external hard drive

brightontraveller

Saint_Chris wrote: »

cpu usage says 0%

pf usage is 355mb

Thats ok


Check what applications are running ctrl alt del Task manager then Applications (should be windows progs you have open)what processes are thats programs runnining in the background will also show you the memory usage for each programe higher the number higher mem usage any really high one ?

Saint_Chris

there is

iexplorer.exe 43.388
taskmgr.exe 1.840
zclient 2.020
i explores.exe42.120
explorer.exe 10.792
svchost.exe 5.844
svchost.exe 1.296
vsmon.exe 8.744

then there are a few that are in the 1.000's

brightontraveller

There all ok has you zone alarm got anti virus on it ? is it scanning now and is it your machine in general (all programs thats slowed down or internet access ?)

Saint_Chris

yes zone alarm has anti virus on, and yes it is my machine.

just the internet is running a bit slow

firebird1

espresso wrote: »

Probably but you could also use Spybot Search & Destroy here. I was just wondering why your machine has slowed down recently.
You could have a look at the Malware Removal Sticky at the top of this board.

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Ccleaner does it for me,

Good regular clean out of unwanted orphan files

Saint_Chris

I've just downloaded ccleaner and run it, will see how the computer runs now thanks.

fwor

iexplorer.exe and iexplores.exe are both spyware and/or trojans. Only had a chance to take a quick look, but I think the former is a keylogger, so make sure that once you've cleaned your PC up you go and change any online passwords that you may have used while infected - obviously starting with key ones like online banking, PayPal, etc.

brightontraveller

iexplore.exe is the Internet Browser from Mircosoft. It is a part of the Windows Operating system. it can be hijacked etc Determining whether iexplore.exe is a virus or a legitimate Windows process depends on the directory location it executes or runs from In xp pro in processes if only one "IEXPLORER.EXE" process appears it might not be malware, also do a search for "IEXPLORER.EXE" and if they are any in the system files that it is probably a virus or malware ubt a key logger would normally use higher mem because its logging keys so don't think its that... if your just getting slow internet speeds that could be due to the number of people using your connection 50 :1 20:1 etc at xmas there are a lot more people using then net is it all the time or certain times check your down load speeds uploads here http://speedcheck.ispconnect.co.uk/ do it a few times forgot is it certain sites or all the web as it could also be there download speeds from there servers that a slowing it down debenhams tescos sale sites and alike

fwor

Apologies - I should have said iexplorer.exe ~might~ be an infected version.

As far as I can tell, iexplores.exe is ~definitely~ malware. From a short look, it seems it will have infected any hard disks attached to the PC, as well as any floppies inserted, and it "calls back" to a central location to report info to allow a remote attacker to control it.

Saint_Chris

so my computer has a virus then