apparent cpu filling virus?.

[Atrocities]

www.pestpatrol.com

This works far better than manually editing the registry. This program has been a part of my system for four years now and aside from detecting all my MP3 as having baligerant ware, (RIAA Spy ware) and recommending they be removed, it has saved my computer from thousands of spy ware, adware, trojans, and other pests.

I do recommmend buying it and using it if you are worried about such things as listed above.

[Gandalph]

Programs like that will also/instead of start themselves fron the HKCurrentUser-Software-Microsoft-Windows-CurrentVersion-Run hive of the registry.

[Azselendor]

I had something similar a few days ago, check your windows directory for an EXE file starting with "V9Z9" or "RCBO".

I had to rename them in DOS in order to stop them from bringing down my system. I'm waiting to hear if its a virus or not.

Also search your registry for entries that start with those two.

[Randallw]

First off, thanks for all the advice.

I have been looking at the register and nothing seems out of place. I am beginning to think the only possible problem is pc-cillin. I know I got it from the distributors. I am suspecting it was corrupt or something. I should get the disk in a week or so.
The only way to stop my computer freezing is to keep task manager open and stop any processes that as soon as they start freeze the cpu.
I can't remove/change programs as that is one of the applications that freezes the cpu.
I have tried to download some applications such as ad-aware, but once they download and start to install it freezes up.
edit: also something called dumprep, or similar, keeps appearing in processes. Also when I turn off It keeps saying msnmsgr is unable to end, even if i close it forst.

[ March 13, 2004, 03:39: Message edited by: Randallw ]

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
You can also in the Run box type MSCONFIG and shut down those autostarted programs that seems guilty.
Or shutdown all autostart programs and then start them one at a time, timeconsuming but you'll find the culprit.

Have you tried this?
(Shutting down all autostarts and restarting?)
It means that you just don't start them, the register entries don't get deleted.
You can check the box for the programs the next time you start the computer.
This way you'll see if it indeed is a program that autostarts that gives you the problem.

[BBegemott]

Have you tried installing Ad-aware in Safe Mode? Does your computer freezes anyway?

Safe mode loads only the most necessary proceses.Installing programs/virus upgrades in safe mode helped me several times while fighting viruses.

[DavidG]

This propbably won't help but I notice you run word. On my computer at work I have a problem where even though I close Word it seems to keep running in the background sucking up all my CPU. I have to Crl-alt-del then find 'windword.exe' and End Task on it.