Lately my PC has started to freeze from time to time and lag up when clicking a shortcut opening a program, or opening the menu screen in a videogame (for example). Basically what ever action I perform my computer freezes up for a while before performing the action.
Avast didnt find a virus in a quick scan.
Logs attached
PS. I did a thorough malware cleaning session with on of your representatives a while back. There’s a forum post about it somewhere.
Hello,
First, please go to Start → Run (on Windows 8.x you can use X meny by clicking right click on Start button)
Copy/paste the contents of the code box below into the Run box and click OK:
cmd /c del /a/f/q C:\ProgramData\hash.dat
Black Windows shall pop up and close, that’s Ok.
I do not see any loaded malware. The description saunds like some hardware failure. Let’s preforme one more ARK check just to make shure:
Please download Malwarebytes AntiRootkit (MBAR) and save it to your desktop.
[i]For full instructions how MBAR works, read this article
> Doubleclick on the MBAR file (
http://www.mcshield.net/personal/magna86/Images/mbar.png
) and allow it to run.
• Click OK on the next screen, to allow the package to extract the contents of the file to its own folder named mbar.
• mbar.exe will launch automatically. On some systems, this may take a few extra seconds. Please be patient and wait for the program to open.
• After reading the Introduction, click Next if you agree.
• On the Update Database screen, click on the Update button. Once you see ‘Success: Database was successfully updated’ click on Next
• Under Scan Targets ensure all boxes are ticked. Then click the Scan button.
Notice: with some infections, you may see two messages boxes:
>> If malware is not detected, click the Exit button to close the program and post the mbar-log-year-month-day.txt and system-log.txt reports.
>> If an infection/s are found ensure Create Restore Point are ticked. Then select the "Cleanup! button to remove threats.
• The clean up procedure will be scheduled for process, pop-up will be shown.
Select the Yes button and the system should re-boot to complete the cleaning process.
>> Notice: only if an RootKit are detected, ensure to run fixdamage.exe tool located in mbar folder, \Plugins\fixdamage.exe
> The following reports will be created in mbar folder:
Please post both logs in your next reply.
I agree with Magna.
When was the last time you opened the system and removed all dust?
I thought it might be a problem with the PC overheating so I opened the PC to clean the dust yesterday (didn’t find much). My Intel CPU was running at around 40 degrees, the PC did boot up really fast, but the problem still persisted.
Could it be some kind of Registry problem? I tried using ccleaner, but some registry keeps coming back after some time.
Logs attached
Ok, so no malware found and no dust.
It sure looks like a hardware problem.
I suggest you run several hardware tests.
Utils for it can be found at: http://www.carrona.org/hwdiag.html
With memtest, let it run a entire night.
Sometimes a memory problem only shows up after a while and not on the first cycle.
Disable power saving settings and screensaver before letting it run.
Did you take out all cards, cleaned the slots and contact points and put them back in?
It could be something simple as a bad connection.
Did you change any hardware lately?
Use this util to check how much power your system is consuming:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
PSU’s tend to give less power overtime.
Since there is no malware on board, the following app shall remove all used tools here.
You do follow Eddy’s advice.
• The following will implement some post-cleanup procedures:
=> Please download DelFix by Xplode to your Desktop.
Run the tool and check the following boxes below;
[i]
http://www.mcshield.net/personal/magna86/Images/checkmark.png
Remove disinfection tools
http://www.mcshield.net/personal/magna86/Images/checkmark.png
Create registry backup
http://www.mcshield.net/personal/magna86/Images/checkmark.png
Purge System Restore [/i]
Click Run button and wait a few seconds for the programme completes his work.
At this point all the tools we used here should be gone. Tool will create an report for you (C:[b]DelFix.txt[/b])
The tool will also record healthy state of registry and make a backup using ERUNT program in %windir%\ERUNT\DelFix
Tool deletes old system restore points and create a fresh system restore point after cleaning.
Hmm, I only cleaned the vents and just around, didn’t actually disconnect anything, im afraid I won’t be able to put it back together. Gonna try and clean all those contact points see if that helps.
It’s just weird if its a hardware problem, it was completely fine several days ago, now all of a sudden hardware randomly fails?
It's just weird if its a hardware problem, it was completely fine several days ago, now all of a sudden hardware randomly fails?well how does/should a hardware problem start?