Re: Which program is causing abnormal disc activity?

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John Latter wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 04:53:02 -0700, usasma
> <usasma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>If using XPPro, run the command
>>
>>tasklist /svc
>>
>>at the command prompt. Find the PID number of the svchost.exe that's
>>causing the activity and look it up in the above command prompt
>>window.
>>
>>Let us know what the items listed under services in the far right
>>column are and someone should be able to let you know if they're
>>benign or malicious.
>
> Hiya,
>
> I've done some googling & tried tasklist /svc before I realized that
> the info was for XP Pro and I've only got Home :(
>
> Still googling - would be grateful for any help :)
>
John - When you reinstalled Windows, did you connect to the Internet
without having a firewall in place? If you did, it is possible that you
have some malware running. Here are things to check:

1. Do some clean-boot troubleshooting:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310353
and How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

2. Make sure your computer is 100% malware-free. Start by running
Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. Install and update these free
programs and then scan with them (not simultaneously!) in Safe Mode. If
you need more detailed malware removal steps, I have some on my website
here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Since you have Avast, make sure its definitions are current and do a
scan with it in Safe Mode also.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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