XP Help/Hijack This Help

My windows XP keeps bringing up messages such as spooler error , and services.exe error and also a services controller app error.

please help me resolve them asn when I click ok on the messages displayed the computer then gives me like 50 seconds and then shuts down. Have ran several virus scans, spyware scans in an attempt to resolve

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 19:13:43, on 16/07/2007
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google

Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe
C:\Program Files\BT Broadband Help\bin\mpbtn.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\devldr32.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\dwwin.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\esi\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =

http://www40.brinkster.com/libertatogo/index.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet

Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar -

{EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class -

{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program

Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -

C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} -

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEToolbarHelper Class -

{AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program

Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO -

{AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program

Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\2.0.301.5672\swg.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -

C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} -

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program

Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe

/STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common

Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SDTray] "C:\Program Files\Spyware

Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RegistryMechanic] C:\Program Files\Registry

Mechanic\RegMech.exe /QS
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program

Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe"

/background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot -

Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program

Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = C:\Program

Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program

Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: BT Broadband Help.lnk = C:\Program Files\BT

Broadband Help\bin\matcli.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Google Updater.lnk = C:\Program

Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program

Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501}

- C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console -

{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program

Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE}

- (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Bodog Poker -

{F47C1DB5-ED21-4dc1-853E-D1495792D4C5} -

C:\WINDOWS\System32\shdocvw.dll
O16 - DPF: {215B8138-A3CF-44C5-803F-8226143CFC0A} (Trend Micro

ActiveX Scan Agent 6.6) -

http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ho.../native/x86/wi

n32/activex/hcImpl.cab
O16 - DPF: {24311111-1111-1121-1111-111191113457} -
O16 - DPF: {33331111-1111-1111-1111-622221193458} -
O16 - DPF: {64311111-1111-1121-1111-111191113457} -
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl

Class) -
O16 - DPF: {6E5A37BF-FD42-463A-877C-4EB7002E68AE} (Housecall ActiveX

6.5) -

http://eu-housecall.trendmicro-europ...let/html/nativ

e/x86/win32/activex/hcImpl.cab
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} -
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF}

(MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) -

http://messenger.msn.com/download/Ms...Downloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0015-0000-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA} (Java Plug-in

1.5.0_06) -
O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0015-0000-0009-ABCDEFFEDCBA} (Java Plug-in

1.5.0_09) -
O16 - DPF: {FFFFFFFF-CACE-BABE-BABE-00AA0055595A} -

http://trueswitch.com/TrueInstall.exe
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} -

"C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O18 - Protocol: qrev - {9DE24BAC-FC3C-42C4-9FC4-76B3FAFDBD90} - (no

file)
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program

Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program

Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o.

- C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. -

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. -

C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program

Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision

Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common

Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Doctor Auxiliary Service (sdAuxService) - PC

Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Doctor Service (sdCoreService) - PC Tools -

C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe

Hmmmm,

From what I can see you have XP and IE6 without any service packs? both should be at SP2?

Just cut and paste the log file and run it through here; http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php

Cheers,

Looks pretty clean.

You could try disabling some of those O23's:

GoogleUpdaterService can go...

Maybe you've got a conflict between Spyware Doctor and AVG.
Running both AVG Anti-Spyware and Spyware Doctor may be
an issue. Play around with it.

You might try one of my favorite tricks: run a live CD (Linux distro
like Knoppix) for a few hours and see if she crashes. That's often
a good indicator whether or not you've got any hardware issues.

HTH.

Hi,

1. Please confirm that you are running what HJT says. You should be running XP at SP2 and IE6 at SP2. If you aren't then you should update. Also apply all Windows and IE patches.

2. Look in your system and application logs (use "Event Viewer") and let us know what messages you get when it crashes.

3. Go into your BIOS setup and disable:

A. Fast boot
B. Restart on error
C. Power saving options
Do this in Windows as well and switch off any screensaver. You.want it on all the time.

4. Chkdsk and Defrag the hard drive. Also, how much available space is there on the HDD? it should be at least 20%.

5. Turn off "teatimer" (Spybot S & D) as brokencrow could well be on the right track with the conflict idea, and Teatimer is known to cause them in some situations.

Good luck, and please let us know how you get on. Please make a note of the details of any error messages or bluescreens that you get.

:)

You have probably been playing around in the registry to get the services.exe error, did you make any backups prior to regedit or using registry mechanic (which IMHO you don't need on a WinXP) if not try a system restore to before you made any changes.

As has been mentioned, you need to get up to speed on the security patches, suggest you get someone to get you the streamlined CD for SP2 and unplug yourself from the net, then install the updates, (SP2 has the firewall feature so when you connect back on you will be okay until you get your AV up and running).

http://bertk.mvps.org/ (System Restore)

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

You can have the HJT utility fix these:
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar -
{EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501}
- C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console -
{08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE}
- (no file)

I would get Startup Inspector and control your 04's

Also what version of Messengerplus are you using and did you download the 3rd party software that came with it? (crapware LOP infections).

Also your version of Java is outdated, you will need to update it, which is odd as you had it set up to run on start so it should go out and get latest updates for you, you can download the latest version and delete/uninstall previous versions from your add/remove option.


http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp