I can't open a lot of links

For a month or so, I've been unable to open a lot of links. I didn't change any of my security settings or download any new anti-virus, spyware, malware, etc, programs. I've downloaded programs and files, such as divx or Dial-a-fix, but nothing that should have changed my privacy settings. Right now, I have my setting down as low as they can possibly go without just turning off my firewall (Sygate) and anti-virus program (AVG). I also turned off my pop-up blocker. I had Bit Defender but my pc wouldn't allow it to upload updates to it so I uninstalled it. I ran the whole battery of anti-virus/adware/malware/grayware/trojan/worm programs that are recommended here and I received a clean bill of health.

Another problem I have is that after I open about 40 to 60 sites, my pc slows down to a crawl when I try to open more sites. I have to reboot to be able to go faster again.

Are there any known fixes for these problems?

Denise

 

First thing first,
2 anti-virus make youre computer complicated
so stick to one only if you choose AVG then AVG only, if BD then thats only
so its good that you uninstall the BD

then you mean 40 to 60 sites at once?? then youre memory cant accomodate it, because as your specs about youre pc, youre running so many anti-spyware

Memory cant hold it anymore


infoseeker

 

Hi Halo, Thanks for your interest and help. I haven't tried a new browser but I have 28 processes running in Windows Task Manager under the Processes tab. I don't know which ones are critical and which ones can be stopped/manual/on demand. Some easy ones, such as Yahoo Messenger and Quicktime are either stopped or manual/on demand.

Your question to me was the next question that I was going to ask here at MajorGeeks, but I didn't want to overload you all with all of my problems at one time. Most of my problems started about two months ago and I can't remember what I might have done to have caused them. I install and uninstall trial programs a lot from trusted sites, such as MajorGeeks and Microsoft, etc, and if I uninstall them, I run regseeker and PC onPoint, which removes most of the remaining residue.

Right now, the only Applications that are running are "Comcast" (my isp) and "MajorGeeks forums - Reply to topic - Microsoft Internet Explorer"

The Processes that are running are:

ycommon.exe (I believe this is yahoo toolbar)
IEXPLORE.EXE
task.mgr
cidaemon.exe
avgcc.exe (my anti-virus program)
OneTouch.exe (for Maxtor ext hard drives. I don't use it, but the dire warning it gives when I try to stop it makes me leave it running.)
MXOALDR.EXE
mdm.exe
cisvc.exe
avgemc.exe
avgupsvc.exe
avgamsvr.exe
scardsvr.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe (user: LOCAL SYSTEM)
svchost.exe (user: system)
explorer.exe
Smc.exe
InCDsrv.exe (I believe this is for Nero)
svchost.exe (user: SYSTEM)
svchost.exe (user: NETWORK SERVICE)
dmadmin.exe
svchost.exe (user: SYSTEM)
lsass.exe
services.exe
vssvc.exe
winlogon.exe
csrss.exe
smss.exe
wdfmgr.exe
locator.exe
webshots.scr (my wallpaper)
svchost.exe (user: SYSTEM)
wmiprvse.exe
ctfmon.exe
System
System Idle Process (uses between 85 to 95 cpu)

I don't know why I have so many svchost.exe files but I had a near fatal problem with those files last week. The thread is located at http://forum.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=819051#post819051

I followed the routine at http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407 about a few weeks ago and nothing was found except a few cookies. When I posted the results at the HiJackThis Log forum, someone asked me why I posted the results when nothing is wrong with my pc, lol. I might not have a virus, trojan, worm or any other undesireable files in my pc but it's just not running right. I use Dial-a-Fix and I "repaired permission," and I flush DNS and purge SFC on a daily basis. I also used the option to Flush Software Distribution, ran the Registration Center for the 5 options, and ran SSL/HTTPS/Cryptsvc for the 4 options. I use CCleaner several times a day and I defrag at least once every two weeks because I upload and download large amounts of info on a daily basis, and I reboot at least 10 times a day to increase the speed of my pc.

But all the "fixes" I've tried haven't fixed the problems with my pc and I'm completely out of ideas, except a complete reformat, but I've never done one so I'm leaving that as my last resort. I'm sure it's just a few settings that need to be changed but I don't which ones. I've lowered my security until it's almost next to nothing so that I can open links.

In Control Panel > Internet Options > Advanced Tab > Default
In Control Panel > Internet Options > Security Tab > Restricted Sites > High

I can't reduce the High setting to Medium High or Medium. When I try, I receive a message that says "The recommended security for this level is High. The level that you have chosen is lower than this. Please choose a security level of "High" or higher." And it moves the lever back up to High.

Another fine mess I've gotten myself in!

Denise

 

Go thru Add/Remove in the control panel and uninstall the Yahoo Toolbar.

Try the links now.

Steve

 

Hi Matacombe,

I installed the Yahoo toolbar because I had it for a couple of years but never used it and I deleted it a few weeks ago. After I deleted it, my pc was able to open less links, so I just reinstalled it and it's helped. It asks me if I want to open a page or allow a pop-up, whereas, without the toolbar, I don't get a choice as to whether or not I want the pop-up, which is oftentimes a link, and nothing opens.

