is this a virus? thanks : )

hiya.
i have a gateway laptop, & windows xp.
the laptop is about 9 months old.
every so often, maybe twice/month
everything locks up & when i look in task manager it says "Project 1"
is running, & sucking up all the memory.
i've searched and searched the web but i can't find a virus called project 1.
i've also "searched" my laptop & cannot find any file or program named project 1.
when i find it listed on task manager & close it it closes easily enough & everything returns to normal.
i also have to be online it seems for it to occur.
anyone else ever get this?

i had a hijaking trojan about 2 months ago that i removed w/ cw shredder if that maybe has something to do with this.

thanks a bunch ]:+)

 

thanks so much for responding.
so if i were to check start
or add/remove for anything suspicious...
how would i know it was suspicious?
thanks again.

 

Hi--
I'm attaching a txt version of the log file after running Hijack This. Please give me any advise on what I should ditch. Thank you so much!!

 

Hello Chaslang & MA:

Thanks for the advice and information. I am in the process of running Spybot S&D in Advance Mode. Chas, where you mentioned there would be about 4 products in the right window pane in Advance Mode, there were actually about 100 or more. I deselected all before running S&D and hope that I was correct in doing this.

There are a lot of strange (to me at least) things being found such as GAIN.gator, GoldenPalace.Casino, about 34 in all. I clicked on "Fix Selected Problems" and nearly all were fixed. One wasn't fixed--New.net, but I realize now it was deselected, so I'm re-running S&D and will select it to be fixed, assuming that is the appropriate course of action.

Did not know about XoftSpy being fake, and I actually purchased that item. I've also been using SpySweeper. Do you know if this product is reliable in removing Adware?

Thank you for your valuable time and insight. You make the world a better place for those of us who aren't in the know--

chad-roscoe

 

Here is a quick update. I ran a system check, and installed the programs chaslang and MA recommended. Then ran Hijack this once again. The report looks a bit different. For one, the "new.net" seems to have been removed. If anyone could take a minute to skim thru the report and let me know if anything else looks suspicious I'd be most appreciative!

 

Thank you. I apologize for having misquoted you in my earlier post. I misunderstood what you were saying, so thank you for reclarifying it.

Have fixed the rest of the problems using Hijackthis, and am off to fix the C:\WINNT\lbbho.dll problem.

Thanks again, and best wishes--

chad-roscoe

 

Hi All--

Could someone please resend the link for removing lbbho.dll from my system? I went into "view hidden files" and then tried removing the lbbho.dll from WINNT, but this did not work. I'm guessing it would be possible to delete it from safe mode, but I haven't gone into safe mode for a quite a while and am unsure how it's done. Or, if there is an alternative way of removing this, kindly forward any relevant links and I'll give it a go.

Best--
CR

 

Hi--

Yes, I did follow the link, printed out instructions, and have now successfully removed lbbho.dll from my computer. Thanks so much for explaining (and re-explaining) the process!

I have not seen the pesky Project 1 lately. It was a very annoying item that was not always easy to detect. Usually, the fans on my laptop would kick into high and the performance would drop substantially. When I would check to see what applications were running in Task Manager, Project 1 would often be there. I would close it, but I never was able to find it on my computer. Perhaps it was removed during the recent cleansings.

I have one final question, and if this is the wrong forum to present it, I can post it on another forum. But here is the question: I recently reinstalled my HP scanning software. I did this because when I tried to use my scanner, the application would launch but when I tried to scan I would receive an error message, "scanner not found." So I reinstalled, but there were problems. I received online help from HP and was able to reinstall the driver and now everything works great...

...except that every time I restart or start up my computer, the following error message appears in a dialogue box:

HP PrecisionScan LTX Setup

This program updates your HP scanning software. You may see a message about ‘Digital Signature Not Found.’ You must click ‘Yes’ for the update to install correctly.

OK

...and I must either click "OK" or simply close the dialogue box. Neither seems to affect the scanner's useability, but I'm unsure why this box appears on every single restart. If you know of any steps I could take to remedy this problem, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks again for walking me through all these processes!!

CR

 

HI again--

Yeah, I clicked "yes" several times, and several other times I simply closed the box. Neither seem to make a difference. I've done restarts, and I've turned the machine off entirely and then started up cold, but it doesn't seem to matter. So I went ahead and posted the question in the Software Forum as you recommended.

Thanks again chaslang! You and Major Attitude rock!

CR