Re: Flashing egg-timer and slow pc

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My virus scan is still going at the moment. Whilst scanning C:/System Volume
Information/_restore its come up with the same trojan but this time for the
following file: A0060199.exe whatever this is....

Also I wondered if the Broadjump Client Foundation program is necessary. I
have noticed it in the list of programs in Add/Remove. My cable provider is
NTL.

"Misterpizza" wrote:

> I will definitely give what you recommend a go this afternoon...
>
> In the meantime I have just run an anti-virus update and I am scanning the
> pc "as we speak" since I have not done it this week yet. It has come up with
> something this time,:
>
> msm3[1].exe is the trojan horse TR/Proxy.Agent.FH
>
> I was prompted to delete the file, and so I did.
>
> Nothing else has happened so far. I am just waiting for the scan to finish
> and then I'll look into the spyware, etc, etc mentioned in your post.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
> > SpyBot & AdAware have free versions that do not have a Trial period.
> > http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
> > http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
> > At this point, I would be inclined to recommend some web scans to
> > check your system. It certainly sounds like you've got BHO's (Browser
> > Helper Objects) and background processes running that you need to
> > get removed.
> >
> > I would get the Free versions of AdAware/Spybot - Remove the
> > existing versions from Add/Remove in Control Panel.
> >
> > For Virus cross-checking I'd use either Panda ActiveScan or Trend
> > Micro's offering:
> > http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
> > http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
> >
> > I would also dump your IE Temporary Internet Cache and reset all
> > your Security Zone's to the "Default" settings.
> >
> > This whole operation is similar to Untangling Christmas Tree lights.
> > You just have to slowly get the "Baddies" off the PC.
> >
> > Microsoft AntiSpyware (1.0.614) would probably help you, as it
> > provides "Real-Time" protection and keeps these things off your PC.
> > It woks like a Firewall in that it posts notifications of actions that are
> > possibly hazardous to your computer.
> >
> >
> > "Misterpizza" <Misterpizza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:441606C4-4250-4021-BE4E-6CDD2F4C9AEA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for coming back to me so quickly :-)
> > >
> > > Some hardware changed as NTL had to give us a new modem, since broadband
> > > was
> > > not installed in the house when we moved in.
> > >
> > > We did use to have Spybot and Adware on the pc at some point but that just
> > > during the free trial period. It stopped the annoying pop ups we used to
> > > get
> > > by the truck loads but the internet connection was quite slow already and
> > > although it did improve a bit because pop ups stopped it was just
> > > noticeable
> > > and no more. We do not have these 2 programs (trial period finished)
> > > anymore
> > > but then pop ups have not come back.
> > >
> > > We have AntiVir Personal Edition for XP as an anti-virus. This has worked
> > > pretty well for us so far. We update it very often and run scans on a
> > > regular
> > > basis. We did have some trojans at some point which were detected and the
> > > files in questions deleted at the time of scanning, but the last few scans
> > > came up all clear.
> > >
> > > We have Zone Alarm as a firewall. At the time of the "pop ups problem"
> > > there
> > > were btp.exe and mcm.exe which kept on asking for access to internet and
> > > we
> > > thought that was what was the problem. But since we used the Spybot and
> > > Adware programs, they have not come up again.
> > >
> > > I think that the way i would describe our internet operation at the moment
> > > is actually more "segmented" than just slow going actually....going to the
> > > beat of the egg-timer flashing in a way... Even just a basic search on
> > > Google
> > > is hard work...The search result is displayed quickly but there another
> > > few
> > > seconds pass before we can click on one of the results as if it's there
> > > but
> > > not quite ready yet to operate the links...
> > >
> > > We did install the Service Pack 2 some time before we moved house.
> > >
> > > "R. McCarty" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Disk Cleanup wouldn't directly affect the symptoms you describe.
> > >> You likely have "Baddies" which include Malware/Spyware and
> > >> possibly Viruses &-or Trojans. The standard cocktail of programs
> > >> to detect/remove this include AdAware, Spybot, CW Shredder &
> > >> the MS AntiSpyware (Beta). By the way, is your XP instance at
> > >> Service Pack 2 level ? Also - which Security software do you use
> > >> (Anti-Virus & Firewall ) ?
> > >> The usual indication of "Baddies" is a noticeable reduction in speed
> > >> of the PC or "Quirky" Internet operation. When you moved, did
> > >> any of your Internet hardware change ? ( Like a new modem or
> > >> router ).
> > >>
> > >> "Misterpizza" <Misterpizza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > >> news:83BFA162-A16E-4D99-AEDD-BA7BC8B8F290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> > For the last 2 months or so (coinciding with when we moved house and
> > >> > therefore disconnected and re-connected the computer and reset or
> > >> > broadband
> > >> > connection), the pc has not been "itself"...
> > >> > It is pretty slow going, more so when it comes to using the internet or
> > >> > read
> > >> > e-mails on outlook express, and the most annoying thing is the
> > >> > egg-timer
> > >> > flashing next to the cursor on a constant basis, as if something was
> > >> > running
> > >> > and slowing everything down...
> > >> >
> > >> > I have done a disk clean-up which did not make and difference to the
> > >> > way
> > >> > the
> > >> > pc runs.
> > >> >
> > >> > Since the internet shortcut i had on the desktop did not work anymore
> > >> > either
> > >> > I went on the Start menu/Programs/Accessories/windows
> > >> > explorer/Tools/folder
> > >> > options/File types and made sure that the file asociations for internet
> > >> > files
> > >> > were correct ie read: "C:\Program Files\Internet
> > >> > Explorer\iexplore.exe"......The egg timer usually stops and the
> > >> > internet
> > >> > runs
> > >> > much faster. However I have to keep going back and do it again as it
> > >> > works
> > >> > only temporarily.... Each time I go back, there is a %1 or even a -no
> > >> > home
> > >> > added after the "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe". And
> > >> > i
> > >> > just
> > >> > can't work this one out at all.....
> > >> >
> > >> > Can anyone help???
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks in advance
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
.

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