Right Click On C Drive Runs An Install Program
Nov 11, 2007
Recently cleaned up a friend's very infected machine. The jury is still out as to how much damage was done (specifically to the registry), but something weird is going on. When I right click the C drive in My Computer, the EZ CD Creator 5 install program starts executing. I didn't see a autorun.inf file or on the drive which is the only thing I can think of. Any ideas?
Figured I'd add some more info. I've installed a second drive to take backups to. Backup of 12G of data to the drive while the OS was up took 1.5 hours, took much less from an emergency disk, weird. XP SP2 256K memory. I'm also getting a windowformsparkingwindow popup on a shutdown. Reasonably sure this is due to HP stuff on the machine. Java is busted up but I wanted to start getting the backups going before uninstalling that and reinstalling.
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Jan 15, 2008
Exactly as the file says. I try to open a drive to search through it.. such as the c: drive.. and it will do a little processing.. and it will open the browser to the 'search' program instead of opening my drive. Same goes for every file on my computer! Eek! Anybody got any ideas? I may have f*$&ed something up when I was trying to change the default folder and drive icons in the Folder Options. Anybody! This is rather detrimental to my computers health lol! help!!
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Both will detect the problems but cannot delete it.I have found the files,(its "search miracle") but XP will not allow me to delete them.
"Cannot delete, being used by another program."but no other progams are running.
When I try to do a Virus scan now with my McAfee, my computer will restart half way thought the search. and now, at random, my computer will restart itself anytime.
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Just downloaded the "Checkit PE Diagnostic ESD for DriverAgent" onto a floppy diskette as directed by DriverAgent.com. After placing it into the floppy drive and rebooting as directed, the program began to boot but hung up about halfway through the process and the PC would not boot until I removed the flopppy and then all worked well, except.now the floppy drive will not respond to any commands and the PC freezes completely. It will not respond until I manually shut it down from the tower button. Once I fire it up again all is well until the same happens if I try to use the floppy drive.
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Aug 27, 2006
Using a Toshiba Satellite 1800 Laptop 1GHz Intel P3 - BIOS Ver 1.90 04/18/2002.
The past week or two it seems that the computer locks up, the Task Manager shows the CPU running at 100%. It allows some activity all be it slow & shutting down all programs (which are not locked up) does not stop the activity - including disconnecting the internet. Have run Norton scan, Spybot S&D and Adaware with nothing of significance found. Ran HiJackThis and found some startup stuff and stopped them from running but I don't know enough about the programs that are running to remove them.
Last time I booted I had to force a shutdown after waiting for 15 minutes. Next reboot took 22 minutes for the CPU to back off of 100%. I started Task Mgr very early into the boot, just before the icons started to appear and it showed 33 processes running. I watched as 14 more started up all while the CPU was steady at 100% usage. Then at 5 minutes after booting the processor dropped to 50% bounced around for a minute then went back to 100%. There was some activity through the modem (cable) but not very much. I unplugged the modem power. I shut down Skype, MSN Messenger and MS Defender and about a minute later the CPU dropped to 27%. Nothing of what I shut down appeared to alter anything.
I hope someone can see something...
