Computer Acting Very Strange

[Josh7]

I remember my old computer used to do this (Now it's in the closet)

The thing is, my computer is acting really slow when it shouldn't be. I can tell when it's being slow because when i open windows of programs it makes the program jump down, or jump open really fast like it ran across the screen.

Just typing this it's going slow, like i said it never is like this.

I ran a full scan yesterday, came up with nothing.

I analyzed my disks and it was only 1%

Anyone no what I'm talking about? Can you help me fix this problem so I'm not worrying about it?

 

[PwnFrnzy]

What software did you scan with?
If it was not Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, I suggest downloading that and doing a scan.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete, select Task Manager, then check the Processes tab and look at what is taking up the most processor processes/most RAM (a screenshot would help).

 

[Britton30]

Hello Josh, we have seen Acer computers with the nVIDIA 9200 with driver conflicts. Use the latest from nVIDIA. Don't use the Beta release, the latest WHQL certified is 270.61, 04/04/11. Don't know if this may be at fault, but it is a place to start.
Try using the Malwarebytes Free, update and run a scan to see what you come up with.

 

[Josh7]

Hello Josh, we have seen Acer computers with the nVIDIA 9200 with driver conflicts. Use the latest from nVIDIA. Don't use the Beta release, the latest WHQL certified is 270.61, 04/04/11. Don't know if this may be at fault, but it is a place to start.
Try using the Malwarebytes Free, update and run a scan to see what you come up with.

I actually did this before someone posted. Was very out of date. Now got that latest version you said about Nvdia.

I posted a shot of WTM. Sometimes it's actually 102 process running, sometimes it's less than 81, all I know it's never done this to me before. This computer is awesome.

 

[Britton30]

Have you got it working better then? You have the Google toolbar, which I don't usually advise and Java update is set to run. You may want to disable those. Also iTunes helper could be set to run manually along with Egis update. The nvvsvc.exe and NvXdSynch.exe are nVIDIA driver helpers which I don't think are needed.
You can go to start/all programs/administrative tools/services to disable or set these to manual startup.

 

[Josh7]

Unfortunately no, it's being slow right now. I don't understand why all these programs running now would make a difference now and not before. I notice conhost.exe is running 4 times. what is that?

Oh...and it could be just because it was linked to a picture but i was searching on google images earlier and something poped up saying 'windows 2011 security center needs to scan your computer." i think it was a virus, so i just closed it.

 

[Britton30]

The conhost.exe process fixes a fundamental problem in the way previous versions of Windows handled console windows, which broke drag & drop in Vista.
It’s a completely legitimate executable—as long as it’s running from the system32 folder, and is signed by Microsoft. Scanning your computer for viruses is never a bad idea, though.

More Here

Right click the conhost.exe entry then click Open file Location, if it is not System 32 that opens, likely it is a virus. More here too
If you haven't already, download, update and run a FULL scan with both of these:
Malwarebytes Free
Super Anti Spyware

If the scans come up clean, run SFC /scannow to see if you can fix any corrupt files. Do it 3 times as suggested, it doesn't always work the first time.
Windows 2011 security center could well be one/the virus. you may have more than one infection. Read Here
Good luck and please post back results.
Gary

 

[Jacee]

'windows 2011 security center' is malware! Fake/Rogue antivirus with many names, but the same category ... follow the instructions here to remove it Remove Vista Antimalware 2011 and Win 7 Antispyware 2011 name changing rogue (Uninstall Guide)

 

[Britton30]

'windows 2011 security center' is malware! Fake/Rogue antivirus with many names, but the same category ... follow the instructions here to remove it Remove Vista Antimalware 2011 and Win 7 Antispyware 2011 name changing rogue (Uninstall Guide)

Wow they all look quite official Jacee. Good find.

 

[Josh7]

The conhost.exe process fixes a fundamental problem in the way previous versions of Windows handled console windows, which broke drag & drop in Vista.
It’s a completely legitimate executable—as long as it’s running from the system32 folder, and is signed by Microsoft. Scanning your computer for viruses is never a bad idea, though.

More Here

Right click the conhost.exe entry then click Open file Location, if it is not System 32 that opens, likely it is a virus. More here too
If you haven't already, download, update and run a FULL scan with both of these:
Malwarebytes Free
Super Anti Spyware

If the scans come up clean, run SFC /scannow to see if you can fix any corrupt files. Do it 3 times as suggested, it doesn't always work the first time.
Windows 2011 security center could well be one/the virus. you may have more than one infection. Read Here
Good luck and please post back results.
Gary

Thank you both very much. I do have both Anti, and Malwarebytes installed. I don't think that 2011 security center got to do anything because I closed it to early, so thats good. I will try to look at conhost tomorrow, it's late and I'm tired. I will also run a full scan with both of those tomorrow. Thank you both for your time, I'll give you an update ASAP. Have a good night/day.

 

[Britton30]

Maybe Josh, but don't bet on it, those fake AV's can hang on well. Hopefully it IS gone.
My experience was with one called Spyware Sheriff a few years ago. Don't know where it cam from but I suddenly had this yellow shield icon in my task bar and every few minutes a dire warning about being infected would pop up. that one took a scan and a registry change to remove.

Did you check to see where conhost.exe is running from?

 

[Josh7]

Maybe Josh, but don't bet on it, those fake AV's can hang on well. Hopefully it IS gone.
My experience was with one called Spyware Sheriff a few years ago. Don't know where it cam from but I suddenly had this yellow shield icon in my task bar and every few minutes a dire warning about being infected would pop up. that one took a scan and a registry change to remove.

Did you check to see where conhost.exe is running from?

I haven't done the conhost.exe thing yet, but I did do a full scan of both MWB and SASW after new updates. SASW came up with 51 tracking cookies, and something called "Application PowerReg Scheduler" Hopefully, maybe that was the problem.

Just so I don't have to go and start a new thread for this question, windows is persisting me to download "Windows IE9" I don't want to, anyway to not download it and make it disappear from updates?

Thanks again.