgent.exe 4.10.218.0 DT Soft Ltd.
1812 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
1920 C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe 5.0.5.24 PC Tools
2068 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
2852 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe 4.7.1098.0 ALWIL Software
2944 C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe 4.7.1098.0 ALWIL Software
3208 C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe 7.5.0.20 Apple Inc.
3732 C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation
3672 C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 1.8.20071.12718 Mozilla Corporation
2616 C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 7.0.6000.20583 Microsoft Corporation
1940 C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe 6.0.2900.3156 Microsoft Corporation
2368 C:\WINPOINT\winpoint.exe 6.0.886.711 Calyx Software
1344 C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe 2.0.0.2 Trend Micro Inc.
3184 C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE 5.1.2600.2180 Microsoft Corporation

[MMS]

some of those svhosts running are munafiqs in disguise :eek:

[adil786]

your avast antivirus proggramme, maybe causing the problem of your cpu usage

Can you check the sensitivity of Standard Sheild Provider, it should be set to normal.

maybe you have set it to high? This is often cause for similar problems.

Left click the avast icon in the sysem tray, choose the Standard Sheild and set -> Normal.

[MG]

im installing an "Add On" for firefox (the "download helper") it installs fine and says to "restart firefox" to get it, when i do this i dont see the icon in my toolbar :rubeyes:


before the reinstallation on my PC i was able to see it in my toolbar and now it is nowhere :rubeyes:


whats going on?

[MG]

ok dont worry your techy heads, i worked it out ---->

View/Toolbar/Customize and drag the DownloadHelper icon to you toolbar



:D

[mgilani]

some of those svhosts running are munafiqs in disguise :eek:

hey you................... u tricked me remember? no more rep points for you....u wicked , wicked.....................

But seriously, some of those svchosts are bad???

[mgilani]

your avast antivirus proggramme, maybe causing the problem of your cpu usage

Can you check the sensitivity of Standard Sheild Provider, it should be set to normal.

maybe you have set it to high? This is often cause for similar problems.

Left click the avast icon in the system tray, choose the Standard Sheild and set -> Normal.

Adil............... thanks for the advice i will check that and let you know 2morrow!

[Loobna]

Is there any way to get rid of a file/folder that's being stubborn and wont delete? It's on an external hard drive.

Also, how difficult is it to put RAM into a desktop? my comp is taking ages to open programs and is generally being to slow. how do I find out which one I need for my comp?

[.: hayat :.]

i had a week of problems with pc but hamdulillah today it is alright,,,i had many headaches cuse i needed my uni programs 4 making a project 4 friday but none was working,,,also messenger was not working. so bad feeling cuse i couldn't use it! i just finished to restore now my infos frm cd n to download few programs i needed hamdulillah. i hope to not have other headache too soon inshallah ! n 4 curiosity, my enemy was troian virus who ate all my extension files arghhh,,,

[adil786]

Is there any way to get rid of a file/folder that's being stubborn and wont delete? It's on an external hard drive.

Also, how difficult is it to put RAM into a desktop? my comp is taking ages to open programs and is generally being to slow. how do I find out which one I need for my comp?

For deleting stuborn files - Stuborn files can arise for a variety of reasons, the worst case scenario is that you have a virus on your computer! :torture:

Someitmes programs are running in the background (often security programs) that have locked the file you are trying to delete.
If you know that the file is uneccesary and want to delete it, there are free programs that can do this for you.

I havent personally tried these programs but try using :
Unlocker -
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

[adil786]

i had a week of problems with pc but hamdulillah today it is alright,,,i had many headaches cuse i needed my uni programs 4 making a project 4 friday but none was working,,,also messenger was not working. so bad feeling cuse i couldn't use it! i just finished to restore now my infos frm cd n to download few programs i needed hamdulillah. i hope to not have other headache too soon inshallah ! n 4 curiosity, my enemy was troian virus who ate all my extension files arghhh,,,

I hate when your computer plays up last minute, Its a good thing to backup your data regulary, so you dont lose important information. Its good to hear that youve managed to get things right again...nearly..:o:up:

You should watch what comes into your computer, see... you got a trojan, now wonder where that came from.lol:rolleyes:

[cyber_abdullah]

Is there any way to get rid of a file/folder that's being stubborn and wont delete? It's on an external hard drive.

Also, how difficult is it to put RAM into a desktop? my comp is taking ages to open programs and is generally being to slow. how do I find out which one I need for my comp?

Try going into "safe mode" by repeatedly pressing F8 whilst the system loads up. You then get an option to load into safe mode which minimises the amount of processess running in your PC. This would allow you to delete this stubborn file/program. Sometimes when a file or program doesn't delete, it's probably because it is still loaded into memory, you can try terminating the process in task manager and then deleting, or just going into safe mode and deleting.

