Need some help with Vista!

zy · 13th Aug 2009, 10:14 AM

Hye guys,

My gf's pc has been acting up overnight.
First, Windows Media Player refused to play any files. Tried with Media Player Classic, movie files can't be played, but MP3 can.

Firefox becomes laggy. Flash games run slow and laggy.

Do you think Vista is screwed or it is just some trojan/virus?

Any good free antivirus/adware software? I'm running Windows Defender + Security Essentials so far, but nothing comes up.....

zy · 13th Aug 2009, 10:51 AM

another note, flash running in internet explorer seems fine

i do know that flash runs faster in IE than firefox, but hers was.. like half the speed compared to IE

lee_what2004 · 13th Aug 2009, 05:21 PM

avira antivirus quite good.

Have you tried System Restore?

*alternative*
As for firefox laggy, is the cpu usage 100%?
Try to reinstall flash, update to the latest.
and uninstall firefox.
delete these folder
C:\Program files\Mozilla Firefox
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\
then install back.
for media, try uninstall any codec installed and install it either K-lite or CCCP.
try uninstall using revo uninstaller.

zy · 13th Aug 2009, 06:20 PM

good idea, since i can't sleep i can do all those

Bestia(ry) · 13th Aug 2009, 06:48 PM

• DL and run ATF-Cleaner (all checked) -> ATF-Cleaner.exe - www.atribune.org
• Do not reboot afterwards.
• DL, update und run a full scan of Malwarebytes -> Malwarebytes.org
• Reboot.

That's it.

As for "best free AVS" use Avast! -> avast! - Download antivirus software for spyware and virus protection

Ed.: ATF is for Vista, too.
Don't mind about "2k and XP only".

karhoe · 13th Aug 2009, 07:12 PM

I would suggest ComboFix - the harsh way to remove known trojans.

Or post your HijackThis log

Chai · 13th Aug 2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bestia(ry)

• DL and run ATF-Cleaner (all checked) -> ATF-Cleaner.exe - www.atribune.org
• Do not reboot afterwards.
• DL, update und run a full scan of Malwarebytes -> Malwarebytes.org
• Reboot.

That's it.

As for "best free AVS" use Avast! -> avast! - Download antivirus software for spyware and virus protection

Ed.: ATF is for Vista, too.
Don't mind about "2k and XP only".

Welcome back!

Bestia(ry) · 14th Aug 2009, 12:50 AM

Thnx.

Ad ATF:
Btw. ... some tool I recommend for everyone to use it from time to time, it really keeps your Windows (2k/XP/Vista/v7) fast.

Adrian Wong · 14th Aug 2009, 01:08 AM

Have you found out what's wrong yet?

OT : Welcome back, Bestia(ry)!!!

Bestia(ry) · 14th Aug 2009, 02:05 AM

OT : Thnx.

13th Aug 2009, 10:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	Need some help with Vista! Hye guys, My gf's pc has been acting up overnight. First, Windows Media Player refused to play any files. Tried with Media Player Classic, movie files can't be played, but MP3 can. Firefox becomes laggy. Flash games run slow and laggy. Do you think Vista is screwed or it is just some trojan/virus? Any good free antivirus/adware software? I'm running Windows Defender + Security Essentials so far, but nothing comes up..... __________________

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zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	another note, flash running in internet explorer seems fine i do know that flash runs faster in IE than firefox, but hers was.. like half the speed compared to IE __________________

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lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,313 Reputation: 1106 Rep Power: 14	avira antivirus quite good. Have you tried System Restore? alternative As for firefox laggy, is the cpu usage 100%? Try to reinstall flash, update to the latest. and uninstall firefox. delete these folder C:\Program files\Mozilla Firefox C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ then install back. for media, try uninstall any codec installed and install it either K-lite or CCCP. try uninstall using revo uninstaller. __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

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zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	good idea, since i can't sleep i can do all those __________________

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Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,225 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 23	• DL and run ATF-Cleaner (all checked) -> ATF-Cleaner.exe - www.atribune.org • Do not reboot afterwards. • DL, update und run a full scan of Malwarebytes -> Malwarebytes.org • Reboot. That's it. As for "best free AVS" use Avast! -> avast! - Download antivirus software for spyware and virus protection Ed.: ATF is for Vista, too. Don't mind about "2k and XP only". __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

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karhoe Active Join Date: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 601 Reputation: 11 Rep Power: 3	I would suggest ComboFix - the harsh way to remove known trojans. Or post your HijackThis log __________________ My Blog SPM Timetable 2009

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Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,225 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 23	Thnx. Ad ATF: Btw. ... some tool I recommend for everyone to use it from time to time, it really keeps your Windows (2k/XP/Vista/v7) fast. __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

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