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Post #1
I have a computer which is nearly always running the processor(?) fan. As you can see from the image of the system performance there is nothing particular running which takes a lot of processing power so I wondered if I have missed something. The HJT log is below. Thanks for any ideas. Paul

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at Weifan PM 18:00:04, on 07/02/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011)

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\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\vssvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\VTTimer.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\WINDOWS\VM303_STI.EXE
C:\Program Files\Unforgettable!\Unforgettable.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe
C:\Program Files\Softland_backup4all\Backup4all 3\b4aSched.Exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMan.exe
C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe
C:\Program Files\Softland_backup4all\Backup4all 3\Backup4all.exe
C:\Program Files\The_Cleaner\tca.exe
C:\Program Files\The_Cleaner\tcm.exe
C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
C:\Program Files\Softland_backup4all\Backup4all 3\Backup4all.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\HJT\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
O1 - Hosts: 213.171.216.66 http://www.perriams.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.171.216.66 mail.perriams.com
O1 - Hosts: 202.108.251.210 http://www.google.com/intl/en-US/
O1 - Hosts: 202.108.251.210 http://www.google.com
O1 - Hosts: 66.249.89.99 http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN
O2 - BHO: IDM Helper - {0055C089-8582-441B-A0BF-17B458C2A3A8} - C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMIECC.dll
O2 - BHO: BitComet ClickCapture - {39F7E362-828A-4B5A-BCAF-5B79BFDFEA60} - C:\Program Files\BitComet\tools\BitCometBHO.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tcactive] C:\Dont_Keep\tca.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tcmonitor] C:\Dont_Keep\tcm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VTTimer] VTTimer.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpybotSnD] "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /autocheck /autofix /autoclose /waitstart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BigDog303] C:\WINDOWS\VM303_STI.EXE VIMICRO USB PC Camera (ZC0301PLH)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Unforgettable!] C:\Program Files\Unforgettable!\Unforgettable.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [googletalk] C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Backup4all Scheduler] "C:\Program Files\Softland_backup4all\Backup4all 3\b4aSched.Exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [IDMan] C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMan.exe /onboot
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitComet] "C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Backup4all 3] "C:\Program Files\Softland_backup4all\Backup4all 3\Backup4all.exe" /s
O4 - Startup: Shortcut to tca.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\The_Cleaner\tca.exe
O4 - Startup: Shortcut to tcm.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\The_Cleaner\tcm.exe
O4 - Startup: Shortcut to WordWeb.lnk = C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload &with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddLink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload all video with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddVideo.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload all with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddAllLink.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download All Links with IDM - C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IEGetAll.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with IDM - C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IEExt.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with &ZipScan - C:\PROGRA~1\ZIPSCA~1\zs_ie.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\npjpi150_03.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\npjpi150_03.dll
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O15 - Trusted IP range: http://127.0.0.1
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/qt…meInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {F138084D-84D7-48CD-BEA8-04772457516E} (VqqSpeedDlProxy Class) - http://218.85.138.27/vqqsdl1009.cab
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
Post #2
hi ocpaul20,

dont see much in the log to be worried about. not sure what you mean by:

which is nearly always running the processor(?) fan.

can you clarify that.

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Post #3
what I mean is that there is a fan which is cycling on and off (mostly on(70%), but sometimes off(30%)). It is not the main power supply fan failing as far as I can tell, but it seems to be the fan on the processor running. Now I suppose I should assume that the whole computer is running hot and this fan is being turned on to cool it down, but it is going on and off too much for there to be a permanent temperature problem. Is there a utility which will tell me the temperature of the motherboard? It does sound like the cooling fan of a car when the engine gets too hot, except that it does not stay on, but cycles on and off intermittently. Any other ideas? Maybe I need to go away and do some more investigation, such as start up in safe mode and leave the computer with no programs running and see how much the fan comes on. thanks for you help. Paul
Post #4
Actually, now I have removed my computer from an under-desk case and it seems that it was a heat problem because the cycling of the fan has mostly stopped apart from high usage such as running Spybot Search & Destroy or Adaware. Please close this file. You are all doing a great job here. Thank you for your help.
Post #5
hi ocpaul20, good. you got it fixed. i wouldnt have bitcomet starting with windows. i have some file sharing tips on my website. shelf life
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