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I recently installed a Sata PCI card on my old Barton IDE Mobo to fit a new 1TB sata drive.

Also I did a Windows Reinstall & sfc /scannow because of some minor issues.

Utorrent was working perfectly before, but now I get these annoying CPU spikes - other than that utorrent works well at full speed. I use it heavily with currently 4000+torrents & still adding.

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Process PID CPU Description Company Name Page Faults Window Title Path

System Idle Process 0 0.76 0

Interrupts n/a 1.53 Hardware Interrupts 0

DPCs n/a 0.76 Deferred Procedure Calls 0

System 4 1.53 8,324

smss.exe 580 Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation 238 C:\WINDOWS\system32\smss.exe

csrss.exe 636 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation 7,605 C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe

winlogon.exe 660 Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation 6,255 C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

services.exe 704 1.53 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation 4,741 C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

svchost.exe 872 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 892 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

svchost.exe 932 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 1,892 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

svchost.exe 1192 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 20,610 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

svchost.exe 1264 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 4,578 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

svchost.exe 1420 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 2,008 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

spoolsv.exe 1608 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation 1,861 C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

nlsvc.exe 2012 NetLimiter 2 service Locktime Software 4,632 C:\Program Files\NetLimiter 2 Pro\nlsvc.exe

NLClient.exe 1924 NetLimiter 2 Client Locktime Software 8,062 C:\Program Files\NetLimiter 2 Pro\NLClient.exe

vsmon.exe 232 0.76 TrueVector Service Zone Labs Inc. 365,942 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

svchost.exe 1680 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation 1,540 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

lsass.exe 716 0.76 LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation 9,371 C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

explorer.exe 1412 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation 116,942 C:\Documents and Settings\abby\Desktop\utilities shortcuts\ProcessExplorer C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe

zlclient.exe 1696 Zone Labs Client Zone Labs Inc. 5,896 C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

ctfmon.exe 1732 CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation 2,560 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

devldr32.exe 1848 DevLdr32 Creative Technology Ltd. 857 C:\WINDOWS\system32\devldr32.exe

uTorrent.exe 1000 45.04 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc. 5,807,683 D:2.70 k U:64.7 k - µTorrent 1.8.4 C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

firefox.exe 824 47.33 Firefox Mozilla Corporation 1,575,087 windows 7 x64 high cpu usage - Forums - µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client - Mozilla Firefox C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

taskmgr.exe 720 Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation 2,399 C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

procexp.exe 564 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com 6,115 Process Explorer - Sysinternals: www.sysinternals.com [TUNEMAKER2\abby] C:\Documents and Settings\abby\Desktop\utilities shortcuts\ProcessExplorer\procexp.exe

Process: uTorrent.exe Pid: 1000

Name Description Path

ACTIVEDS.dll ADs Router Layer DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\ACTIVEDS.dll

adsldpc.dll ADs LDAP Provider C DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\adsldpc.dll

ADVAPI32.dll Advanced Windows 32 Base API C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll

appHelp.dll Application Compatibility Client Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\appHelp.dll

ATL.DLL ATL Module for Windows XP (Unicode) C:\WINDOWS\system32\ATL.DLL

browseui.dll Shell Browser UI Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll

CFGMGR32.dll Configuration Manager Forwarder DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\CFGMGR32.dll

CLBCATQ.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL

COMCTL32.dll User Experience Controls Library C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\X86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\COMCTL32.dll

comdlg32.dll Common Dialogs DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll

COMRes.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll

CRYPT32.dll Crypto API32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll

CRYPTUI.dll Microsoft Trust UI Provider C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPTUI.dll

CSCDLL.dll Offline Network Agent C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSCDLL.dll

cscui.dll Client Side Caching UI C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscui.dll

ctype.nls C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctype.nls

davclnt.dll Web DAV Client DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\davclnt.dll

DnsApi.dll DNS Client API DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\DnsApi.dll

drprov.dll Microsoft Terminal Server Network Provider C:\WINDOWS\System32\drprov.dll

GDI32.dll GDI Client DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll

hnetcfg.dll Home Networking Configuration Manager C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll

IMAGEHLP.dll Windows NT Image Helper C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll

index.dat C:\Documents and Settings\abby\Cookies\index.dat

index.dat C:\Documents and Settings\abby\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat

index.dat C:\Documents and Settings\abby\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat

Iphlpapi.dll IP Helper API C:\WINDOWS\system32\Iphlpapi.dll

kernel32.dll Windows NT BASE API Client DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll

LMIRfsClientNP.dll LogMeIn Rfs Client Network Provider C:\WINDOWS\system32\LMIRfsClientNP.dll

locale.nls C:\WINDOWS\system32\locale.nls

MPR.dll Multiple Provider Router DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\MPR.dll

