HOW TO SPEED UP A SLOW PC OR INFECTED PC. (a mini guide)

fahimk123

You can also speed up your pc by cleaning up the temporary files in your pc.

closed

no you can't, stop spamming

gavpowell

I tend to install ccleaner for customers purely because telling them how to find the prefetch folder and the hidden temp folder under appdata is A) time consuming and a recipe for disaster because I don't trust them to delete the right files

hpuse

If you are using McAfee version 10 or more disable realtime script by clicking "Realtime-scanning-settings" to turn-off IE and Firefox script scanning option - you are much better off without it and both IE and Firefox works much quicker without it.

ampersand

Good evening all -
After months away I'm trying to come back online[ebay listing, necessary]at something more than 2cm per annum.

Everything is painfully slow, taking as long as a minute for some typing to appear after I've struck letters. Screens change as if reeling up or across in v.v.v.slow motion.

This is my first log from the instructions:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 23:00:22, on 21/06/2012
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe
c:\APPS\Powercinema\Kernel\TV\CLCapSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\CLML_NTService\CLMLServer.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\CLML_NTService\CLMLService.exe
c:\APPS\HIDSERVICE\HIDSERVICE.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcsacore.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.3.21.111\GoogleCrashHandler.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATI9CE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\PC Tools\sMonitor\StartManSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\slserv.exe
C:\APPS\skype\Phone\Skype.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
c:\APPS\Powercinema\Kernel\TV\CLSched.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee Security Scan\2.0.181\SSScheduler.exe
C:\Program Files\BBC iPlayer Desktop\BBC iPlayer Desktop.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
\Documents and Settings\Hansen\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
\Documents and Settings\Hansen\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
\Documents and Settings\Hansen\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
\Documents and Settings\Hansen\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
\Documents and Settings\Hansen\My Documents\Downloads\HijackThis (2).exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://search.conduit.com/?ctid=CT2769726
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Windows Internet Explorer provided by Yahoo!
R3 - URLSearchHook: SearchElf 1.2 Toolbar - {f4e6547e-325b-403c-a3bb-ad29ed37a92f} - C:\Program Files\SearchElf_1.2\prxtbSea0.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: eBay Toolbar Helper - {22D8E815-4A5E-4DFB-845E-AAB64207F5BD} - C:\Program Files\eBay\eBay Toolbar2\eBayTB.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: SkypeIEPluginBHO - {AE805869-2E5C-4ED4-8F7B-F1F7851A4497} - C:\APPS\skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: McAfee SiteAdvisor BHO - {B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O2 - BHO: EpsonToolBandKicker Class - {E99421FB-68DD-40F0-B4AC-B7027CAE2F1A} - C:\Program Files\EPSON\EPSON Web-To-Page\EPSON Web-To-Page.dll
O2 - BHO: ChromeFrame BHO - {ECB3C477-1A0A-44BD-BB57-78F9EFE34FA7} - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Frame\Application\20.0.1132.39\npchrome_frame.dll
O2 - BHO: SearchElf 1.2 - {f4e6547e-325b-403c-a3bb-ad29ed37a92f} - C:\Program Files\SearchElf_1.2\prxtbSea0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: EPSON Web-To-Page - {EE5D279F-081B-4404-994D-C6B60AAEBA6D} - C:\Program Files\EPSON\EPSON Web-To-Page\EPSON Web-To-Page.dll
O3 - Toolbar: eBay Toolbar - {92085AD4-F48A-450D-BD93-B28CC7DF67CE} - C:\Program Files\eBay\eBay Toolbar2\eBayTB.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: SearchElf 1.2 Toolbar - {f4e6547e-325b-403c-a3bb-ad29ed37a92f} - C:\Program Files\SearchElf_1.2\prxtbSea0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: TelevisionFanatic - {c98d5b61-b0ea-4d48-9839-1079d352d880} - C:\Program Files\TelevisionFanatic\bar\1.bin\64bar.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar - {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo RX430 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATI9CP.EXE /P31 "EPSON Stylus Photo RX430 Series" /O5 "LPT1:" /M "Stylus Photo RX430"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo RX420 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATI9CE.EXE /P31 "EPSON Stylus Photo RX420 Series" /O6 "USB001" /M "Stylus Photo RX420"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSC] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" -hide -runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "D:\Documents and Settings\Hansen\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo RX420 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATI9CE.EXE /P31 "EPSON Stylus Photo RX420 Series" /M "Stylus Photo RX420" /EF "HKCU"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Skype] "C:\APPS\skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /minimized /regrun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: BBC iPlayer Desktop.lnk = C:\Program Files\BBC iPlayer Desktop\BBC iPlayer Desktop.exe
O4 - Global Startup: McAfee Security Scan Plus.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - http://tbedits.televisionfanatic.com/one-toolbaredits/menusearch.jhtml?s=100000415&p=XPxdm017YYgb&si=CLvr1sm-mKsCFbEntAodaFNduA&a=9FAF3181-4D12-4F06-A257-4FEEA327419B&n=2011091216
O8 - Extra context menu item: Google Sidewiki... - res://C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\Component\GoogleToolbarDynamic_mui_en_7461B1589E8B4FB7.dll/cmsidewiki.html
O9 - Extra button: Skype Click to Call - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\APPS\skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Skype Click to Call - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\APPS\skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=file://C:\APPS\IE\offline\uk.htm
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/resources/MSNPUpld.cab
O16 - DPF: {56762DEC-6B0D-4AB4-A8AD-989993B5D08B} (OnlineScanner Control) - http://www.eset.eu/buxus/docs/OnlineScanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1255525128906
O16 - DPF: {BF6BBE9A-0656-4598-A0CD-32DAC03959B5} (Image Uploader 3.0 Control) - http://www.tescophoto.com/wpp/tesco/app/opcuploader.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {E2883E8F-472F-4FB0-9522-AC9BF37916A7} - http://platformdl.adobe.com/NOS/getPlusPlus/1.6/gp.cab
O18 - Protocol: dssrequest - {5513F07E-936B-4E52-9B00-067394E91CC5} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O18 - Protocol: gcf - {9875BFAF-B04D-445E-8A69-BE36838CDE3E} - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome Frame\Application\20.0.1132.39\npchrome_frame.dll
O18 - Protocol: sacore - {5513F07E-936B-4E52-9B00-067394E91CC5} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype-ie-addon-data - {91774881-D725-4E58-B298-07617B9B86A8} - C:\APPS\skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - America Online, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Canon Camera Access Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. - C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
O23 - Service: CyberLink Background Capture Service (CBCS) (CLCapSvc) - Unknown owner - c:\APPS\Powercinema\Kernel\TV\CLCapSvc.exe
O23 - Service: CyberLink Task Scheduler (CTS) (CLSched) - Unknown owner - c:\APPS\Powercinema\Kernel\TV\CLSched.exe
O23 - Service: CyberLink Media Library Service - Cyberlink - C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\CLML_NTService\CLMLServer.exe
O23 - Service: Generic Service for HID Keyboard Input Collections (GenericHidService) - Unknown owner - c:\APPS\HIDSERVICE\HIDSERVICE.exe
O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate1c96c41517b9f20) (gupdate1c96c41517b9f20) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdatem) (gupdatem) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SiteAdvisor Service - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcsacore.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Security Scan Component Host Service (McComponentHostService) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee Security Scan\2.0.181\McCHSvc.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service (PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\PC Tools\sMonitor\StartManSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Skype Updater (SkypeUpdate) - Skype Technologies - C:\APPS\skype\Updater\Updater.exe
O23 - Service: SmartLinkService (SLService) - - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\slserv.exe
O23 - Service: Ulead Burning Helper (UleadBurningHelper) - Ulead Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://sg.royalmail.com/images/pricingcalc/rm/man_walking.gif
O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://www.lidl.co.uk/C1256C790050C7BC/files/SYS/$file/bg_reiternavibw2.gif
O24 - Desktop Component 2: (no name) - http://www.speedferries.com/speed_images/070307/middle_promo.gif
O24 - Desktop Component 3: (no name) - http://www.where2search.co.uk/images/bak2.gif
O24 - Desktop Component 4: (no name) - http://www.speedferries.com/speed_images/bg_all.jpg

