apparent cpu filling virus?.

Gandalph · #1 March 12th, 2004, 08:17 PM

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

Azselendor · #2 March 13th, 2004, 04:18 AM

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 · #3 March 13th, 2004, 05:37 AM

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 · #4 March 13th, 2004, 06:48 AM

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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 · #5 March 13th, 2004, 12:02 PM

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 · #6 March 13th, 2004, 01:46 PM

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.

Randallw · #7 March 14th, 2004, 04:38 AM

I tried msconfig. disabled all the startups one by one. Still have problem.
I keep task manager open and close the processes that say they are using 99% of the cpu.
I have tried safe mode, still have the problem.
In regedit there is a default whose value is not set. I assume thats a default setting so I havn't touched it, could it be the problem.
I can still get outlook express to open, and it downloads my mail. But If I try to read my mail then it freezes.
So far things that cause the freeze are, reading mail in outlook express, OSA.exe, and pc-cillin programs, although sometimes pccillin keeps running because I don't have to close all its processes. Also cwshredder, which ran once when I downloaded it, freezes the cpu.
Its more of an annoyance than anything else. I can access my day to day stuff (apart from my IP mail, which at least is being stored so I'm not losing it)

[ March 14, 2004, 02:39: Message edited by: Randallw ]