How to enter Safe Mode:
http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

How to Delete Undeletable Files in Windows:
http://www.pchell.com/support/undeletablefiles.shtml

[cyber_abdullah]

Protect your PC from Viruses:

Don't use Internet Explorer as your primary browser, use Firefox, it is much more safe and secure, and prevents many activex malware from messing with your PC:
http://www.mozilla.org/

Download and install ALL of these programs (I assume you have an anti-virus installed, if not, then install AVG Free edition):

AVG Free anti-virus. Excellent and free anti-virus which does the job equally as well as commercial anti-virus programs:
http://free.grisoft.com/

In addition to having AVG anti-virus, you can also install Avira Anti-Virus to run alongside AVG Free as they do not conflict with each other. It is always better to have an additional anti-virus as backup rather than having one anti-virus installed as having two anti-virus programs will ensure an anti-virus picks up and removes a virus the other anti-virus program didn't.
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

CCleaner (use this program every time you finish surfing the internet, it cleans your PC far more than "Disk Cleanup" which is preinstalled with Windows XP):
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

Comodo Firewall (the best firewall out at the moment):
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Windows Defender (this stops spyware from loading on to your PC in the first place):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en&mg_id=10134

Spyware Blaster (this secures your browser from being hijacked by spyware and adware, it also prevents you from visiting sites which are known to infect you the moment you visit them):
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Ad-Aware (finds and cleans spyware):
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot S&D (finds and cleans spyware):
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

PeerGuardian (Protects you from being monitored by the authorities when downloading movies, games etc from torrent networks. It acts as a firewall for torrent downloading, preventing the government from spying on what you download):
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

It's important that you download all of these, as a single program by itself cannot protect you against all threats, so these programs compliment each other very well. Also, they do not waste much memory. Remember to scan your PC as soon as you download them.

[.: hayat :.]

I hate when your computer plays up last minute, Its a good thing to backup your data regulary, so you dont lose important information. Its good to hear that youve managed to get things right again...nearly..:o:up:

You should watch what comes into your computer, see... you got a trojan, now wonder where that came from.lol:rolleyes:

i think the virus came frm games:rolleyes:

[.: hayat :.]

Protect your PC from Viruses:

Don't use Internet Explorer as your primary browser, use Firefox, it is much more safe and secure, and prevents many activex malware from messing with your PC:
http://www.mozilla.org/

Download and install ALL of these programs (I assume you have an anti-virus installed, if not, then install AVG Free edition):

AVG Free anti-virus. Excellent and free anti-virus which does the job equally as well as commercial anti-virus programs:
http://free.grisoft.com/

In addition to having AVG anti-virus, you can also install Avira Anti-Virus to run alongside AVG Free as they do not conflict with each other. It is always better to have an additional anti-virus as backup rather than having one anti-virus installed as having two anti-virus programs will ensure an anti-virus picks up and removes a virus the other anti-virus program didn't.
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

CCleaner (use this program every time you finish surfing the internet, it cleans your PC far more than "Disk Cleanup" which is preinstalled with Windows XP):
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/

Comodo Firewall (the best firewall out at the moment):
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Windows Defender (this stops spyware from loading on to your PC in the first place):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en&mg_id=10134

Spyware Blaster (this secures your browser from being hijacked by spyware and adware, it also prevents you from visiting sites which are known to infect you the moment you visit them):
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Ad-Aware (finds and cleans spyware):
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot S&D (finds and cleans spyware):
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

PeerGuardian (Protects you from being monitored by the authorities when downloading movies, games etc from torrent networks. It acts as a firewall for torrent downloading, preventing the government from spying on what you download):
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

It's important that you download all of these, as a single program by itself cannot protect you against all threats, so these programs compliment each other very well. Also, they do not waste much memory. Remember to scan your PC as soon as you download them.



shukran gazillan akhi:)may Allah subhana wa ta'ala reward u 4 ur help,,,ameen!i downloaded n run all cuse i am afraid to not get troian virus again,,,

[Loobna]

For deleting stuborn files - Stuborn files can arise for a variety of reasons, the worst case scenario is that you have a virus on your computer! :torture:

Someitmes programs are running in the background (often security programs) that have locked the file you are trying to delete.
If you know that the file is uneccesary and want to delete it, there are free programs that can do this for you.

I havent personally tried these programs but try using :
Unlocker -
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Try going into "safe mode" by repeatedly pressing F8 whilst the system loads up. You then get an option to load into safe mode which minimises the amount of processess running in your PC. This would allow you to delete this stubborn file/program. Sometimes when a file or program doesn't delete, it's probably because it is still loaded into memory, you can try terminating the process in task manager and then deleting, or just going into safe mode and deleting.

