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PC Freezing & Restarting


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metalmikey

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Alright I am experiencing some weird changes with my PC today. First off out of the blue my boot sector gets damaged and I had to go and create another one so i could boot my OS. After I did all of this for some reason my sound stopped working. Device Manager says all my codecs/drivers are working properly but when I click my speaker icon in the system tray It says I have no audio device installed. Now thats just the minor problem. They major one is I cant get into My Computer. I click the icon and the whole system freezes up. Therefore I can not access my C drive at all. I have a copy of Spyware Doctor that I have ran but it gets to 95% then my PC restarts. I absolutely have no idea what's going on. I need all the suggestions and help I can get because I have alot of important info on my PC and I do not want it to get formatted.

For the sound error I get the following:

Bad DirectSound driver: Please install proper drivers or select another device in configuration.
Error Code: 88780078

The funny thing is the PC says all the drivers are working fine...

Also...

I ran HijackThis and here is my log file...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:26:18 AM, on 11/24/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.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\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\iWare\iWare Mouse\3.2\MOUSE32A.EXE
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdoctor.exe
C:\Program Files\Media Key\MagicKey.exe
C:\Program Files\Media Key\OSD.EXE
C:\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\sdhelp.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\WRSSSDK.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: PCTools Site Guard - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdsg.dll
O2 - BHO: PCTools Browser Monitor - {B56A7D7D-6927-48C8-A975-17DF180C71AC} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WildTangent CDA] "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\GameDrvr.exe" /startup "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\cdaEngine0500.dll"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LWBMOUSE] C:\Program Files\iWare\iWare Mouse\3.2\MOUSE32A.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrojanScanner] C:\Program Files\Trojan Remover\Trjscan.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [c1lFPTt] C:\WINDOWS\yojxfu.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpySweeper] "C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe" /startintray
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Spyware Doctor] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdoctor.exe" /Q
O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Media Key.lnk = C:\Program Files\Media Key\MagicKey.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra button: Spyware Doctor - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.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
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.lyricshosting.com
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn...pDownloader.cab
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WRLogonNTF.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: MySQL - Unknown owner - C:\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Spyware Doctor (SDhelper) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\sdhelp.exe
O23 - Service: Webroot Spy Sweeper Engine (svcWRSSSDK) - Webroot Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\WRSSSDK.exe


Thanks in advance.

- Mike

I am running XP Pro. I am most concerned about not being able to open My Computer at all. Please help!

Edited by metalmikey, 24 November 2005 - 02:02 AM.

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:tazz: Probably that "Wild Tangent" program is causing some problems !?
I did NOT see any anti-virus program running on your computer !?
Do you have one and I missed it ?
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No not really. Just anti-spyware.
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:tazz: Every computer should have an anti-virus program on it .
I use the good & FREE Avast from www.avast.com .
At this time, are you able to complete a download of a
program over the internet ?
Even though your Spyware Doctor will go only 95 %, it
appears you have SpySweeper on your machine !?
What results have you had running it ?
AOL Instant Messenger has more frequent security
"breaches" than the other 2 major IM's; I use the
"safer" Yahoo IM .
And your Java Runtime program is 2 updates behind;
if you are able I recommend you uninstall your current
version, then go to www.java.com and get their latest .
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Tried it. Still no go. When I click on my computer it just has the flashlight searching then everything on the screen disappears for a few secs then comes back with nothing opened.
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