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End of file - 12701 bytes

Thus ends my first posting.
It will be wonderful if things can be made to work at reasonable speed.

All help appreciated

closed

Follow step 1 - which asks for commit charge, physical memory total, new thread

then step 2 onwards.

corei

I like the tips because its very easy to understand. Thanks for the effort and keep it up.

ampersand

Thankyou closed.

I'm having a hopeless time with computer generally since being away for several months.
If it opens at all[and it has today:-} ] I am going to try again throughout today.

As I am managing occasional use of it for iplayer[no working tv since changeover last year],Tour de France atm, etc. it does work for that, but I have noticed that at switch off[if I don't just give up and switch it off directly down on the big box], it always says 'new progs to be installed'. This used to be a rarity; now a constant.

Is this an additional reason lengthening the slowdown? I've no idea what these progs are.

The response to mouse command is from 8 seconds minimum, to >90. This can also happen with typing, which I have written about before here.

The Google chrome 'sorry' face is a constant.
I have disliked google chrome from the outset and don't know where it came from[I've written that before, too]

I will start the steps I do understand now and hope for non-tech terms in the advice after that.

Closed - I remember your previous help and really DO need it again now. Need to be able to ebay again, if nothing else.

Thankyou.

ampersand

When do I stop the task manager thing? - it seems to go on ad infinitum.
Should it?

As the numbers keep changing, I cannot post the totals as asked for.

ampersand

The PF usage column now reads 958MB. There are apx 7mm left of bars above this.
No, it's dropped to 931...924...919...910MB.
Will it stop eventually?
Down in the mid 800s now...
Is this what should happen?