Here is my latest HiJackThis log
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:09:55 PM, on 8/27/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesWindows DefenderMsMpEng.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccProxy.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityISSVC.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSNDSrvc.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSPBBCSPBBCSvc.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32LEXBCES.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32LEXPPS.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdateALUSchedulerSvc.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32crypserv.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedVS7DEBUGMDM.EXE
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedCCPD-LCsymlcsvc.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32Tablet.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32MsPMSPSv.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32fxssvc.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32TPWRTRAY.EXE
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccApp.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32wuauclt.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirus
avapsvc.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32NOTEPAD.EXE
C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
C:Program FilesHyjackThisHijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://www.rr.com
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://www.rr.com
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Roadrunner
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings,ProxyOverride = ;localhost
N3 - Netscape 7: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://my.ca.msn.com/"); (C:Documents and SettingsFredApplication DataMozillaProfilesdefault9heli9dw.sltprefs.js)
N3 - Netscape 7: user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://C%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%206%5Csearchplugins%5CSBWeb_01 .src"); (C:Documents and SettingsFredApplication DataMozillaProfilesdefault9heli9dw.sltprefs.js)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:PROGRA~1SPYBOT~1SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0_06inssv.dll
O2 - BHO: ST - {9394EDE7-C8B5-483E-8773-474BF36AF6E4} - C:Program FilesMSN AppsST1.03.0000.1005en-xustmain.dll
O2 - BHO: CNisExtBho Class - {9ECB9560-04F9-4bbc-943D-298DDF1699E1} - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedAdBlockingNISShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:windowsdownloaded program filesgoogletoolbar2.dll
O2 - BHO: MSNToolBandBHO - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:Program FilesMSN AppsMSN Toolbar1.02.4000.1001en-camsntb.dll
O2 - BHO: CNavExtBho Class - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusNavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton Internet Security - {0B53EAC3-8D69-4b9e-9B19-A37C9A5676A7} - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedAdBlockingNISShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusNavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: MSN - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:Program FilesMSN AppsMSN Toolbar1.02.4000.1001en-camsntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:windowsdownloaded program filesgoogletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Tpwrtray] TPWRTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [TFncKy] .TFncKy.exe /Type 10
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Apoint] .C:Program FilesApoint2KApoint.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ccApp] "C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:PROGRA~1SYMNET~1SNDMon.exe /Consumer
O4 - HKLM..Run: [AcctMgr] .C:Program FilesNorton Password ManagerAcctMgr.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] .C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0_06injusched.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [ViewMgr] .C:Program FilesViewpointViewpoint ManagerViewMgr.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [TosHKCW.exe] .C:Program FilesTOSHIBAWireless HotkeyTosHKCW.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LVCOMS] .C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogitechQCDriver3LVCOMS.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LogitechImageStudioTray] .C:Program FilesLogitechImageStudioLogiTray.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LogitechGalleryRepair] .C:Program FilesLogitechImageStudioISStart.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [00THotkey] .C:WINDOWSSystem320THotkey.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [BJCFD] .C:Program FilesBroadJumpClient FoundationCFD.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [HPDJ Taskbar Utility] C:WINDOWSSystem32spooldriversw32x863hpztsb07.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [PE2CKFNT SE] .C:Program FilesUlead SystemsUlead Photo Express 2 SEChkFont.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Spyware Begone] .c:freescanfreescan.exe -FastScan
O4 - HKLM..Run: [tgcmd] ."C:Program FilesSupport.comin gcmd.exe" /server /nosystray /deaf
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Logitech Hardware Abstraction Layer] .KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Windows Defender] "C:Program FilesWindows DefenderMSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM..Run: [iTunesHelper] ."C:Program FilesiTunesiTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [QuickTime Task] ."C:Program FilesQuickTimeqttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Popup Ad Filter] .C:Program FilesMeayaPopup Ad FilterPopFilter.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [msnmsgr] "C:Program FilesMSN MessengerMsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Desktop Weather] .C:PROGRA~1THEWEA~1THEWEA~1.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [LDM] .C:Program FilesLogitechDesktop Messenger8876480ProgramBackWeb-8876480.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Mozilla Quick Launch] ."C:Program FilesNetscapeNetscape 6Netscp.exe" -aim