MPRAPI.dll Windows NT MP Router Administration DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\MPRAPI.dll

MSASN1.dll ASN.1 Runtime APIs C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll

MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll

MSGINA.dll Windows NT Logon GINA DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSGINA.dll

msvcrt.dll Windows NT CRT DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll

mswsock.dll Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll

netapi32.dll Net Win32 API DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\netapi32.dll

NETRAP.dll Net Remote Admin Protocol DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETRAP.dll

NETUI0.dll NT LM UI Common Code - GUI Classes C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI0.dll

NETUI1.dll NT LM UI Common Code - Networking classes C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI1.dll

ntdll.dll NT Layer DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll

ntlanman.dll Microsoft® Lan Manager C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntlanman.dll

ntshrui.dll Shell extensions for sharing C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntshrui.dll

ODBC32.dll Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Driver Manager C:\WINDOWS\system32\ODBC32.dll

odbcint.dll Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Resources C:\WINDOWS\system32\odbcint.dll

ole32.dll Microsoft OLE for Windows C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll

oleaut32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\oleaut32.dll

R000000000023.clb C:\WINDOWS\Registration\R000000000023.clb

rasadhlp.dll Remote Access AutoDial Helper C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll

RPCRT4.dll Remote Procedure Call Runtime C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll

rsaenh.dll Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider C:\WINDOWS\system32\rsaenh.dll

rtutils.dll Routing Utilities C:\WINDOWS\system32\rtutils.dll

SAMLIB.dll SAM Library DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll

Secur32.dll Security Support Provider Interface C:\WINDOWS\system32\Secur32.dll

SETUPAPI.dll Windows Setup API C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.dll

shdocvw.dll Shell Doc Object and Control Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll

SHELL32.dll Windows Shell Common Dll C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll

shfolder.dll Shell Folder Service C:\WINDOWS\system32\shfolder.dll

SHLWAPI.dll Shell Light-weight Utility Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll

sortkey.nls C:\WINDOWS\system32\sortkey.nls

sorttbls.nls C:\WINDOWS\system32\sorttbls.nls

sti.dll Still Image Devices client DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\sti.dll

unicode.nls C:\WINDOWS\system32\unicode.nls

urlmon.dll OLE32 Extensions for Win32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll

USER32.dll Windows XP USER API Client DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll

USERENV.dll Userenv C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll

uTorrent.exe µTorrent C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

UxTheme.dll Microsoft UxTheme Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\UxTheme.dll

VERSION.dll Version Checking and File Installation Libraries C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll

WININET.dll Internet Extensions for Win32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll

winrnr.dll LDAP RnR Provider DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll

WINSTA.dll Winstation Library C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSTA.dll

WINTRUST.dll Microsoft Trust Verification APIs C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll

WLDAP32.dll Win32 LDAP API DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll

WS2_32.dll Windows Socket 2.0 32-Bit DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll

WS2HELP.dll Windows Socket 2.0 Helper for Windows NT C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll

wshtcpip.dll Windows Sockets Helper DLL C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll

xpsp2res.dll Service Pack 2 Messages C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 06:35:39, on 11/11/2009

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\ZONELA~1\ZONEAL~1\zlclient.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\devldr32.exe

C:\Program Files\NetLimiter 2 Pro\nlsvc.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\NetLimiter 2 Pro\NLClient.exe

C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

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

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://google.co.uk/

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\PROGRA~1\ZONELA~1\ZONEAL~1\zlclient.exe

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

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')

O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll

O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - (no file)

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

O16 - DPF: {2D8ED06D-3C30-438B-96AE-4D110FDC1FB8} (ActiveScan 2.0 Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan … stubie.cab

O16 - DPF: {9191F686-7F0A-441D-8A98-2FE3AC1BD913} (ActiveScan 2.0 Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan … stubie.cab

O16 - DPF: {A1E7C4BC-18B3-405A-9903-DD6CBACCF127} (remotepcobj Class) - https://www.remotepc.net/remotepc/activ … _Actvx.cab

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{B93C8067-91BB-46CE-A330-DD1C47D9031E}: NameServer = 84.45.18.139,84.45.18.138

O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll

O23 - Service: NetLimiter (nlsvc) - Locktime Software - C:\Program Files\NetLimiter 2 Pro\nlsvc.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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End of file - 3140 bytes

I tried uninstalling Zone Alarm - no difference.

Any ideas ?

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I backed up C:\ using acronis - uninstalled ZA tested - no difference - restored C:\ with ZA intact.These logs in current state with ZA.

Ok - I edited the logs above with new HJT version & fuller PE log

UPDATE:

I Tried a fresh XP install & guess what...SAME ISSUE !!!

However, I did reimport all utorrent settings - so it coud be that - else an issue with the SIL3512 Sata controller - will do more testing...

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