whats up, im having a problem with my pc lately. i have been experiencing drastic drops in my frames per second on a frequent basis (ie: it will be running CS perfectly at 70-90 fps, and 2 minutes later, will dive to 10 fps for 15 seconds or so. it will then lock up for a second or two, and come back running at 70-90. it will do this in frequent cycles of one or two minutes) i thought it might be a problem with my videocard, but i am running an AOpen 6800gt that has been flawless up to this point. i have a feeling my pc may be infected, but i was WONDERING if anyone might know the exact cause. i have had the system for about 6 months, i defrag regularly, and scan with Grisoft AVG virus protection (which turns up nothing).

if it is a virus, can anyone direct me to a comprehensive means of fixing my problem?

for reference im running: AMD Athlon 64 3700+, 1 gig RAM, AOpen 6800gt, asus sli motherboard, seagate 7200rpm HD

again, it has run flawlessly up until a month ago or so, so i dont believe it is the hardware

any help would be much appreciated, thanks

rolorolodexA....... You might try rebooting into safe mode and running your AV from there and see if anying turns up ...... FAILING that turning up anything , you should run a scan whith hijack this and post the logfile here for us to have a look at ..........
hijackthis ...... http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html


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other things to check include, of course, running lavasoft adware and/or spybot to make sure you don't have sh*tware slowing you down. ALSO, check your computer temps and clean out the inside with a can of air to make sure your fans aren't clogged with dust.true, thanks...im running hijack this as i type

appreciate it guysLogfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:23:43 PM, on 8/4/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\Chris\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX00.266\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.bbc.com/
O1 - Hosts: 166.160.72.138 avp.com
O1 - Hosts: 82.131.12.82 ca.com
O1 - Hosts: 59.128.137.168 customer.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 184.34.222.166 dispatch.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 163.11.59.35 download.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 2.214.146.14 downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 42.84.144.16 downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com
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O1 - Hosts: 23.84.134.201 downloads-eu1.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 86.50.89.222 downloads-eu2.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.57.25.142 downloads-eu3.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 111.62.239.242 downloads-eu4.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 2.146.247.135 downloads-us1.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 105.49.7.39 downloads-us2.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 233.48.57.169 downloads-us3.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 18.14.218.126 downloads-us4.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 148.49.29.143 f-secure.com
O1 - Hosts: 208.169.168.85 ftp.avp.com
O1 - Hosts: 13.139.139.201 ftp.ca.com
O1 - Hosts: 54.250.15.65 ftp.customer.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 148.43.99.198 ftp.dispatch.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 205.128.72.128 ftp.download.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 38.20.17.74 ftp.downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 78.176.42.246 ftp.downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 197.165.1.116 ftp.downloads3.kaspersky-labs.com
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O1 - Hosts: 253.191.1.157 ftp.downloads-eu3.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 33.140.242.240 ftp.downloads-eu4.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 1.42.12.191 ftp.downloads-us1.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 92.17.184.247 ftp.downloads-us2.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 54.227.87.204 ftp.downloads-us3.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 180.35.9.20 ftp.downloads-us4.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 245.32.140.63 ftp.f-secure.com
O1 - Hosts: 154.239.72.112 ftp.grisoft.com
O1 - Hosts: 22.21.238.226 ftp.kaspersky.com
O1 - Hosts: 126.253.214.18 ftp.kaspersky-labs.com
O1 - Hosts: 103.46.117.81 ftp.liveupdate.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 126.161.22.90 ftp.liveupdate.symantecliveupdate.com
O1 - Hosts: 8.65.185.238 ftp.mast.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.124.61.144 ftp.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 4.88.50.133 ftp.my-etrust.com
O1 - Hosts: 62.144.127.135 ftp.nai.com
O1 - Hosts: 70.16.64.112 ftp.networkassociates.com
O1 - Hosts: 90.230.122.195 ftp.norton.com
O1 - Hosts: 87.128.141.73 ftp.rads.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 76.188.5.62 ftp.sandbox.norman.com
O1 - Hosts: 239.180.180.181 ftp.secure.nai.com
O1 - Hosts: 86.200.183.54 ftp.securityresponse.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 85.187.193.58 ftp.sophos.com
O1 - Hosts: 231.140.219.10 ftp.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 143.188.252.34 ftp.symantecliveupdate.com
O1 - Hosts: 249.56.24.38 ftp.symatec.com
O1 - Hosts: 104.163.135.246 ftp.trendmicro.com
O1 - Hosts: 175.30.250.135 ftp.uk.trendmicro-europe.com
O1 - Hosts: 182.93.200.3 ftp.update.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 86.173.203.72 ftp.updates.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 135.33.168.109 ftp.updates1.kaspersky-labs.com
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O1 - Hosts: 192.191.140.172 ftp.us.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 103.228.163.220 ftp.viruslist.com
O1 - Hosts: 187.250.108.185 grisoft.com
O1 - Hosts: 97.53.0.78 kaspersky.com
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O1 - Hosts: 244.53.251.166 liveupdate.symantec.com
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O1 - Hosts: 188.91.40.220 mast.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 156.162.184.64 mcafee.com
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O1 - Hosts: 205.77.17.21 networkassociates.com
O1 - Hosts: 235.121.251.163 norton.com
O1 - Hosts: 252.105.253.152 pandasoftware.com
O1 - Hosts: 163.241.68.125 rads.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 144.7.145.201 sandbox.norman.com
O1 - Hosts: 77.185.26.140 secure.nai.com
O1 - Hosts: 116.29.57.155 securityresponse.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 212.76.246.132 sophos.com
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O1 - Hosts: 182.27.55.114 update.symantec.com
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O1 - Hosts: 77.210.152.49 us.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 136.35.90.192 viruslist.com
O1 - Hosts: 80.252.135.208 virusscan.jotti.org
O1 - Hosts: 250.56.170.133 virustotal.com
O1 - Hosts: 53.129.140.4 www.avp.com
O1 - Hosts: 178.146.206.97 www.ca.com
O1 - Hosts: 78.191.154.172 www.customer.symantec.com
O1 - Hosts: 101.115.120.145 www.dispatch.mcafee.com
O1 - Hosts: 123.107.199.209 www.download.mcafee.com
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton ANTIVIRUS\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
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
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.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: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
avg turned up nothing in safe mode...adaware turned up 83 items, mostly tracking cookies i believe...not sure what to do at this point

and thanks to the two guys who posted...i havent done this in years, and im pretty rusty. thanks for not ripping me apart.Get a firewall, Sygate is nice.
http://www.comcen.com.au/~fed/sygate.zip

Use Hijackthis to remove all the 01 entries.

Re-boot.

Realplayer is like a virus, try using realalternative.

Adobe reader is like a virus, try using foxit.

Norton is like a virus, uninstall it & stay with AVG.

Do you really need those messenger programs?