Slow startup, malware & cleanup are done.

Discussion in 'Software' started by Copy1, May 20, 2010.

  1. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    "Malware Removal" has been completed, also "Cleanup", at the direction of TimW. Been very successful, except for this very slow condition.
    Dell Laptop w/XP Home, 2G ram.
    I have recent logs if needed.
    Thanks for your time.
     
    Copy1, May 20, 2010
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    malware thread http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=215526
    Teatime enabled WILL slow you down.
    Am I understanding correctly that you still do not have an av because you get errors when trying to install something?

    Post what Startup Control Panel shows in your tabs so we can see what can be safely disabled and speed up your startup.
     
    plodr, May 21, 2010
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  3. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    SpyBot (Teatimer) has been removed.
    I have COMODO installed for an AV. I've turned it off because it slows me down even more, and, I only go online to MajorGeeks with this machine.
    I have a firewall and gateway (router).
    The installation inability has been fixed, via a manual install of Windows Installer.
    It takes 6 minutes from turn-on till I get to Yahoo.com, with MSCONFIG at normal.
    It takes 4 minutes w/MSCONFIG set in Diagnostic mode.

    Regarding Startup Control Panel, if you mean Startup in MSCONFIG, I'm not sure how to copy/paste that.
    I did a search for Boot.ini in c: and found only a Boot.ini.backup. Is this a problem?
    Thanks again for your help.
     
    Copy1, May 23, 2010
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  4. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    Problem editing, so I'll add this note:
    The Boot.ini.backup file was found in C:\WINDOWS\pss. For clarity purposes.
     
    Copy1, May 23, 2010
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  5. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    plodr, May 24, 2010
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  6. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    Copy1, May 28, 2010
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  7. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    HKLM uncheck: Adobe Reader speedup, RoxWatchtray, SunJavaUpdateScheduler

    undecided on Groove Monitor
    http://gadgetsandyou.blogspot.com/2009/11/uninstallingremoving-groove-monitor.html
    if you use Sharepoint and sync files, you might need this; if you don't know anything about this, then uncheck it.
    also Undecided on Comodo Internet Security because I don't know if it includes a firewall and you already have a firewall and are behind a router.
    You might do better to uninstall Comodo and install just an av program.

    Startup Common: When I searched for Digital Line Detect, this is what I found
    I will send a PM to Tim asking him to weigh in on Digital Line Detect - he is the master of recognizing malware/scumware.

    In the meantime, throw up a picture if there is anything in HKCU and I'll look that over too.
     
    plodr, May 28, 2010
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  8. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    HKCU is attached.
    HKLM unchecked: Adobe Reader speedup, RoxWatchtray, SunJavaUpdateScheduler, Groove Monitor also.
    Digital Line Detect is unchecked.
    I have unchecked all services in MSCONFIG also, and tested startup time.
    With all this shut down we have trimmed 2 minutes (6 min to 4 min).
    Cannot run normally in this fashion.
    COMODO is running as an AV only, although a Firewall is available.
    I don't think problem is solved yet, any more ideas?
    Thanks so much!
     

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    Copy1, May 28, 2010
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  9. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I don't know exactly what all you have disabled so far, but you can run this anyway:
    (First set msconfig back to normal start up)

    Copy just the bold text below to notepad (Do not include any space above the word REGEDIT). Save it as fixME.reg to your desktop. Be sure the "Save as" type is set to "all files" Once you have saved it double click it and allow it to merge with the registry.
    Make sure that you tell me if you receive a success message about adding the above
    to the registry. If you do not get a success message, it definitely did not work.

    And since you have no programs that I see using Digital Line detect, I would just uninstall it.
     
    TimW, May 29, 2010
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  10. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    HKCU looks okay.
     
    plodr, May 29, 2010
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  11. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    Belated Happy Birthday TimW,
    Thanks for getting involved, again!!
    I have msconfig set to normal, rebooted.
    fixME.reg is loaded, and stated "successful" install.
    Digital Line Detect has been removed.
     
    Copy1, May 29, 2010
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  12. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    PS- I have also restarted the machine.
    Took 2:10 till login screen, to internet Yahoo took a total of 5:58.
     
    Copy1, May 29, 2010
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  13. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Have you tried uninstalling Comodo? Does that make a difference? There isn't much left that can be disabled. Is boot up the only times when it is slow?
     
    TimW, May 29, 2010
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  14. Copy1

    Copy1 Private E-2

    COMODO makes little difference in startup speed.

    Once the puter is up to speed, it seems quite responsive.
    I can open new browsers in 4-5 seconds.

    Any more thots?
    Consider this: You had me load Recovery Console in Malware troubleshooting.
    Using this Console I found... C:windows and E:windows (I show no E: drive, in My Computer).
    #1 C:windows asks for no password, states that "volume in drive C has no label, and gives a volume s/n.
    #2 E:windows asks for an Administrator p/w, states that "volume in drive E is mediadirect, and gives no s/n.
    When using the DOS command "dir"...
    C drive gives me 5 and 1/2 pages of ($NtUninstallKB........), followed with another 5 and 1/2 pages of files, ending with: 324 files, 20304861 bytes, 131388510208 bytes free.
    E drive gives me 3 pages of files, ending with: 61 files, 4028431 bytes, 1024851968 bytes free.
    Is it possible that I can use the E drive to "repair", or reinstall windows? That is if I can discover the windows version, AND how to access it.
    Your thots PLEASE!!
    and THANKS!!
     
    Copy1, May 29, 2010
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