Slow and Buggy PC. Cause unknown.

[originaldeadman]

Hey guys,

Im a real Counter Strike lover and the other when i exited CS, my pc stopped responding. Everything freezed on my desktop but yet i could move the mouse without being able to click. I could open/close the start menu with my keyboard but everything else was frozen dead. I thought it was my antivirus (BitDefender is known to be a major pc slowdown) so i changed to Kaspersky Anti Virus 2009. Now my pc will freeze anything. Mostly when i use IE so im limited to firefox right now. Im using windows xp sp2 and have actually 512 mb ram. I doubt it is a ram problem since i could use my pc to the max before, like alt tabbing out of counter strike and browse the internet and all. I suspect malware to be the cause of this but kaspersky found nothing yet... Here is my HJT log. Hope someone can help me :/

 

[kimsland]

HijackThis v1.99.1 is now the old version and obsolete
You will need to uninstall it and download the newest version: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/317-trend-micro-hijackthis.html

Also you have Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 installed (is 2009 already out?)
Anyway Kaspersky is now a real resource hog

I'd also suggest running Startup Control Panel and remove any/all unwanted startups

 

[originaldeadman]

My Kaspersky version is 8.0.0.357. I just downloaded the new HJT and made a scan. Here it is Im removing unwanted startup programs too now itself.
What antivirus could i replace kaspersky with? I like its ease of use though. Does bitdefender really cause 124% system slowdown? i read a review about this..

 

[kimsland]

AVG Free: http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

Is my recommendation
But I'd untick "perform daily scans" task, during the install

Everyone's got a personal choice on this. But AVG is pretty popular, and the new version now has Spyware protection too, and it's all free.

 

[originaldeadman]

I found a pro version and im downloading it. 50.2 mb. pretty large for an antivirus though! Do you think i should add more RAM to my pc? Could virtual memory be the cause of everything? My pc freezes everytime i try to open IE. When freezing occur, i can open up task manager with Alt+Ctrl+Del but can't click or anything. (mouse still move though) Would be some kind of malware or hardware issue?

 

[kimsland]

I found a pro version

Yes but that's not free.

Would be some kind of malware...

Yes likely (or likely yes)

I'd recommend installing AVG Free then fully updating, then do a a full scan

 

[originaldeadman]

im doing a scan on AVG right now. I forgot to ask you. is my HJT log normal?

 

[kimsland]

Sorry not an expert on the HJT logs
But it would be interesting to know if AVG finds and removes anything

 

[originaldeadman]

here is my AVG scan log. it detected some items and took care of everything.

 

[kimsland]

That's fantastic

If you really want to confirm.

Download and run Startup Control Panel and remove any unwanted startups, then restart.

Then...

Download and Run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your desktop.

• Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to:
  • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
• Then click Finish.
• If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
• Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
• When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
• Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.

 

[originaldeadman]

wow! just after the AVG scan i tried playing counter strike, tabbing out of the game and browsing the net and...IT WORKED!! Thanks for your help man!! My pc is running like brand new again!! ! Im definitely keeping AVG. perhaps it was kaspersky itself which was hogging my system. got rid of it for good now! 2 thumbs up for kimsland!!