This must all be related to some settings in my pc that somehow got changed, because I usually don't change them. A program(s) that I downloaded may have changed them but I don't know which program(s) might have done it or what settings changes it/they might have made.

Denise

 

Hi Halo,

I just re-read your post and it seems that I didn't give you the info that you asked for, so I just ran a Belarc. I was going to attach it to this post but the file size is too big for an attachment, so this is the info about my pc. Most, if not all, of the external hard drives are usually turned off. I only turn them on to place a file into one or more of them and then I turn them off.

Also, I deleted the serial numbers and the key numbers for the programs.


Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) ECS K7S5A
Asset Tag: 0123ABC
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
950 megahertz AMD Duron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
64 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ECS K7S5A
Bus Clock: 66 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 04/02/01
Drives Memory Modules c,d
2071.59 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
141.92 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

IOMEGA ZIP 100 [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Maxtor 6E040L0 [Hard drive] (41.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n E154X6FE, rev NAR61590, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor OneTouch II IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device [Hard drive] (300.08 GB) -- drive 3
Maxtor OneTouch II IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device [Hard drive] (300.08 GB) -- drive 4
Maxtor OneTouch II IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device [Hard drive] (300.08 GB) -- drive 5
ST325082 4A USB Device [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 7
ST325082 4A USB Device [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 6
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ST330062 2A USB Device [Hard drive] (300.07 GB) -- drive 8
WDC WD800JB-00ETA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WCAHL6173891, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy 768 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot '0' has 256 MB
Slot '1' has 512 MB
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Slot '3' is Empty
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f: (FAT32 on drive 1) 80.00 GB 2.11 GB free
g: (NTFS on drive 3) 300.08 GB 3.66 GB free
h: (NTFS on drive 4) 300.08 GB 1.24 GB free
i: (NTFS on drive 5) 300.08 GB 2.31 GB free
j: (NTFS on drive 6) 250.06 GB 355 MB free
k: (NTFS on drive 7) 250.06 GB 10.58 GB free
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m: (NTFS on drive 9) 250.06 GB 54 MB free

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Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Administrator 4/26/2005 3:14:37 AM (admin)
owner 7/31/2006 2:12:11 PM (admin)
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ASPNET never
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never


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NETGEAR FA311 Fast Ethernet Adapter
primary IP Address: 192.
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Do you know what this is Symantec Core Component Version 1, 8, 50, 196 ?

How long have you had AVG and Sygate, did you have Norton's before? If this all started around the time you uninstalled Norton's you might still have some Symantec stuff still on your pc.

If you had any of the Symantec software installed let us know which one.

Steve

 

Hi Matacombie,

I had Norton installed for a couple of weeks. I ran a program to delete it and downloaded AVG. I didn't uninstall Norton by Control Panel > Add/Remove programs.

The StepByStep entries on my log came from
http://harrisonrj.home.comcast.net/step_by_step_pc_cleaning_process.htm
I got down to Boot State = Normal Boot. When I pressed 1, nothing happened. When I pressed 2, 3 and 4, nothing happened so I exited.

Denise

 

I ran the Windows XP Security Advisor: What's Your PC Status? test at http://www.liutilities.com/products/campaigns/plib/wintasks/ These are the results:

I don't know why it would say that my security is poor when I have Sygate firewall and AVG Anti-Virus. I also run Spybot, Microsoft Malicious Softwre Removal tool, and Ad-Aware.

Would you tell me which resources and processes that are running in the background can be stopped/put on demand only? The only icons in my system tray are Sygate firewall, AVG, Webshots, and the icon of two monitors for my internet connection.

I often use PC onPoint, RegSeeker and CCleaner to clean up my pc but there are things that the programs miss.

Since my System Idle Process is high, I don't understand why my pc's speed degrades after I open pages. By the time I've opened 40 or 50 pages, I have to wait between 45-60 seconds for a page to open so I reboot.

Would increasing the size of one or more caches help?

I uninstalled Bit Defender because it couldn't get updated. Now I have only Sygate firewall and AVG.

Denise

 

First, look in the Add/Remove programs and make sure the Norton's is still not there. If it is, remove it. Then download and run the Norton Removal Tool here, http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4749

Test your links again and see if they work now. If not, reset your web settings and see if that helps.

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2. Click the Programs tab.

3. Click the Reset Web Settings button.

Steve

 

Hi Steve and Halo,

Halo, thanks for the tip on liutilities.

As I stated in another of my posts here, I ran the Norton program but I don't know if it helped yet or not. It's too soon to tell. I still have Symantec Core LR in Computer Management > Services.

I also did

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. Click the Programs tab.
3. Click the Reset Web Settings button.

But, again, it's too soon to tell. Hopefully these steps will resolve most of my problems. I know that I have a slow processor but what I've been getting for the past month is much slower than it's ever been. A month ago, it pretty well zoomed along. I'd click and a second or two later, the page was there or a folder opened. Now everything drags. My pc is almost 4 years old and it's gotten a lot of use, almost 24/7, so maybe it's just getting worn out, but I'm still wondering if it's more than that.