How to enter Safe Mode:
http://www.pchell.com/support/safemode.shtml

How to Delete Undeletable Files in Windows:
http://www.pchell.com/support/undeletablefiles.shtml


Jazakallah for the advice - it worked! I finally got rid of that annoying folder! Any ideas about putting in RAM then?

[.: hayat :.]

i still have problems with pc dunno why :(

[Redmist]

Jazakallah for the advice - it worked! I finally got rid of that annoying folder! Any ideas about putting in RAM then?

First you need to find out what RAM ur comp is using. Theres 2 types, i think. Go to Crucial.com (http://crucial.com/) and there you can find out which RAM is compatible with your comp. Then u order the RAM and get sumone to put it in for you or put in yourself :) Try googling it im sure there's step by step instructions on how to upgrade your RAM.

[souljaa]

Not a PC problem as such but can someone sort out a cd burning program thingy for Vista?

[Redmist]

Not a PC problem as such but can someone sort out a cd burning program thingy for Vista?

I got no idea for Vista......sorry Souljaa. What CD burning prog comes already with the System, maybe then somebody can help you!

[Muslimah_Pearl]

Assalamalikum

im using w2k on desktop , suddenly i got msg" Dumping physical memory" then i restarted pc and now it is showing " Boot disk failure , insert system disk and press enter".. plz help me.. what to do..

prompt reply would be higly appreciated.

fe aman ALLAH

[Loobna]

First you need to find out what RAM ur comp is using. Theres 2 types, i think. Go to Crucial.com (http://crucial.com/) and there you can find out which RAM is compatible with your comp. Then u order the RAM and get sumone to put it in for you or put in yourself :) Try googling it im sure there's step by step instructions on how to upgrade your RAM.

Jazakallah :)

[cyber_abdullah]

Jazakallah for the advice - it worked! I finally got rid of that annoying folder! Any ideas about putting in RAM then?

Are you referring to my advice about safe mode?

[Yokel]

Assalamalikum

im using w2k on desktop , suddenly i got msg" Dumping physical memory" then i restarted pc and now it is showing " Boot disk failure , insert system disk and press enter".. plz help me.. what to do..

prompt reply would be higly appreciated.

fe aman ALLAH

jazakhallah khair

[cyber_abdullah]

Assalamalikum

im using w2k on desktop , suddenly i got msg" Dumping physical memory" then i restarted pc and now it is showing " Boot disk failure , insert system disk and press enter".. plz help me.. what to do..

prompt reply would be higly appreciated.

fe aman ALLAH


I have a list of links about that exect problem:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Dumping+physical+memory&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Boot+disk+failure+%2C+insert+system+disk+ and+press+enter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

[Redmist]

Jazakallah :)

Your Welcome :)

[.: hayat :.]

`now i got pacex virus,,:(

[adil786]

How to remove a Trojan, Virus, Worm, or other Malware

Table of Contents

1. Diallers, Trojans, Viruses, Worms Oh My!
2. How these infections start
3. How to remove these infections
4. How to protect yourself in the future
5. Conclusion


Dialers, Trojans, Viruses, and Worms Oh My!

If you use a computer, read the newspaper, or watch the news, you will know about computer viruses or other malware. These are those malicious programs that once they infect your machine will start causing havoc on your computer. What many people do not know is that there are many different types of infections that are categorized in the general category of Malware.

Malware - Malware is programming or files that are developed for the purpose of doing harm. Thus, malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, hijackers, and certain type of adware.

This article will focus on those malware that are considered viruses, trojans, worms, and viruses, though this information can be used to remove the other types of malware as well. We will not go into specific details about any one particular infection, but rather provide a broad overview of how these infections can be removed. For the most part these instructions should allow you to remove a good deal of infections, but there are some that need special steps to be removed and these won't be covered under this tutorial.

Before we continue it is important to understand the generic malware terms that you will be reading about.

Adware - A program that generates popups on your computer or displays advertisements. It is important to note that not all adware programs are necessarily considered malware. There are many legitimate programs that are given for free that display ads in their programs in order to generate revenue. As long as this information is provided up front then they are generally not considered malware.

Backdoor - A program that allows a remote user to execute commands and tasks on your computer without your permission. These types of programs are typically used to launch attacks on other computers, distribute copyrighted software or media, or hack other computers.

Dialer - A program that typically dials a premium rate number that has per minute charges over and above the typical call charge. These calls are with the intent of gaining access to pornographic material.

Hijackers - A program that attempts to hijack certain Internet functions like redirecting your start page to the hijacker's own start page, redirecting search queries to a undesired search engine, or replace search results from popular search engines with their own information.

