Re: Winlogon.exe chewing up CPU
- From: "Aquafina" <no@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:54:14 -0800
Send me an email at fiveXcornersXme@xxxxxxxxxx and I will send you a fix
tool that will remove that pest. Remove the XXX to make the email valid. Oh
BTW ignore the response you will get from Leythos,or anyone, he is a sick
obsessed stalker who cannot fix your problem. He would rather have you
suffer with this issue then to receive help from me.
"Barryco" <Barryco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8247E73F-D071-4324-A07F-FBB2EEA73BE7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I think we're on the right track here. I definitely have Winfixer on my PC
> and have been having a bugger of a time trying to get rid of it. Also
> Vundo
> was identified this morning but supposedly cleaned by eTrust.
>
> In trying to get WInfixer sorted out I found out about HijackThis but have
> not had a chance to go through all the steps.
>
> I hoped there was a simple solution :-)
>
> Thanks to you all for your prompt and informative replies.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like a Vundo/WinFixer infection. At this time, no anti-malware
>> tools
>> can identify and remove all Vundo/Winfixer variants. You will have to
>> post
>> your HijackThis log to one of the above forums and take several steps to
>> remove it, all under the guidance of someone experienced in this Bag Guy.
>>
>> Checking for/Help with Hijackware
>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
>> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>> When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
>> (http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
>> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
>> **Post
>> your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
>> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
>> for expert analysis, not here.**
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>>
>> Barryco wrote:
>> > My system is running very very slowly. A check of Task Manager shows
>> > that
>> > Winlogon.exe is continually using 50-60% of the CPU.
>> >
>> > This happens regardless of which user account you log on to.
>> >
>> > When you do a fresh reboot, logon to one account and then have nothing
>> > else running, good old Winlogon is sitting there chugging away -
>> > cycling
>> > around between System Idle process and WInlogon, CPU sitting around
>> > average 60% used with spikes up to 100%.
>> >
>> > I have scanned for viruses, malware and nothing comes up. XP with SP2,
>> > all regular updates automatically applied, running eTrust AV and
>> > regular
>> > scans with Adaware and Spybot.
>> >
>> > The system is unusable this state.
>> >
>> > Suggestions welcome - thanks in advance.
>>
>>
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