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One thing about videos, When I play videos on youtube or something my computer gets hot and mozilla firefox takes up about 40 cpus, I don't know what it may be, but it could be that I only have 96 VRAM and 1.2GB RAM

Hmm OTL only reports 1Gb of RAM - is the video card an integral one with the motherboard. The computer may need a de-dust

Looking at that I am a happy bunny :)

I will remove my tools now and give some recommendations, but I would like you to run for 24 hours or so and come back if you have any problems

Now the best part of the day ----- Your log now appears clean :)

A good workman always cleans up after himself so..The following will implement some cleanup procedures as well as reset System Restore points:

Run OTL
  • Under the Custom Scans/Fixes box at the bottom, paste in the following

    :Commands
    [resethosts]
    [purity]
    [emptytemp]
    [EMPTYFLASH]
    [CLEARALLRESTOREPOINTS]
    [Reboot]

  • Then click the Run Fix button at the top
  • Let the program run unhindered, reboot the PC when it is done
Click Start > Run and copy/paste the following bolded text into the Run box and click OK:

ComboFix /Uninstall

Run OTL and hit the cleanup button. It will remove all the programmes we have used plus itself. MBAM can be uninstalled via control panel add/remove along with ERUNT. But they may be useful tools to keep

We will now confirm that your hidden files are set to that, as some of the tools I use will change that
  • Click Start.
  • Open My Computer.
  • Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
  • Select the View Tab.
  • Under the Hidden files and folders heading select Do not show hidden files and folders.
  • Click Yes to confirm.
  • Click OK.

Posted Image Your Java is out of date. Older versions have vulnerabilities that malware can use to infect your system. Please follow these steps to remove older version of Java components and upgrade the application. Beware it is NOT supported for use in 9x or ME and probably will not install in those systems

Upgrading Java:
  • Download the latest version of Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE)JRE 6 Update 21.
  • Click the "Download" button to the right.
  • Select your Platform and check the box that says: "I agree to the Java SE Runtime Environment 6 License Agreement.".
  • Click on Continue.
  • Click on the link to download Windows Offline Installation (jre-6u21-windows-i586-p.exe) and save it to your desktop. Do NOT use the Sun Download Manager..
  • Close any programs you may have running - especially your web browser.
  • Go to Start > Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove programs and remove all older versions of Java.
  • Check any item with Java Runtime Environment (JRE or J2SE) in the name.
  • Click the Remove or Change/Remove button.
  • Repeat as many times as necessary to remove each Java version.
  • Reboot your computer once all Java components are removed.
  • Then from your desktop double-click on the download to install the newest version.(Vista users, right click on the jre-6u21-windows-i586-p.exe and select "Run as an Administrator.")


SPRING CLEAN

Download and run Puran Disc Defragmenter

Now that you are clean, to help protect your computer in the future I recommend that you get the following free programmes: It is critical to have both a firewall and anti virus to protect your system and to keep them updated.

To keep your operating system up to date visit

To learn more about how to protect yourself while on the internet read our little guide How did I get infected in the first place ?
Keep safe :)
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Will do the above ^^.

Wow your really talented in this stuff, thanks for the fix's, you deserve a bank holiday holiday! Anyway yesh I think its integrated my computer is a DELL OPTIPLEX SX270, also, the computer standardly comes with 2x 256RAM chips, 2 years I bought a 1GB RAM chip and replaced one of the 256RAM chips, which gives me 1.2GB ram
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OK that explains why it is only recording 1Gb

Although the memory can be installed one module at a time, the best performance comes from using matched pairs of modules.

Have a look at crucial and run the system scanner
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Also more importantly, I still have the boot intel thing at the start, there was no option of LAN or intel in the dell options.
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Could you look at these two pages and let me know if you understand them

Intel
CNET
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Hmm no looks complicated.
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I tried to make it simple. But, we are now at the edge of my system knowledge. Could you post in the XP forum with this and reference this thread. Once done post the link here and I will give the tech experts a heads up
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Here you go;
http://www.geekstogo...lem-at-startup/

You don't need to worry about the problem though, I know this is a XP problem, and your a malware removal expert, it isn't your sort of thing is it? So I appreciate the help.
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Since this issue appears to be resolved ... this Topic has been closed. Glad we could help. :)

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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