“Services and Controller app has encountered a problem and needs to close”.

I continually get this error over and over again after about five minutes of being logged into my computer. After this error box pops up and I close it another box pops up and gives me one minute before the system restarts.

The Error report says:
szAppName : services.exe     szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180     szModName : unknown
szModVer : 0.0.0.0     offset : 00955592     

Stored in the files:
C:\DOCUME~1\Jacko\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERc2d6.dir00\services.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Jacko\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERc2d6.dir00\appcompat.txt

I have checked with two anti virus programs and have removed what I think is most of virus’s and any spyware that is on my system. That has led me to believe that it is not a virus which is causing the problem but something different entirely. Also the error started happening after I used “Disk Cleaner” to delete all my temporary files, and (I know really stupid of me) deleted some large programs that I thought useless such as KasperSky Trial that had run out by just right clicking and deleting the file. I believe that I may have accidently corrupted my system files or something somehow.

Here is my Hijack this report (Yes I know THERES still probably some Spyware/Virus programs still present but I highly doubt that it is what is causing the problem):


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:34:37 PM, on 19/07/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011)

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:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Jacko\Desktop\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
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=c:\windows\system32\userinit.exe,,,C:\WINDOWS\SNOWNOIT.EXE
O1 - Hosts: localhost 127.0.0.1
O2 - BHO: (no name) - AutorunsDisabled - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - E:\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Easy-WebPrint - {327C2873-E90D-4c37-AA9D-10AC9BABA46C} - C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Toolband.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\point32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [diagent] E:\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdReg] C:\WINDOWS\UpdReg.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] "C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Component Manager] "C:\Program Files\HP\hpcoretech\hpcmpmgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OpwareSE2] "C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPageSE2.0\OpwareSE2.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CalcHash] C:\WINDOWS\system32\calchash.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitTorrent] "E:\Program Files\bittorrent.exe" --force_start_minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = E:\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://E:\MICROS~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Add To Print List - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_AddToList.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint High Speed Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_HSPrint.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Preview - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Preview.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Easy-WebPrint Print - res://C:\Program Files\Canon\Easy-WebPrint\Resource.dll/RC_Print.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - AutorunsDisabled - (no file)
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{4AC38112-8C0B-4AEA-82FA-C78333F8C9ED}: NameServer = 85.255.116.163,85.255.112.121
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.116.166 85.255.112.151
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{29F5223B-CEE0-4769-BF67-4EEE3966A223}: NameServer = 85.255.116.166,85.255.112.151
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.116.163 85.255.112.121
O17 - HKLM\System\CS3\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.116.163 85.255.112.121
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.116.163 85.255.112.121
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.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: LiveUpdate - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE (file missing)
O23 - Service: Norton Protection Center Service (NSCService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Console\NSCSRVCE.EXE (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: REMOTE Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - Unknown owner - %ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe" -d -f "%ProgramFiles%\WinPcap\rpcapd.ini (file missing)

Any help at all on this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Just read "Read this first"

So I should tell you I'm using Windows XP
With a Dell dimension 4550
With 1.25gb of Ram
With an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.00GHzTry opening a command prompt and type:

Code: [Select]SFC /scannow
You will need access to some form of the original data files, like an installation disk for XP.


I don't know much about looking at HJT logs, though hopefully someone such as CBMatt will stumble upon this thread and take a look for you.Just did the scan you suggested, and it finished but gave no report or anything once it did. So I don't know if I'm missing any files or not.but how's your computer running now? and did you do the hijackthis in safe mode? because it works better in normal mode.

try these online scanners in the mean time

house call
edwido online Well I guess that scan thing did it
It hasn't reset itself in about a day. It looks like its fixed. Thanks so much for the help guys much appreciated.Nope it went away for a few hours then CAME back
Used the House call. Came up with a few virus's and said i had all these outdated files or something.

Yes i used HJT in safe mode because at the time i couldn't stay on my comp for more then 5 minutes, i have since discovered a command that can abort the shutdown process "shutdown -a" but it makes my computer unable to open some programs and become "non responsive"ok look at my signature get any programs you don't have and up date them reboot in safe mode and scan remove anything they find