HJT logfile: PLEASE HELP! cpu FREEZING every few minutes!!!

[dinaboo]

I was told to post here by mechBgon. FYI.

My computer started freezing every once in a while a few days ago, and it's gotten progressively worse, so that it freezes every few minutes or so now. I'll probably have to retype this post several times before I'm done. And System Restore isn?t working (no restore points, though I have it at the max allowed ? Dell Support had me replace the SR file from Service Pack 2 with the one on my original XP Home (w/ Service Pack 1) CD, and at least it created a new restore this morning, which is well after this problem happened).

*** MONDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Although I haven't done anything new since my chat w/ Dell support Monday morning, and I had several freezups early in the day, I haven't had a single freeze all evening/night! I have no idea why, and since I didn't really do anything to fix it, I'm afraid it could easily come back tomorrow. ***

*Windows XP Home
*McAfee VirusScan ? auto updates
*2Wire Wireless Home Portal firewall
*I use the most updated versions of Spybot S&D & AdAware & Spyware Blaster 2x-3x a week.
*I regularly use Disk Cleanup & empty my temp file.
*My startup menu has these programs on it: McAfee, SBC/Yahoo DSL, digital camera, mp3 player

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

Here?s my HijackThis Logfile:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 1:56:49 AM, on 12/28/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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\Canon\BJCard\Bjmcmng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mm_tray.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshld.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
C:\Program Files\iRiver\Service\Updater.exe
C:\Program Files\iRiver\Service\MLService.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsescn.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\Support\Alert\bin\NotifyAlert.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dellnet.com/
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.gamespot.com/news/index.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.co.../ie/defaults/stp/ymsgr*http://my.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.co.../ie/defaults/su/ymsgr/*http://www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.co.../ie/defaults/sp/ymsgr/*http://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.co.../ie/defaults/stp/ymsgr*http://my.yahoo.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee VirusScan - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshl.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Easy-WebPrint - {327C2873-E90D-4c37-AA9D-10AC9BABA46C} - C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Toolband.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MapQuest - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-A3FA-F363B384B77D} - C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\mqgold1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MMTray] C:\Program Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mm_tray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DwlClient] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Dell\EUSW\Support.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VSOCheckTask] "c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcmnhdlr.exe" /checktask
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VirusScan Online] "c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshld.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MCUpdateExe] C:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\McUpdate.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MCAgentExe] c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPInSightMonitor 01] "C:\Program Files\SBC Yahoo!\Connection Manager\IP InSight\IPMon32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iRiver Updater] C:\Program Files\iRiver\Service\Updater.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iRiver AutoDB] C:\Program Files\iRiver\Service\MLService.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Photo Loader supervisory.lnk = C:\Program Files\CASIO\Photo Loader\Plauto.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0411.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0411.dll
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
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
O16 - DPF: ppctlcab - http://www.pestscan.com/scanner/ppctlcab.cab
O16 - DPF: {01A88BB1-1174-41EC-ACCB-963509EAE56B} (SysProWmi Class) - http://support.dell.com/systemprofiler/SysPro.CAB
O16 - DPF: {0C568603-D79D-11D2-87A7-00C04FF158BB} (BrowseFolderPopup Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/Shared/MGBrwFld.cab
O16 - DPF: {11260943-421B-11D0-8EAC-0000C07D88CF} (iPIX ActiveX Control) - http://www.ipix.com/viewers/ipixx.cab
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink...=34738&clcid=0x409
O16 - DPF: {205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540002} (CInstall Class) - http://www.wildtangent.com/web.../shockwave/Install.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/downloa...installs/yinst0401.cab
O16 - DPF: {4C39376E-FA9D-4349-BACC-D305C1750EF3} (EPUImageControl Class) - http://tools.ebayimg.com/eps/w...LControl_v1-0-3-12.cab
O16 - DPF: {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-A3FA-F363B384B77D} (MapQuest) - http://cdn.mapquest.com/mqtoolbar/mqgold1.cab
O16 - DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} (McAfee.com Operating System Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/mol.../4,0,0,84/mcinsctl.cab
O16 - DPF: {6B4788E2-BAE8-11D2-A1B4-00400512739B} (PWMediaSendControl Class) - http://216.249.24.142/code/PWActiveXImgCtl.CAB
O16 - DPF: {77E32299-629F-43C6-AB77-6A1E6D7663F6} (Groove Control) - http://www.nick.com/common/groove/gx/GrooveAX27.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E28B3A9-FE83-45D1-B657-D5426B81A121} (CustomerCtrl Class) - http://cs5b.instantservice.com.../customerxsigned33.cab
O16 - DPF: {90A29DA5-D020-4B18-8660-6689520C7CD7} (DmiReader Class) - http://ftp.us.dell.com/fixes/PROFILER.CAB
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab
O16 - DPF: {9FC87BC7-7963-4B70-8485-B1A41034C9A1} (CSonyPicturesGameDownloaderCtl Object) - http://www.shockwave.com/conte...uresGameDownloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {A17E30C4-A9BA-11D4-8673-60DB54C10000} (YahooYMailTo Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/downloa...lls/yse/ymmapi_416.dll
O16 - DPF: {A48D0309-8DA3-41AA-98E4-89194D471890} (Pulse V5 ActiveX Control) - http://a320.g.akamai.net/7/320.../PulsePlayer5AxWin.cab
O16 - DPF: {A8739816-022C-11D6-A85D-00C04F9AEAFB} (WebEyeControl) - http://kotelcam.virtualjerusalem.com/wg_webeye.cab
O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/mol...s/1,0,0,21/mcgdmgr.cab
O16 - DPF: {DF780F87-FF2B-4DF8-92D0-73DB16A1543A} (PopCapLoader Object) - http://anu.popcap.com/games/popcaploader_v5.cab
O16 - DPF: {E13F1132-4CA0-4005-84D3-51406E27D269} (BTDownloadCtrl Control) - http://www.shockwave.com/conte...nks/BTDownloadCtrl.cab
O16 - DPF: {E855A2D4-987E-4F3B-A51C-64D10A7E2479} (EPSImageControl Class) - http://tools.ebayimg.com/eps/a...PSControl_v1-0-3-0.cab
O16 - DPF: {F54C1137-5E34-4B95-95A5-BA56D4D8D743} (Secure Delivery) - http://www.gamespot.com/KDX/zd/kdx.cab
O16 - DPF: {F8F88D0D-E455-11D6-B547-00400555C7FB} (DiskHealth2 Class) - http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/PCPitStop.CAB
O16 - DPF: {FA3662C3-B8E8-11D6-A667-0010B556D978} (IWinAmpActiveX Class) - http://cdn.digitalcity.com/_media/dalaillama/ampx.cab
O23 - Service: Canon BJ Memory Card Manager - CANON INC. - C:\Program Files\Canon\BJCard\Bjmcmng.exe
O23 - Service: C-DillaCdaC11BA - Macrovision - C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
O23 - Service: Iomega App Services - Iomega Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee.com McShield - Unknown - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SecurityCenter Update Manager - McAfee, Inc - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdmgr.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee.com VirusScan Online Realtime Engine - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) NMS - Intel Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\NMSSvc.exe

