complete computer freeze during downloading

[orange15]

I've been torrenting for several years now and I've always had the problem of my computer completely freezing up during downloading. This means I can't move my mouse or use Ctrl+Alt_Delete, I have to do a hard restart. This problem has been happening for me for a few years including using other programs like Azureus. The only way I have been getting success out of U-Torrent was by limiting my peers to around 10 and significantly limiting my download and upload speeds to around 50kb/s. Lately I have also been having problems with freeze ups while using programs like Google maps. BTW I don't think I have am running any programs that don't work with U torrent.

I have a 2.79 GHz processor and have 504 MB of ram on a Sony Desktop and I use a D-Link router. While looking at old posts about computer free-up's I haven't been able to solve my problem and I really want to solve this. Any help would be very much appreciated.

hijackthis report

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 12:28:59 AM, on 6/30/2008

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674)

Boot mode: Normal

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\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\AluSchedulerSvc.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\bgsvcgen.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment\VzCdb\VzFw.exe

C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\VMISrv.exe

C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe

C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\ezSP_Px.exe

C:\Program Files\sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\VMConsole.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe

C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE\Monitor.exe

C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\utils\Onetouch.exe

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\{231F68F4-70E4-41A6-BEDA-7E7934169B54}\MXOALDR.EXE

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jusched.exe

C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\Program Files\D-Link AirPlus G\AirPlus.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkCalRem.exe

C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\F I L E S\Software\shortcuts\U torrent.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\LuComServer_3_4.EXE

C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\AUPDATE.EXE

C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\LuCallbackProxy.exe

C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\LuCallbackProxy.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Insight Broadband

R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)

N3 - Netscape 7: # Mozilla User Preferences

// This is a generated file!

user_pref("browser.activation.checkedNNFlag", true);

user_pref("browser.bookmarks.added_static_root", true);

user_pref("browser.history.last_page_visited", "http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/7/su_setup702.jsp");

user_pref("browser.search.defaultengine", "engine://C%3A%5CProgram%20Files%5CNetscape%5CNetscape%5Csearchplugins%5CSBWeb_01.src");

user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone", "rv:1.0.2");

user_pref("intl.charsetmenu.browser.cache", "ISO-8859-1");

user_pref("mail.smtpservers", "");

user_pref("mail.ui.folderpane.version", 2);

user_pref("mailnews.global_html_domains.version", 2);

user_pref("mailnews.html_domains", "netscape.net,netscape.com,aol.com,cs.com,yahoo.com,hotmail.com,msn.com");

user_pref("mailnews.ui.threadpane.version", 2);

user_pref("prefs.converted-to-utf8", true);

user_pref("timebomb.first_launch_time", "1111291048203000");

user_pref("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.openFile", "application%2Fx-java-jnlp-f

O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: iMeshBar BHO - {5345A7A1-805A-4923-B505-86B2FEBA3FE0} - C:\Program Files\iMeshBar\bar\1.bin\IMESHBAR.DLL

O2 - BHO: PCTools Site Guard - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdsg.dll

O2 - BHO: NCO 2.0 IE BHO - {602ADB0E-4AFF-4217-8AA1-95DAC4DFA408} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\coShared\Browser\2.0\coIEPlg.dll

O2 - BHO: Symantec Intrusion Prevention - {6D53EC84-6AAE-4787-AEEE-F4628F01010C} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\IDS\IPSBHO.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll

O2 - BHO: PCTools Browser Monitor - {B56A7D7D-6927-48C8-A975-17DF180C71AC} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll

O3 - Toolbar: iMeshBar - {5345A7A9-805A-4923-B505-86B2FEBA3FE0} - C:\Program Files\iMeshBar\bar\1.bin\IMESHBAR.DLL

O3 - Toolbar: Show Norton Toolbar - {7FEBEFE3-6B19-4349-98D2-FFB09D4B49CA} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\coShared\Browser\2.0\CoIEPlg.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ezShieldProtector for Px] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ezSP_Px.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VMConsole.exe] C:\Program Files\sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\VMConsole.exe /windowmin

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

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ulead AutoDetector] C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 SE\Monitor.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MaxtorOneTouch] C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\utils\Onetouch.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MXOBG] C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\{231F68F4-70E4-41A6-BEDA-7E7934169B54}\MXOALDR.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [osCheck] "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\osCheck.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jusched.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CursorXP] C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [bgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

O4 - Startup: Stardock ObjectDock.lnk = C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe

O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe

O4 - Global Startup: D-Link AirPlus G Configuration Utility.lnk = ?

