Vista not allowing Utorrent or any other torrent to run.

[GuilT1]

I have been using 1.8 since it came out without any problems whatsoever, but today, nothing will run properly. Sometimes the installer will skip the installation and just open Utorrent, but within 15 seconds it stops responding and I have to close it with task manager, even then the process won't go away for like 5 minutes. Sometimes if I happen to get it installed, it will stop responding, turn white and the same thing. I have tried every configuration imaginable, I checked my router, reset it, uninstalled AVG 8.0, configured network sharing, turned off Windows firewall, tried different versions of Utorrent, I have tried Bittorrent, and Azureus with the same result. Please for the love of god someone help me, this is wreaking havok on my mind trying to figure this out. I am using Windows Vista Basic(blah, puke), eveything else about my computer is tip top, no internet problems or anything.

[Firon]

Please post a HijackThis log.

[GuilT1]

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 9:06:13 AM, on 9/25/2008

Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe

C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEUser.exe

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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

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

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=73&bd=Presario&pf=desktop

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

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=73&bd=Presario&pf=desktop

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =

O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost

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

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [Launcher] %WINDIR%\SMINST\launcher.exe

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~2.0_0\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JRE16~2.0_0\bin\ssv.dll

O13 - Gopher Prefix:

O15 - Trusted Zone: http://tsvweb.infocision.com

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

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

O20 - AppInit_DLLs: avgrsstx.dll

O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1150\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - c:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe

O23 - Service: stllssvr - Unknown owner - c:\Program Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe

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[thelittlefire]

You run the uTorrent.exe from your Desktop? When you said "YES" to install (As Administrator on first run) it would have likely created a shortcut there instead. Are you running as administrator by default?

[GuilT1]

Yes I run the .exe, sometimes it will prompt for the install, then everything would seem to be fine, then it freezes after 15 seconds or so. It does create the shortcut, but even after it crashes and I run it again it will freeze. Then other times after I get rid of Utorrent, then reinstall, it won't even bother to install, it will just open up and ask for the settings, then freezes. I run it from the desktop as administrator, as soo as its finished installing when it does, I toss the .exe in the recycle bin. Like I said, I tried bittorrent and Azureus with the same effect.

[thelittlefire]

>< EEK! How long have you waited to see if the "freeze" stops? I can't tell from that log... how do you connect to the internet and what kind is it. It certainly points to failing hardware or mal/bad-ware or a rootkit...

[GuilT1]

Should I be worried here? Um...I connect to the internet with a 2Wire gaming adapter, wireless, my router is 2701HG-b also from 2Wire. My internet provider is AT&T. It will freeze after 15 seconds or so, but the process in task manager takes a few minutes to go away.