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Yahoo! Pager] .C:Program FilesYahoo!Messengerypager.exe -quiet
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Skype] "C:Program FilesSkypePhoneSkype.exe" /nosplash /minimized
O6 - HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerRestrictions present
O6 - HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerControl Panel present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Allow Popups - C:Program FilesMeayaPopup Ad FilterWhiteGetUrl.js
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2OFFICE11EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://c:windowsdownloaded program filesGoogleToolbar2.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0_06inssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavajre1.5.0_06inssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:PROGRA~1MICROS~2OFFICE11REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .bcf: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerPluginsNPBelv32.dll
O12 - Plugin for .nw3: C:Program FilesFormosa Industrial ComputingVPONLive
pwmh263.dll
O12 - Plugin for .nwa: C:Program FilesFormosa Industrial ComputingVPONLive
pwmado0.dll
O12 - Plugin for .nwj: C:Program FilesFormosa Industrial ComputingVPONLive
pwmjpg.dll
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerPluginsNPDocBox.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.rr.com
O16 - DPF: Portfolio - http://www.moneysense.ca/portfolio.cab
O16 - DPF: {01113300-3E00-11D2-8470-0060089874ED} (Support.com Configuration Class) - http://activation.rr.com/install/download/tgctlcm.cab
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S...in/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S.../bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {6CB5E471-C305-11D3-99A8-000086395495} - http://toolbar.google.com/data/en/de.../GoogleNav.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2...ll/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {86FD6D12-E45F-4615-A787-C468F70C13DD} - http://beta.scour.com/common/client/...hangeSetup.cab
O16 - DPF: {917623D1-D8E5-11D2-BE8B-00104B06BDE3} (CamImage Class) - http://142.163.191.17/activex/AxisCamControl.ocx
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {9AF6E7AE-D248-11D2-BFAA-00805F2392C0} (Smi Class) - http://web14.compaq.com/falco/ScDmi.cab
O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yaho...tocomplete.cab
O16 - DPF: {C2FCEF52-ACE9-11D3-BEBD-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec RuFSI Registry Information Class) - http://security1.norton.com/SSC/Shar.../bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {CC05BC12-2AA2-4AC7-AC81-0E40F83B1ADF} (Live365Player Class) - http://www.live365.com/players/play365.cab
O16 - DPF: {E77C0D62-882A-456F-AD8F-7C6C9569B8C7} (ActiveDataObj Class) - https://www-secure.symantec.com/tech...ActiveData.cab
O16 - DPF: {EB387D2F-E27B-4D36-979E-847D1036C65D} (QDiagHUpdateObj Class) - http://h30043.www3.hp.com/ps/en/check/qdiagh.cab?326
O16 - DPF: {F5C90925-ABBF-4475-88F5-8622B452BA9E} (Compaq System Data Class) - http://web14.compaq.com/falco/SysQuery.cab
O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdateALUSchedulerSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Proxy (ccProxy) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccProxy.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: ColdFusion MX Application Server - Unknown owner - C:Program FilesMacromediaCFusionMX
untimeinjrunsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: ColdFusion MX ODBC Agent - Unknown owner - C:Program FilesMacromediaCFusionMXdbslserver52inswagent.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: ColdFusion MX ODBC Server - Unknown owner - C:Program FilesMacromediaCFusionMXdbslserver52inswstrtr.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Crypkey License - Kenonic Controls Ltd. - C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32crypserv.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesInstallShieldDriver11Intel 32IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:Program FilesiPodiniPodService.exe
O23 - Service: ISSvc (ISSVC) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityISSVC.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:WINDOWSsystem32LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:PROGRA~1SymantecLIVEUP~1LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirus
avapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: SAVScan - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesNorton Internet SecurityNorton AntiVirusSAVScan.exe
O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service (SBService) - Symantec Corporation - C:PROGRA~1COMMON~1SYMANT~1SCRIPT~1SBServ.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSPBBCSPBBCSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedCCPD-LCsymlcsvc.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSecurity CenterSymWSC.exe
O23 - Service: TabletService - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:WINDOWSSystem32Tablet.exe
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the hard drives to the new one. I did a repair install of both operating
systems to get the drivers right. And it's working fine and faster. BUT,
I am having the same problem with the hard drive light in XP. When I
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Hi all
Like the title says, everytime i turn my machine on the windows page appears on start and the load bar just keeps going. I left this running for an hour and nothing happened.
I have read tons of stuff and tried loads of stuff and yes you guessed it nothing has sorted it out.
My computer knowledge isnt great so if this requires Bios work or Command prompts i will need some detailed help.
Cheers All
AndyP
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