O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE

O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Works Calendar Reminders.lnk = ?

O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE

O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000

O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with &ZipScan - C:\PROGRA~1\ZIPSCA~1\zs_ie.htm

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra button: Spyware Doctor - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll

O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe

O9 - Extra button: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyPoker\PartyPoker.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: PartyPoker.com - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - C:\Program Files\PartyPoker\PartyPoker.exe (file missing)

O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll

O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.insightbb.com

O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll

O16 - DPF: {4C833081-D026-4FF8-968F-7EAB660D2FBA} - http://www.andromedanet.com/media//tvants.cab

O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab

O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\AluSchedulerSvc.exe

O23 - Service: B's Recorder GOLD Library General Service (bgsvcgen) - B.H.A Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\bgsvcgen.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Lic NetConnect service (CLTNetCnService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

O23 - Service: COM Host (comHost) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VAScanner\comHost.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\LuComServer_3_4.EXE

O23 - Service: LiveUpdate Notice - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe

O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe

O23 - Service: PACSPTISVR - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SONYSH~1\AVLib\PACSPT~1.EXE

O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe

O23 - Service: Sony SPTI Service (SPTISRV) - Sony Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SONYSH~1\AVLib\Sptisrv.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec RemoteAssist - Symantec, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Support Controls\ssrc.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment Aggregation and Control Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment\VzRs\VzRs.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment File Import Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment\VzCdb\VzFw.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment TV Device Arbitration Service - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment\VzCs\VzHardwareResourceManager\VzHardwareResourceManager.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Entertainment UPnP Client Adapter - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\VAIO Entertainment\VCSW\VCSW.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-AppServer) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\VMISrv.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (HTTP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-HTTP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Integrated Server (UPnP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-IntegratedServer-UPnP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Gateway Server (VAIOMediaPlatform-Mobile-Gateway) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\VmGateway.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Video Server (VAIOMediaPlatform-VideoServer-AppServer) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Video\GPVSvr.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Video Server (HTTP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-VideoServer-HTTP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\SV_Httpd.exe

O23 - Service: VAIO Media Video Server (UPnP) (VAIOMediaPlatform-VideoServer-UPnP) - Sony Corporation - C:\Program Files\Sony\vaio media integrated server\Platform\UPnPFramework.exe

O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://www.desktopwallpapers.net/places/venice/venice06_1024x768.jpg

O24 - Desktop Component 1: (no name) - http://www.michaelbrugh.com/images/broadwaycommons.jpg

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End of file - 12477 bytes

Processes

[jewelisheaven]

Have you tried running over wireless without using that dlink software? I'm assuming you're using a WLAN card, not USB to connect to your network yes?

Also with such a low amount of RAM, have you thought about turning off some of those services?

Additionally, isn't the new iMesh bundled with adware? It's one of those software... "owned" by Discordia Ltd. You know, you've heard of them.. the ones trying to fight the official shareaza community @ http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/

[orange15]

Thanks for the quick reply jewelisheven, I am using a WLAN card and to tell you the truth trying to figure out my wireless set-up has always given me nightmares.

Its funny because I noticed that IMesh thing on there after I did my Hijackthis report and I was surprised to see it on there because I thought I'd gotten rid of it a long time ago. But now its officially gone.

As for some help if can you or anyone can give me some tips on how I could connect to my wireless without my d-link router, do I need to buy an new WLAN card because I can't get from my network box to my PC with a cable to set it up. I'm a novice when it comes to routing so I wouldn't know where to begin.

As for the services I'd love to get rid of that Sony VIAO crap but I don't even know how to do it. I guess I could just delete the programs because I never use them. It never occurred to me that those things just started up on their own.