I have Windows XP SP1 installed. First here are my specifications.
Ram- 256MB
HDD- 80 GB
Pentium 4 processor
2.4 Ghz
When i start my computer the pc runs fine with abt 20 % CPU usage when i open task manager. I know 20 % is also large but its normal compared to my problem. Slowly as i start surfing the net, listen to music and start DC++ the CPU usage starts to rise and is static at 100 %. The system becomes damn slow. When i open task manager i see that Explorer.exe takes 90 %of CPU. I have done all scans using Ad aware se but still the problem persists. I also did a scan with Norton Antivirus. Then i read somewhere that Antivirus takes more CPU so i uninstalled it. I still face the problem.
The pc is so slow that right click on the desktop takes 20 secs.
By searching this forum i have run the Norton Removal Tool. The system is faster now but still its not normal.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.0
Scan saved at 4:20:11 PM, on 2/10/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\tmlisten.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\OfcPfwSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntupd.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\TEMP\RQ1CB6.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBImpSec.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Nadeem\My Documents\Software\Strong DC Latest version\StrongDC.exe
E:\More Softwares\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.yahoo.com/search/ie.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_Page_URL = 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://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/su/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O1 - Hosts: 203.197.24.163 www.citibank.co.in
O1 - Hosts: 210.210.19.82 www.sifymall.com
O1 - Hosts: 203.27.235.25 www.payseal.icicibank.com
O1 - Hosts: 210.210.19.82 www.sifymall.com
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS1\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OfficeScanNT Monitor] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntmon.exe" -HideWindow
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Firewall] C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\svchost.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SifyBB] C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBImpSec.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Windows Firewall] C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\svchost.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{9B209D58-AFE6-4363-8A32-7F6C7083EFB1}: NameServer = 202.144.115.4,202.144.10.50
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{CD1A4D0E-6B2F-4383-A932-5F96BF3E2593}: NameServer = 202.144.115.4,202.144.10.50
Ram- 256MB
HDD- 80 GB
Pentium 4 processor
2.4 Ghz
When i start my computer the pc runs fine with abt 20 % CPU usage when i open task manager. I know 20 % is also large but its normal compared to my problem. Slowly as i start surfing the net, listen to music and start DC++ the CPU usage starts to rise and is static at 100 %. The system becomes damn slow. When i open task manager i see that Explorer.exe takes 90 %of CPU. I have done all scans using Ad aware se but still the problem persists. I also did a scan with Norton Antivirus. Then i read somewhere that Antivirus takes more CPU so i uninstalled it. I still face the problem.
The pc is so slow that right click on the desktop takes 20 secs.
By searching this forum i have run the Norton Removal Tool. The system is faster now but still its not normal.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.0
Scan saved at 4:20:11 PM, on 2/10/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\tmlisten.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\OfcPfwSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntupd.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\WINDOWS1\TEMP\RQ1CB6.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBImpSec.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Nadeem\My Documents\Software\Strong DC Latest version\StrongDC.exe
E:\More Softwares\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.yahoo.com/search/ie.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_Page_URL = 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://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/su/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O1 - Hosts: 203.197.24.163 www.citibank.co.in
O1 - Hosts: 210.210.19.82 www.sifymall.com
O1 - Hosts: 203.27.235.25 www.payseal.icicibank.com
O1 - Hosts: 210.210.19.82 www.sifymall.com
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS1\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OfficeScanNT Monitor] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\OfficeScan Client\pccntmon.exe" -HideWindow
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Firewall] C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\svchost.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SifyBB] C:\Program Files\Sify Broadband\BBImpSec.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Windows Firewall] C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\svchost.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{9B209D58-AFE6-4363-8A32-7F6C7083EFB1}: NameServer = 202.144.115.4,202.144.10.50
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{CD1A4D0E-6B2F-4383-A932-5F96BF3E2593}: NameServer = 202.144.115.4,202.144.10.50