 

[Capitalizt]

Stop the camera and mp3 software from loading at startup. Either go through the menus and disable them or go to start, run, msconfig, and disable them under the startup tab.

Right click your desktop, choose properties, appearance, and change your visual theme to windows classic. Apply and go to the appearance tab. Turn off all special effects except font smoothing. Apply and exit. Now right click on your new "my computer" icon, choose properties, advanced, performance options. Choose "adjust for best performance" leaving only font smoothing and drop shadows under icons selected. Hit apply and exit. Now delete all of the icons on your desktop you don't need there...including printers/network connections, etc. Once you have your desktop cleaned up, the eye candy turned off, and unnecessary programs from starting, you will be putting much less stress on your CPU.

I also recommend you visit www.blackviper.com and print out a copy of his Service Pack 2 configurations. Most people can use his "safe" configuration without any problems at all. Disable as many services as you can, then defragment your hard drive.

Finally, double click on my computer, and right click on your C: drive, choose properties, tools, and "scan disk for errors". Click every box in the checkdisk menu and hit apply. Reboot and let Windows fix any errors on your drive. It can take a long time, especially if you have a screwed up hard drive. Just be patient and let it do its thing.

After it's finished, defragment your drive again.

Your system is now pimped.

 

[theAnimal]

Originally posted by: Capitalizt
Stop the camera and mp3 software from loading at startup. Either go through the menus and disable them or go to start, run, msconfig, and disable them under the startup tab.

Right click your desktop, choose properties, appearance, and change your visual theme to windows classic. Apply and go to the appearance tab. Turn off all special effects except font smoothing. Apply and exit. Now right click on your new "my computer" icon, choose properties, advanced, performance options. Choose "adjust for best performance" leaving only font smoothing and drop shadows under icons selected. Hit apply and exit. Now delete all of the icons on your desktop you don't need there...including printers/network connections, etc. Once you have your desktop cleaned up, the eye candy turned off, and unnecessary programs from starting, you will be putting much less stress on your CPU.

I also recommend you visit www.blackviper.com and print out a copy of his Service Pack 2 configurations. Most people can use his "safe" configuration without any problems at all. Disable as many services as you can, then defragment your hard drive.

Finally, double click on my computer, and right click on your C: drive, choose properties, tools, and "scan disk for errors". Click every box in the checkdisk menu and hit apply. Reboot and let Windows fix any errors on your drive. It can take a long time, especially if you have a screwed up hard drive. Just be patient and let it do its thing.

After it's finished, defragment your drive again.

Your system is now pimped.

No offense to Capitalizt, but don't do this.

A few icons, visual effects, services or legitimate programs in startup will not freeze your computer. (BTW how do you know which theme the OP is using?)

I'm no HJT expert, so I'll leave that to someone else to look at.

 

[Capitalizt]

nothing I mentioned could hurt his computer...Disabling the unneeded eye candy and stopping unneeded programs/services from running is a good way to save RAM and CPU cycles. Less stress on the CPU is always a good thing.