Spyware - A program that monitors your activity or information on your computer and sends that information to a remote computer without your knowledge.

Trojan - A program that has been designed to appear innocent but has been intentionally designed to cause some malicious activity or to provide a backdoor to your system.

Virus - A program that when run, has the ability to self-replicate by infecting other programs and files on your computer. These programs can have many effects ranging from wiping your hard drive, displaying a joke in a small box, or doing nothing at all except to replicate itself. These types of infections tend to be localized to your computer and not have the ability to spread to another computer on their own. The word virus has incorrectly become a general term that encompasses trojans, worms, and viruses.

Worm - A program that when run, has the ability to spread to other computers on its own using either mass-mailing techniques to email addresses found on your computer or by using the Internet to infect a remote computer using known security holes.


How these infections start

Just like any program, in order for the program to work, it must be started. Malware programs are no different in this respect and must be started in some fashion in order to do what they were designed to do. For the most part these infections run by creating a configuration entry in the Windows Registry in order to make these programs start when your computer starts.

Unfortunately, though, in the Windows operating system there are many different ways to make a program start which can make it difficult for the average computer user to find manually. Luckily for us, though, there are programs that allow us to cut through this confusion and see the various programs that are automatically starting when windows boots. The program I recommend for this, because its free and detailed, is Autoruns from Sysinternals.

When you run this program it will list all the various programs that start when your computer is booted into Windows. For the most part, the majority of these programs are safe and should be left alone unless you know what you are doing or know you do not need them to run at startup.

At this point, you should download Autoruns and try it out. Just run the Autoruns.exe and look at all the programs that start automatically. Don't uncheck or delete anything at this point. Just examine the information to see an overview of the amount of programs that are starting automatically. When you feel comfortable with what you are seeing, move on to the next section.

How to remove these infections

We have finally arrived at the section you came here for. You are most likely reading this tutorial because you are infected with some sort of malware and want to remove it. With this knowledge that you are infected, it is also assumed that you examined the programs running on your computer and found one that does not look right. You did further research by checking that program against our Startup Database or by searching in Google and have learned that it is an infection and you now want to remove it.

If you have identified the particular program that is part of the malware, and you want to remove it, please follow these steps.

1. Download and extract the Autoruns program by Sysinternals to C:\Autoruns

2. Reboot into Safe Mode so that the malware is not started when you are doing these steps. Many malware monitor the keys that allow them to start and if they notice they have been removed, will automatically replace that startup key. For this reason booting into safe mode allows us to get past that defense in most cases.

3. Navigate to the C:\Autoruns folder you created in Step 1 and double-click on autoruns.exe.

4. When the program starts, click on the Options menu and enable the following options by clicking on them. This will place a checkmark next to each of these options.

1. Include empty locations

2. Verify Code Signatures

3. Hide Signed Microsoft Entries

5. Then press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh the startups list using these new settings.

6. The program shows information about your startup entries in 8 different tabs. For the most part, the filename you are looking for will be found under the Logon or the Services tabs, but you should check all the other tabs to make sure they are not loading elsewhere as well. Click on each tab and look through the list for the filename that you want to remove. The filename will be found under the Image Path column. There may be more than one entry associated with the same file as it is common for malware to create multiple startup entries. It is important to note that many malware programs disguise themselves by using the same filenames as valid Microsoft files. it is therefore important to know exactly which file, and the folder they are in, that you want to remove. You can check the Startup Database for that information or ask for help in a computer help forum.

7. Once you find the entry that is associated with the malware, you want to delete that entry so it will not start again on the next reboot. To do that right click on the entry and select delete. This startup entry will now be removed from the Registry.

8. Now that we made it so it will not start on boot up, you should delete the file using My Computer or Windows Explorer. If you can not see the file, it may be hidden. To allow you to see hidden files you can follow the steps for your operating system found in this tutorial:

How to see hidden files in Windows

9. When you are finished removing the malware entries from the Registry and deleting the files, reboot into normal mode as you will now be clean from the infection.


How to protect yourself in the future

In order to protect yourself from this happening again it is important that take proper care and precautions when using your computer. Make sure you have updated antivirus and spyware removal software running, all the latest updates to your operating system, a firewall, and only open attachments or click on popups that you know are safe.

[.: hayat :.]

i reinstalled windows for the 3rd time in a week cuse of viruses n spyware,,,i think smn use my pc IP 4 sending me such big problems,,,does any1 know how can i prevent frm this,,,i heard smth abt hidding my pc IP.shukran gazillan!

btw, cyber_abdullah ur recomandations r very good as i instaled avg n avira n spyblaster n they r preventing me frm those problems since yesterday when i reinstalled windows n there were kinda 300 attempts removed,,,also comodo is good!