10-02-2002, 06:24 PM
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About 2 weeks ago out of the blue my computer started acting up. It was wierd because I didn't open an email or do anything to my computer.
The computer freezes every time after 1-10 minutes of use. The cd-drawer opens, and the computer is very slow. I noticed half the time it freezes the cd busy light is on.
I immediently thought virus. I scanned in safe mode after downloading the latest definitions, it found nothing. So I restarted and it did the same thing, very slow, cd drawer opened, and the computer eventaully froze.
I have been told my 2 people that if I refomat that might fix the problem. Do you guys agree with that? Has anyone had the problem before? I'm completely lost on what happened to my computer and have no idea what's wrong or how to fix it.
All help is appreciated.
Thanks,
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10-02-2002, 06:29 PM
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Maybe you should stop using your cd drawer as a cup holder... 
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10-02-2002, 06:48 PM
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Yeah I would say do a format and reinstall.. stuff like that happens all the time.. atleast with windows it does.. have not have it happen to *nix yet but my windows to nix pc's have been outnumbered 10/1..
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10-02-2002, 07:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by OKIHost
Yeah I would say do a format and reinstall.. stuff like that happens all the time.. atleast with windows it does.. have not have it happen to *nix yet but my windows to nix pc's have been outnumbered 10/1..
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Really? I've used win 3.1, 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT4, 2000 pro, 2000 adv server, and xp pro. I have never had it slow the computer down to a crawl and open the cdrom drawer. Slow the computer down, yes (but then again, *nix does that too if you use up enough resources).
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10-02-2002, 07:29 PM
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Anyone else had this problem or know how to fix it?
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10-02-2002, 08:55 PM
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Perhaps your computer is "owned" (hacked and under the control of a hacker). If this is the case, you might as well format your computer. You can also see what is running by pressing alt+ctrl+del and look for anything suspicous...
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10-02-2002, 09:17 PM
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Nope, I have never come across this before. The best suggestion would be to format and re-install everything.
If it stuffs up again, well it might be a hardware problem then.
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10-02-2002, 10:55 PM
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I must admit the CD Drive opening on its own is a new one for me but I am not surprised if it was due to the operating system needing to be reinstalled. Start with a newly formatted C: drive and reinstall from scratch. See what happens. Like chin said, if it continues then either there is a hardware problem or maybe a cable is loose. You may want to check that as well, although still unusual.
BTW, what operating system are you using?
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10-02-2002, 11:02 PM
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Acually...remember that one program that ppl would load onto a system to take control of someones comptuer. YOu could do crazy stuff like open and close ppls cdrom drives...but i forget what its called...but i think it would have been caught by the virus scan..so maybe its a new advandced model you dont know about.
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10-02-2002, 11:21 PM
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Sounds like netbus to me mate!!
I remember years ago back in high school we put it on the scool computers ... we had full access to everything including opening the cd rom drive.
Do a search for netbus removal on google and check it out.
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10-02-2002, 11:25 PM
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sub 7, back oriface and pc snoop will allow control like that too..
scan your ports and look for anything odd..... could mean an infection
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10-02-2002, 11:53 PM
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Thanks guys, here's a list of programs running on startup:
Explorer
Hpoevm07
Hposts07
Hpofxm07
Hpodev07
Hpoipm07
Createcd
Devldr16
Imgicon
Hpoopm07
Directcd
Navapw32
Sk9910dm
Systray
Bcmdmmsg
Winampa
Ahatb
Anything strange?
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10-02-2002, 11:55 PM
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It's important I think to note that this computer is on dial up and isn't connect but a hour or two a day, and hasn't been connected in over a day, the computer and surge protector are turned off. Also, it does not freeze in safe mode.
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10-03-2002, 08:13 AM
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10-03-2002, 08:25 AM
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Look for a program called fprot, or use norton's boot virus scanner.
Boot with the cd rom so you are scanning without even being in safe mode.
You could, if you another workstation, pop the drive out and put it into another computer and scan it with fprot knowing for a fact the mbr has nothing to do with the dos or windows session on scan
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