Re: XP locking/freezing up randomly
From: Rock (rock_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:44:15 -0700
Emily wrote:
> OK, the past two days my system has been freezing and
> locking up ALL THE TIME. I'm not doing any more than
> usual. For weeks prior I've been surfing the net,
> seeding torrents, and watching videos all at the same
> time and it's been perfect, and all of a sudden my
> computer's been freezing in explorer, internet explorer,
> and Opera windows. I hope somebody can offer me some
> helpful suggestions, i ran scandisk and adaware and i'm
> thinking about defragging, but i'm at my wit's end.
Do some housecleaning, defrag, disk cleanup. Check for malware.
Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.
Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred
Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html
After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:
Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm
For viruses:
Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:
Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
TrendMicro:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
McAfee Online Virus Scan:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
Panda ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Make sure you have a firewall active at all times. If nothing else use
the one built into XP, but there are a variety of free third party ones
that do a better job from Sygate, Zone Alarm or Kerio.
Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za
Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
Lastly check your system for vulnerabilities. Make sure you have all
the latest security patches from Windows Update too.
Websites which will check for vulnerabilities:
Browser Security Tests:
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/
www.pcpitstop.com
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