hi,
not sure whether a virus/trojan horse or whatever is affecting one of my computers. While doing regular maintenance yesterday, I ran Adware, Spybot and AVG. I removed the necessary stuff for Adware and Spybot. For AVG, it detected Trojan horse Generic9.QZA on 1 file and a Worm/Generic.DYI on another file. Both these files are just on storage and were never used or installed. I have since deleted those files. That computer was running fine both before and after the above process. However, this morning when I turned on the computer, the whole computer became very sluggish. It takes a while to start up Windows XP and also takes a while for a programs to start running.

Would appreciate your kind help.
It takes a long time to execute any program on that computer. Managed to run HijackThis. System Restore has been turned off. The hijackThis log is appended below (have put x's in place of numbers for one of the ip address).

Thanks in advance.
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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:48:13 PM, on 19-Nov-07
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
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\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\FarStone\DriveClone\bin\DCSchdler.exe
C:\Program Files\FileZilla Server\FileZilla Server.exe
C:\Program Files\NDAS\System\ndassvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\FASTRE~1\NETFileServerEngine.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe
C:\Program Files\USBIR\FrontPanelIo.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\StartupMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Traybar\Traybar.exe
C:\Program Files\Cool Beans System Info\Cool Beans System Info.exe
C:\Program Files\KFWS\bin\kfwsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Logi_MwX.Exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe
C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\KFWS\bin\kfwserv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe
C:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\Mail Server\mailserver.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Abaiko Disk Space Monitor\ADSM.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
C:\Program Files\SEC\Natural Color\NaturalColorLoad.exe
C:\Program Files\NDAS\System\ndasmgmt.exe
C:\Program Files\SystemControl\SystemControl\SystemControl.exe
C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe
C:\Program Files\No-IP\DUC20.exe
C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
C:\Program Files\Illustrate\Shutdown\Shutdown.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\KHAL\KHALMNPR.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\freeCommander2006\freeCommander.exe
V:\hijackthis\HiJackThis2.0.2\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: ST - {9394EDE7-C8B5-483E-8773-474BF36AF6E4} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\ST\01.03.0000.1005\en-xu\stmain.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BBE59AF5-EE22-4A3A-AB26-3F774D1B4216} - C:\PROGRA~1\FOLDER~1\FOLDER~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: MSNToolBandBHO - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\MSN Toolbar\MSN Toolbar\01.02.5000.1021\en-us\msntb.dll
O2 - BHO: IEHandler Class - {F4A27D22-E603-4B1B-B8D0-1CF7D57E56F2} - C:\Program Files\NetLeech\IEExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: MSN - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\MSN Toolbar\MSN Toolbar\01.02.5000.1021\en-us\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] C:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [USBIR1] C:\Program Files\USBIR\FrontPanelIo.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [USBIR2] C:\Program Files\USBIR\Display.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Run StartupMonitor] StartupMonitor.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Traybar] C:\Program Files\Traybar\Traybar.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cool Beans System Info] C:\Program Files\Cool Beans System Info\Cool Beans System Info.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KFWebServer] C:\Program Files\KFWS\bin\kfwsmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Utility] Logi_MwX.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [zBrowser Launcher] C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UnlockerAssistant] "C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recorder.exe] C:\Program Files\Linksys\Linksys Surveillance Utility\Recorder.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [FreeRAM XP] "C:\Program Files\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe" -win
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ArGoSoftMailServer] C:\Program Files\ArGo Software Design\Mail Server\mailserver.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.EXE"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ADSM] C:\Program Files\Abaiko Disk Space Monitor\ADSM.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: No-IP DUC.lnk = C:\Program Files\No-IP\DUC20.exe
O4 - Startup: Rainlendar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
O4 - Startup: Shutdown.lnk = C:\Program Files\Illustrate\Shutdown\Shutdown.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech Desktop Messenger.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LDMConf.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
O4 - Global Startup: NaturalColorLoad.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: NDAS Device Management.lnk = C:\Program Files\NDAS\System\ndasmgmt.exe
O4 - Global Startup: SystemControl.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: WordWeb.lnk = C:\Program Files\WordWeb\wweb32.exe
O4 - Global Startup: ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk = C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &NeoTrace It! - C:\PROGRA~1\NEOTRA~1\NTXcontext.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &WordWeb... - res://C:\WINDOWS\System32\wweb32.dll/lookup.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download With NetLeech - C:\Program Files\NetLeech\NLExtMenu.htm
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: Similar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite - {2EAF5BB1-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... - {2EAF5BB2-070F-11D3-9307-00C04FAE2D4F} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\INETREPL.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: NeoTrace It! - {9885224C-1217-4c5f-83C2-00002E6CEF2B} - C:\PROGRA~1\NEOTRA~1\NTXtoolbar.htm (HKCU)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...b?1125039734266
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{05BA263F-20C7-4C1C-B032-3870D4F0CE4F}: NameServer = 1xx.1xx.2xx.1xx
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: DriveClone Scheduler (DCScheduler) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\FarStone\DriveClone\bin\DCSchdlerSRVC.exe
O23 - Service: FarStone File Event Manager (efbfsB) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\DriveClone\EFB\efbfsB.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: FileZilla Server FTP server (FileZilla Server) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\FileZilla Server\FileZilla Server.exe
O23 - Service: NDAS Service (ndassvc) - XIMETA, Inc. - C:\Program Files\NDAS\System\ndassvc.exe
O23 - Service: Fastream NETFile FTP/Web Server (NFService) - Fastream Technologies - C:\PROGRA~1\FASTRE~1\NETFileServerEngine.exe
O23 - Service: SSAJX - Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com - C:\DOCUME~1\WUNDER~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\SSAJX.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
O23 - Service: VNC Server Version 4 (WinVNC4) - RealVNC Ltd. - C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe

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Hi,

Please read and perform the steps present in this article:
Help! My computer is slow!
Let me know if that solved your issue.

hi miekiemoes, thanks for the reply. However, I have already re-installed everything on that PC and upgraded to Windows XP SP2, and everything's running fine. Will keep the above steps in mind in case I come across a similar situation.

Many thanks.

Good to hear everything is OK again

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