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tscho2

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Once every 5 seonds my CPU Usage spikes to 78% freezing everything up for half a second. Id rather chew glass than rebuild my machine from scratch.

This occurs on both XP_S1 as well SP2, with or without the minimal processes running under a Diagnostic Startup. I have multiple OS's installed on partitioned harddrives and it happens on both. Im good about donwloading most recent XP updates. I also did a fresh install of XP on one of the partitions and it still occurs.

Below are logs from HiJackThis, AVG Anti-Spyware, and ActiveScan. Im clueless when it comes to malware so Id appreciate any feedback.



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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 12:08:42 PM, on 11/5/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
H:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
H:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
H:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe
H:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\hpgs2wnd.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE
H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe
H:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
H:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe
H:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\hpgs2wnf.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
H:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
H:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
H:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\eEBSVC.exe
H:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe
H:\WINDOWS\system32\WTablet\TabUserW.exe
H:\WINDOWS\System32\WgaTray.exe
H:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = :0
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEToolbarHelper Class - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - H:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Alive Text to Speech - {954F618B-0DEC-4D1A-9317-E0FC96F87865} - H:\PROGRA~1\ALIVEM~1\TEXTTO~1\IETOOL~1.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAX] "H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe" /tray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Share-to-Web Namespace Daemon] H:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\hpgs2wnd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] H:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMONTRAY] C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Active Monitor\imontray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] H:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] H:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo 2200] H:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S10IC2.EXE /P23 "EPSON Stylus Photo 2200" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus Photo 2200"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 7.0] "H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "H:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "H:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] H:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "H:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE" /background
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = H:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = H:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: TabUserW.exe.lnk = H:\WINDOWS\system32\WTablet\TabUserW.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to Adobe PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to existing PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to Adobe PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to existing PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to Adobe PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to existing PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to existing PDF - res://H:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - H:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - H:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - H:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - H:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.micros...b?1148169679781
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.micros...b?1148169672781
O16 - DPF: {88D969C0-F192-11D4-A65F-0040963251E5} (XML DOM Document 4.0) - file://H:\TempEI4\EI40_\msxml4.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoft...free/asinst.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - H:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - H:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - H:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - Anti-Malware Development a.s. - H:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: EpsonBidirectionalService - Unknown owner - H:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\eEBSVC.exe
O23 - Service: EPSON Printer Status Agent2 (EPSONStatusAgent2) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - H:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
O23 - Service: Intel® Active Monitor (imonNT) - Intel Corp. - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel® Active Monitor\imonnt.exe
O23 - Service: Macromedia Licensing Service - Unknown owner - H:\Program Files\Common Files\Macromedia Shared\Service\Macromedia Licensing.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service (SoundMAX Agent Service (default)) - Analog Devices, Inc. - H:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: TabletService - Wacom Technology, Corp. - H:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe



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Incident Status Location

Adware:Adware/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\ann.exe
Adware:Adware/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\cbqetoru.exe
Adware:Adware/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\vbsvmvgc.exe
Adware:Adware/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\wsrnitjn.exe
Adware:Adware/SpySheriff Not disinfected C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur000.dll
Adware:Adware/SpySheriff Not disinfected C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur001.dll
Adware:Adware/SpySheriff Not disinfected C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur002.dll
Adware:Adware/SpySheriff Not disinfected C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur003.dll
Potentially unwanted tool:Application/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\Program Files\PestTrap\PestTrap.exe
Adware:Adware/IST.ISTBar Not disinfected C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-602162358-1606980848-725345543-1004\Dc1\cmctl.dll
Adware:Adware/IST.ISTBar Not disinfected C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-602162358-1606980848-725345543-1004\Dc1\xml_istbar.xml
Adware:Adware/PestTrap Not disinfected C:\winstall.exe
Spyware:Cookie/2o7 Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@2o7[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/YieldManager Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Adrevolver Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@adrevolver[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Adrevolver Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@adrevolver[3].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Advertising Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@advertising[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@atdmt[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Atwola Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@atwola[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Belnk Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@belnk[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Casalemedia Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@casalemedia[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Bridgetrack Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Belnk Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Doubleclick Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@doubleclick[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Mediaplex Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@mediaplex[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Overture Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@overture[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Overture Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/QuestionMarket Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@questionmarket[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Statcounter Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@statcounter[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Tribalfusion Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@tribalfusion[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Adserver Not disinfected H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt






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AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan Report
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+ Created at: 5:39:14 PM 11/4/2006

+ Scan result:



C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-602162358-1606980848-725345543-1004\Dc1\cmctl.dll -> Adware.AdMir : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\AWS\WeatherBug\MiniBugTransporter.dll -> Adware.Aws : Ignored.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} -> Adware.Generic : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\PestTrap.exe -> Adware.PestTrap : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\base.avd -> Adware.Pesttrap : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\base001.avd -> Adware.Pesttrap : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur001.dll -> Adware.SearchAssistant : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur002.dll -> Adware.SearchAssistant : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\PestTrap\heur003.dll -> Adware.SearchAssistant : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\cbqetoru.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\vbsvmvgc.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\wsrnitjn.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{EE7A9880-FB33-454E-9362-4457AA986595}\RP112\A0024013.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{EE7A9880-FB33-454E-9362-4457AA986595}\RP112\A0024024.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\System Volume Information\_restore{EE7A9880-FB33-454E-9362-4457AA986595}\RP112\A0024025.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\ann.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
C:\winstall.exe -> Downloader.Small.cpg : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@2o7[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.2o7 : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.2o7 : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.2o7 : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@adrevolver[2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Adrevolver : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Adserver : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@advertising[2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Advertising : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@atdmt[2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Atdmt : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Bridgetrack : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@casalemedia[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Casalemedia : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@doubleclick[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Doubleclick : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Esomniture : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Euroclick : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@mediaplex[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Mediaplex : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Overture : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@overture[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Overture : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Overture : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@questionmarket[2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Questionmarket : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@statcounter[2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Statcounter : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\tom@tribalfusion[1].txt -> TrackingCookie.Tribalfusion : Ignored.
H:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Cookies\[email protected][2].txt -> TrackingCookie.Yieldmanager : Ignored.


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