My computer has been freezing up--almost every time I use it. Is it because my product is not genuine?

LMG

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Freezing up issues could have numerous causes.  If your product is not genuine, it 
would likely NOT just freeze up.  more likely it is a virus, hardware device driver 
issue, Heat issue, etc.

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Is there a way to diagnose what is causing this? Would Yahoo's diagnostic likely find it? I have run Avast antivirus and it comes up with "this is a password protected file" on numerous Lavasoft files and one other Windows file (I can't find the paper where I wrote down the exact description.) Are these messages significant?

LMG


On Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 8:32 pm, jazzman wrote:
>

>Freezing up issues could have numerous causes. If your product is not genuine, it
>would likely NOT just freeze up. more likely it is a virus, hardware device driver
>issue, Heat issue, etc.
>

>jazz is a state of mind...
>A+, Net+, Sec +
>MCP XP
>MCP/MCSA W2K3
>MCSE+S W2K3
>CCNA
>Cisco AWLANFE
>HP Accredited Platform Specialist[Reply or follow-up to this message]

You can safely ignore the password protected files being reported by Lavasoft adaware 
Se, those are normal.  I would try the following things:

1. Start the computer normally, as soon as you get to the desktop, open task manager 
and take note of all the processes running.  If any processes have unknown names, 
research the process names on google to determine if they are valid processes or 
viral/trojan related.

2.  Check Device manager for any Hardware I/O conflicts. Use the Event viewer and 
check the Application and system Entries for any errors.  Write down the Event Id 
and error message of every one found that has a Warning or Critical designation.


3. Open the case and thoroughly blow out any dust and dirt, paying special attention 
to the CPU fan and heatsink.

4.  How long has this been happening?  If you have a definate time frame as to when 
this began, you may be able to simply use the System Restore feature to restore your 
computer back to a time before this behavior started.

5. Download and run Hijackthis: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
Use the "Scan and save a log" option and post the log if none of the above work.



jazz is a state of mind...
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MCP/MCSA W2K3
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a try and let you know how it goes.

LMG


On Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 7:23 am, jazzman wrote:
>

>You can safely ignore the password protected files being reported by Lavasoft adaware
>Se, those are normal. I would try the following things:
>
>1. Start the computer normally, as soon as you get to the desktop, open task manager
>and take note of all the processes running. If any processes have unknown names,
>research the process names on google to determine if they are valid processes or
>viral/trojan related.
>
>2. Check Device manager for any Hardware I/O conflicts. Use the Event viewer and
>check the Application and system Entries for any errors. Write down the Event Id
>and error message of every one found that has a Warning or Critical designation.
>
>
>3. Open the case and thoroughly blow out any dust and dirt, paying special attention
>to the CPU fan and heatsink.
>
>4. How long has this been happening? If you have a definate time frame as to when
>this began, you may be able to simply use the System Restore feature to restore your
>computer back to a time before this behavior started.
>
>5. Download and run Hijackthis: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
>Use the "Scan and save a log" option and post the log if none of the above work.
>
>
>

>jazz is a state of mind...
>A+, Net+, Sec +
>MCP XP
>MCP/MCSA W2K3
>MCSE+S W2K3
>CCNA
>Cisco AWLANFE
>HP Accredited Platform Specialist[Reply or follow-up to this message]

MS research shows that a big percentage of cracked copies of its software downloaded 
from the internet have spyware, trojans, and other malicious software embedded into 
the programs.

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And they probably say that just to discourage people from downloading their products. While there are malicious files and the occassional unintentional virus passed on, it goes against the reputation of these "pirate groups" to release products with trojans in them. i.e. you're really at no more risk than installing a Microsoft product with it's inherent security flaws than the risk of downloading cracked products. In both cases, you have to be vigilant.


On Monday, October 2, 2006 at 5:20 pm, Dan Sarandrea, MCSE wrote:
>MS research shows that a big percentage of cracked copies of its software downloaded
>from the internet have spyware, trojans, and other malicious software embedded into
>the programs.

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What a crock.

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