laptop going nuts!!! HJT Log

[couragemylove]

Hey all, well over the last little while my hp laptop has been going increasingly crazier. Every once in a while the whole thing will just freeze for no apparent reason and not even let me shut down...to the point where my only option is to unhook it from its power (not healthy, i know). Then sometimes it's not frozen but it wont let me open any application...and i mean nothing! not web-browsers, not programs, not even the task manager...i click on something and the hourglass pops up for a second and then disappears and that's it. I've used my kaspersky scan and my ad-aware scan and nothing comes up.
So here's my log. Any help will be much appreciated and good karma will be sent your way!
Thanks in advance!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 11:32:58 PM, on 4/7/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414)

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\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\Program Files\McGill NetConnect 2.0\ArubaService.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0\avp.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\RichVideo.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\YANIVR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX00.579\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0\avp.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
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
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page_bak = http://www.yahoo.com/
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SpywareBlock Class - {0A87E45F-537A-40B4-B812-E2544C21A09F} - C:\Program Files\GhostSurf 2007 Platinum\SCActiveBlock.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_09\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GhostSurf Reminder] "C:\Program Files\GhostSurf 2007 Platinum\Privacy Control Center.exe" reminder
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVP] "C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0\avp.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpeedStartup] C:\Program Files\Speed Startup\speedstartup.exe bootup
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~4\Office10\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_09\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_09\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Web Anti-Virus - {1F460357-8A94-4D71-9CA3-AA4ACF32ED8E} - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0\scieplugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: Titan Poker - {49783ED4-258D-4f9f-BE11-137C18D3E543} - C:\Program Files\Titan Poker\casino.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Titan Poker - {49783ED4-258D-4f9f-BE11-137C18D3E543} - C:\Program Files\Titan Poker\casino.exe
O9 - Extra button: PokerTime Poker - {7220F1C9-B7E0-47a6-A0BD-D5B3940BCC79} - C:\Program Files\PokerTimeMPP\MPPoker.exe
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: UltimateBet - {94148DB5-B42D-4915-95DA-2CBB4F7095BF} - C:\Program Files\UltimateBet\UltimateBet.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: UltimateBet - {94148DB5-B42D-4915-95DA-2CBB4F7095BF} - C:\Program Files\UltimateBet\UltimateBet.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Bodog Poker - {F47C1DB5-ED21-4dc1-853E-D1495792D4C5} - C:\Program Files\Bodog Poker\BPGame.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
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/partner/default/kavwebscan_unicode.cab
O16 - DPF: {2253F320-AB68-4A07-917D-4F12D8884A06} - http://www.streamaudio.com/download/ccpm_0237.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsClient.cab31267.cab
O16 - DPF: {9122D757-5A4F-4768-82C5-B4171D8556A7} (PhotoPickConvert Class) - http://appdirectory.messenger.msn.com/AppDirectory/P4Apps/PhotoSwap/PhtPkMSN.cab
O16 - DPF: {A1F2F2CE-06AF-483C-9F12-D3BAA72477D6} (BatchDownloader Class) - http://appdirectory.messenger.msn.com/AppDirectory/P4Apps/PhotoSwap/DigWXMSN.cab
O16 - DPF: {AED98630-0251-4E83-917D-43A23D66D507} (WebHandler Class) - http://activex.microgaming.com/DLhelper/version7/dlhelper.cab
O16 - DPF: {BAC01377-73DD-4796-854D-2A8997E3D68A} - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/ydropper/ydropper1_3us.cab
O16 - DPF: {E473A65C-8087-49A3-AFFD-C5BC4A10669B} (Quantum Streaming IE Player Class) - http://mvnet.xlontech.net/qm/fox/06101102/qsp2ie06101001.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://chat.msn.com/bin/msnchat45.cab
O18 - Protocol: ms-help - {314111C7-A502-11D2-BBCA-00C04F8EC294} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help\hxds.dll
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O18 - Filter hijack: text/xml - {807563E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE12\MSOXMLMF.DLL
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: interceptor.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: klogon - C:\WINDOWS\system32\klogon.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - WRLogonNTF.dll (file missing)
O23 - Service: Aruba VPN Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\McGill NetConnect 2.0\ArubaService.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 (AVP) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0\avp.exe" -r (file missing)
O23 - Service: ColdFusion MX 7 Application Server - Unknown owner - C:\CFusionMX7\runtime\bin\jrunsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: ColdFusion MX 7 Search Server - Unknown owner - C:\CFusionMX7\verity\k2\_nti40\bin\k2admin.exe" -cfg "C:\CFusionMX7\verity\k2\common\verity.cfg" -ntstart 1 (file missing)
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS) (RichVideo) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\RichVideo.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service (SoundMAX Agent Service (default)) - Analog Devices, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: Ulead Burning Helper (UleadBurningHelper) - Ulead Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe

[couragemylove]

I should add that i recently ran cccleaner...and im not 100% sure that i didnt delete anything important by accident.

[Chaky]

I suggest that you uninstall speed startup.
It might be responsible for the wired behavior of your machine.
I'm not saying that it is a nastie. Probably buggy.

[couragemylove]

Im not sure that it's the speed startup, the problems started before i installed it.

[couragemylove]

Hello, can i get a little help please??
my comp is getting worse and worse by the hour. Please, im begging!

[Chaky]

Since you beg....
If the A/V scan didn't solve your problem, it is obvious that it is not nastie that is causing the problem.

It has all the sypthoms of bad memory sticks. Only, you would get occasional BSOD or any kind of error. If you did have any of those, posting them would be a way to go.

[couragemylove]

Ya, that's the weird thing. I never get any error messages, everything just randomly freezes. Or, like i said, suddenly nothing opens anymore and there's nothing i can do except shut'er all down. Starting to get really annoyed at all this. Ran my virus scan again and still nothing.
Also, on an assumingly unrelated note, whenever i use the highlight feature in microsoft word, the whole thing just freezes for 3 or 4 seconds before letting me do stuff again. This is awful since im highlighting a 150 page document!!
Good lord...computers were supposed to simplify our lives weren't they?
So, nothing else in my log looks funky?
thanks

[Chaky]

The log is clean as a whistle.

I could think of 1 more quick diagnosis: over clocking CPU and/or VGA. OCing can cause such unexpected stalls. Only, VGA OCing would also cause visual glitches (black squares on the display).

Anyway, windows are prone to getting too slow/buggy to the point where you need to reinstall everything all over. If it has been more than a year since last time, don't be surprised if you need a fresh windows installation. especially if you tend to install programs like speedstart that are messing around system registry.
Just make sure that you have backed up all of your work before (or if) you decide to format the HD.

If the problem continues right after the fresh install, that would mean that you have a hardware problem on your hands. Most likely faulty RAM. (no BSODs nor error messages are mandatory)

[couragemylove]

Thanks for all your help Chaky. One last question, can you explain what a faulty RAM would mean? If that was the case would i just have to buy a new memory stick?
Thanks again.

[Chaky]

Faulty RAM usually means $50 - $150, depending on the laptop model/manufacturer.

Usually there are more than one stick, so you would have to experiment (trying it out with 1 stick at the time) before you are certain which one is the faulty one. There are no sure signs, except some memory testing programs. Now that I've mentioned it, try memtest86, or burn the memtest86 bootable CD. That program usually exposes faulty RAM. Best thing to do is to burn the CD, boot the machine and let it run over night.

[couragemylove]

thanks for all your help boss, much appreciated!
consider this case closed! =)