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Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby rohaninabout » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:16 am

Hi there,

My PC sometimes freezes randomly, usually when I leave it for long periods of time (downloading overnight etc). When I turn the screen on in the morning programs such as Utorrent have frozen up and basically the system won't respond in any way. I end up having to do a cold restart to get control of my system back.

Anyway, thought I'd post my HijackThis file here to see if any of you guys can pick any nasties out =)

Thanks in advance.




Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:14:03 PM, on 9/24/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
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\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fsproflt.exe
C:\Program Files\LogMeIn Hamachi\hamachi-2.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\My Lockbox\mylbx.exe
C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe
C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Rohan\My Documents\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mylbx] C:\Program Files\My Lockbox\mylbx.exe /a
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [RocketDock] "C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Lite] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe" -autorun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: Rainmeter.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\REFIEBAR.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: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupda ... 8846538203
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: FSPro Filter Service (fsproflt) - FSPro Labs - C:\WINDOWS\system32\fsproflt.exe
O23 - Service: LogMeIn Hamachi 2.0 Tunneling Engine (Hamachi2Svc) - LogMeIn Inc. - C:\Program Files\LogMeIn Hamachi\hamachi-2.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: nProtect GameGuard Service (npggsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\GameMon.des.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Check Point Software Technologies LTD - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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End of file - 4439 bytes
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby Bootlegger » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:45 am

Hi R,

How much system memory do you have installed? It sounds like all your virtual memory is being used up.
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby rohaninabout » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:57 am

Hey there. Thanks for replying. I have 4g of memory so that shouldn't be a problem..
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby Bootlegger » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:23 am

You definitely have enough ram, but it still appears to to mem related. I'm not sure what you other hardware specs are but have you tried setting your DRAM voltage & timing manually to manufacture specs (if you have the option)? You can go slightly above the voltage recommendation but do not exceed 1 volt.
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby rohaninabout » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:39 am

boot, I have a fairly decent gaming PC so my hardware specs are fairly up there. Could it be something to do with the power supply?

other indicents I haven't mentioned are:

-When playing some games the computer just loses power, like someone pulled the plug out.
-While youtubing, the video sometimes freezes while audio still continues to play.

And nope I haven't touched any voltage settings, would you advise it? I've never overclocked anything before since my PC already runs a bit too hot for my liking.

Thanks!
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby Gecko » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:32 am

rohaninabout,

Your HJT log is clean

It sounds like your system could be set to turn off your network card.
Goto Control panel > System > Hardware tab > Device manager > Network adapters > double click on you network card > Power Management tab > uncheck Allow Computer to turn of this device, Ok your way back out.
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Re: Computer sometimes freezes, appears to be random?

Postby rohaninabout » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:12 pm

Thanks for the info! I'll let you know how it goes
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