system is gettin slow

[Guest]

My system has seem to have picked up a virus i have all my virus definitions
up to date ive looked everywhere although im a newb to xp i cant get rid of
it i cant restore to a earlyier point whats the file lsass.exe when i go to
task manager i cant end its task is that a virus can anyone remote assistance
and browse threw to see if they can find the problem or something? Im lost on
what im gonna do a restore must not of gotten the W32bloodhound virus i found
on august first that payloaded the 2nd of august im very lost and confused my
internet explore almost freezes when opening it and clickin on links and also
tons of pop ups when i first open internet explore HELP HELP HELP

 

[Colin Cogle]

My system has seem to have picked up a virus i have all my virus definitions
up to date ive looked everywhere although im a newb to xp i cant get rid of
it i cant restore to a earlyier point whats the file lsass.exe when i go to
task manager i cant end its task is that a virus can anyone remote assistance
and browse threw to see if they can find the problem or something? Im lost on
what im gonna do a restore must not of gotten the W32bloodhound virus i found
on august first that payloaded the 2nd of august im very lost and confused my
internet explore almost freezes when opening it and clickin on links and also
tons of pop ups when i first open internet explore HELP HELP HELP

Three things: Punctuation, capitalization, and no run-on sentences. It
makes it easier to read and people will be more likely to help you if
they can figure out what you're trying to say. We feel your pain, but
screaming HELP only works in real life; typing it has less effect.

Anyway, if a virus/spyware got through your firewall (you do have a
firewall up, right?), download an anti-spyware program (I recommend
Spybot Search & Destroy, mainly for its immunization function).

If it's a virus or spyware, do NOT do a System Restore, as the
virus/spyware may have copied itself into your restore points. Once the
virus/spyware is removed successfully and your system works, delete your
restore points and make a new one.

 

[Jeffrey Struyk - MVP]

My system has seem to have picked up a virus i have all my virus definitions
up to date ive looked everywhere although im a newb to xp i cant get rid of
it i cant restore to a earlyier point whats the file lsass.exe when i go to
task manager i cant end its task is that a virus can anyone remote assistance
and browse threw to see if they can find the problem or something? Im lost on
what im gonna do a restore must not of gotten the W32bloodhound virus i found
on august first that payloaded the 2nd of august im very lost and confused my
internet explore almost freezes when opening it and clickin on links and also
tons of pop ups when i first open internet explore HELP HELP HELP

LSASS.EXE:
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/lsass/
It's a system process, leave it alone.

Have you run a spyware scan? The slowdowns and pop-ups you describe
are often indicative of a spyware problem. I did a house call for a
client with severe slowdowns and functionality problems. AdAware
found 251 instances of spyware on her machine. Try these freeware
programs and see what happens.

Lavasoft AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

These two both do essentially the same function. However, they use
different definition files, so sometimes one will catch a problem that
the other misses.

A great program for the PREVENTION of spyware is Spyware Blaster.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

This wonderful utility has all but eliminated the spyware instances on
my machine.

Good luck,
Jeff