Y'all are gonna hit your foreheads with disbelief when I tell you this . . . I just bought a barebones kit, lol . . . I'm just waiting for an anti-static wristband and memory to arrive and then I'll start putting it together. I'm going to network it with this pc because it still has life in it and I'll be able to get a lot more work done . . . I may not survive the experience though. If you don't hear from me at least once a week, call in a pizza delivery for me. I like Chinese food too.

Denise

 

I just reread your posts and saw questions that I didn't answer.

I didn't follow a list as in "Did you also follow a list like this to disable Services? http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=12."

I believe that I might have gotten the url from someone here. I had said in a post that I have Sygate firewall and a 30-day trial version of Norton. Someone said "Nortun, huh?" and I said that if anyone had a better anti-virus program, I'd be all ears. I was given a link to a program to uninstall Norton and was given the link for AVG. That was about a month ago, but time flies sometimes so it could be up to two months ago, at the max, so maybe it was around the time that my pc started having problems. About a week ago, Bit Defender stopped being able to receive updates and I uninstalled it.

To uninstall Norton, I followed a link more like what Steve gave me. I downloaded and ran the uninstaller that Steve just gave me to be on the safe side.

I have no idea what Symantec Core Component Version 1, 8, 50, 196 is, unless it came with Norton when I downloaded it. I still have Symantec Core LC in Computer Management > Services though, but I didn't turn it on.

To give you an idea of how slow my pc is, I used to have only 256Mb of RAM. About 6 months ago, I added a 518Mb stick of RAM. My pc now runs slower than when I had only 256Mb of RAM . . . more like 1/2 of 256Mb.

I ran Housecall yesterday and it found no problems. I also ran Microsoft Malicious in Safe Mode and it found nothing, and Spybot found nothing except that I had automatic updates and Windows firewall turned off. Ad-Aware found some cookies. An AVG scan found nothing either. So I think it's safe to say that I don't have a virus/worm/trojan, etc.

That's about all the information that I can think of to give you.

Denise

 

Something just came up. Last night, I did a search for Norton using the options to search system and hidden folders and files. It came up with a few files, but nothing with the name Norton. I also did the same kind of search for Symantec and again the search came up with a few files and again the name didn't have Symantec on them. The names were more like "a4ebi2se" (not one of the real file names).

It was late so I went to bed and was going to do the searches again today but I had a hectic morning. I ran the searches now, after running the program that you gave me, Steve, and those files didn't show up in the search.

Interesting.

Denise

 

Hi Halo and Steve,

My pc is moving along at a pretty good clip now. I was just at eBay and when I'm there, I open and close a lot of pages and it didn't slow my pc down at all.

Getting a little side-tracked, I just won an auction at eBay for a 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Maxtor OEM SATA Hard Drive, Aluminum External USB 2.0 & SATA enclosure with a SATA and USB 2.0 ports and the cables for both for $70.01. I'm very happy! One man paid over $112.00 for one this morning. He isn't very bright because he could have done a BIN for $99.00.

Anyway, the reason for bringing up eBay was because if my pc speed didn't increase, I never would have won the bid. I came in under 30 seconds and it would've taken at least a minute to get the bid qualified at the speed I was going this morning. Within 30 seconds, I placed the bid, confirmed it and checked the auction page 2 times to see how I was doing. That's the way I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh . . .

Denise

 

One thing you might be interested in Denise. I do that on eBay from time to time, try to get in at the last second. It works most of the time, but I have noticed that if you are watching a certain item and keep "refreshing" the page that it will at times be very slow coming back the more you do it. You just never knew how long it would take when trying to time it over and over again. I always thought maybe it was something eBay had done to discourage everybody from waiting till the last minute to bid on stuff.

So if that is where the slow response is coming from I don't think I would blame that on my computer's performance. If it happens on other sites also that's different.

Steve

 

Hi Steve,

It wasn't just at eBay that my pc would slow down when opening pages, it was throughout the internet, even here at MajorGeeks. I do searches here and then I check out TigerDirect or NewEgg, Google things, and check out things on the internet . . . all over. I didn't have a slowdown at eBay at all and I was here making a few posts and reading some posts before I went to eBay. The only time I see a slowdown is if I'm running a program, like right now I'm running SpyBot. My pc is pretty slow opening pages whereas it wasn't as slow as that a month or so ago. But it's running 150% better than it did this morning.

This afternoon, when I started all the services and ran the Norton cleaner, my pc picked up speed tremendously. Some services couldn't start so I'm a little concerned about them.

Right now, I'm tying up loose ends, running adware/spyware/trojan/virus programs, CCleaner, Pc OnPoint, RegSeeker and I defragged. When I'm finished, I'll create a restore point. I don't know if I'll be able to open all the links that I want to open but I've been able to so far, but then again, I didn't do much surfing today. I think we made a huge step in the right direction though, thanks to you and Halo. Thank you both very much!

Denise

 

OK. Sounds like you are making some progress. Let us know about any services you have trouble getting started.

Congratulations on the Hard Drive...........you sly fox.

Steve

 

Especially any errors on startup.

Nice to hear that you have a clean system!