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Post #1
Hi I'm Amy

My computer has recently been getting extremely slow. I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my Hijack Report. I do play a lot of World of Warcraft and that is how I've noticed that the performance is getting worse daily. I would appreciate any help that you can offer. Thanks a bunch.


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 9:39:15 PM, on 6/23/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16850)
Boot mode: Normal

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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Java™ Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EA Core] "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EADM\Core.exe" -silent
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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: {0CCA191D-13A6-4E29-B746-314DEE697D83} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5 Control) - http://upload.facebook.com/controls/2008.1…toUploader5.cab
O16 - DPF: {1D4DB7D2-6EC9-47A3-BD87-1E41684E07BB} - http://ak.exe.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/f…etup1.0.1.0.cab
O16 - DPF: {48DD0448-9209-4F81-9F6D-D83562940134} (MySpace Uploader Control) - http://lads.myspace.com/upload/MySpaceUploader1006.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftu…b?1180991375984
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftu…b?1180991369031
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

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Thanks again 8) Amy
Post #2
Download Sec-Info2.zip from here and save it to your Desktop. You will need to extract the file.

Right click on the zipped folder and from the menu that appears, click on Extract All…
In the 'Extraction Wizard' window that opens, click on Next> and in the next window that appears, click on Next> again.
In the final window, click on Finish

You should now see a folder with a file in it - double click Sec-info2.vbs to run it.
Once you have been informed that the script has completed, a text file called Sec-Info.txt should be created in the same folder - you may need to wait a couple of seconds for it to appear..
Please copy and paste the contents of the text file into your next reply and then you can delete both of the folders and their contents.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Run HJT and click on Open the Misc Tools section.
  • Click Open Uninstall Manager…
  • Click Save list… and save it to your Desktop.
  • Copy and paste the file uninstall_list.txt into your next reply.
Post #3 last edited
Script run: 6/25/2009 5:19:20 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Windows Firewall is disabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Security Center Anti-Virus Alerts are enabled. The Security Center Firewall Alerts are enabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Script run: 6/25/2009 5:20:12 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Windows Firewall is disabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Security Center Anti-Virus Alerts are enabled. The Security Center Firewall Alerts are enabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Script run: 6/25/2009 5:20:57 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Windows Firewall is disabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Security Center Anti-Virus Alerts are enabled. The Security Center Firewall Alerts are enabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Script run: 6/25/2009 5:21:03 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Windows Firewall is disabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Security Center Anti-Virus Alerts are enabled. The Security Center Firewall Alerts are enabled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hmmm hope that this helps..i accidentally ran it a few times..because i thought i was doing it wrong 8) Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1 (KB403742) Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX Adobe Flash Player ActiveX Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Adobe Shockwave Player Critical Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB959772) HijackThis 2.0.2 Hotfix for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB947864) Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399) Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683) Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287) J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 17 Java™ 6 Update 13 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable NVIDIA Drivers Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB938127) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB942615) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB944533) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB950759) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB953838) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB956390) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB958215) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB960714) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB961260) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB963027) Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB969897) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069) Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB936782) Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB954154) Security Update for Windows Media Player 8 (KB917734) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565) Security Update for Windows XP (KB913433) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923561) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569) Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952004) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954) Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954459) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600) Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956572) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958690) Security Update for Windows XP (KB959426) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960225) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960715) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB961373) Security Update for Windows XP (KB961501) Security Update for Windows XP (KB968537) Security Update for Windows XP (KB969898) Security Update for Windows XP (KB970238) Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2) Update for Windows XP (KB951978) Update for Windows XP (KB955839) Update for Windows XP (KB967715) Ventrilo Client Winamp Windows Media Format 11 runtime Windows Media Format 11 runtime Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player 11 Windows XP Service Pack 3 World of Warcraft thankyou for your time!
Post #4
The information shows that you have neither an anti-virus or third-party firewall installed, and the Windows firewall appears to be disabled - how long has this been the case?
Post #5 last edited
I use a router as a hardware firewall I did have avast installed..but a few days ago uninstalled it because I thought that was part of the problem
Post #6
Routers don't usually offer outbound connection control, so anything that you pick up has the ability to phone home at will. Given your situation I think the wisest thing to do is to back-up any important files and then reformat and reinstall your operating system. The lack of an AV means that any slime you have picked up has the opportunity to roam freely around your system and it is going to be impossible to know what you've picked up, what damage it has done and what information may have been sent. I suggest you use another PC and change any passwords you have used, bank, forum and gaming and also keep an eye on any accounts you have accessed and card numbers used just to make sure that nothing serious is happening. Identity theft is big business these days.
Post #7
Since this issue appears to be resolved … this Topic has been closed. Glad we could be of assistance. If you're the topic starter, and need this topic reopened, please contact a staff member with the address of the thread. Everyone else please begin a New Topic.

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