dad's computer freezes

fade2green514 · 07-04-2006, 02:41 AM

basically whenever you run a virus or anti-spyware scan it freezes... and mozilla firefox uses 100% cpu for some reason. ive tried running it in safe mode and scanning but to no avail. i told him to back everything up on my 250gb hdd and reformat but he absolutely refuses to. i have a feeling either his hard drives are dying which is possible because they run nice and hot... and hes definitely got a virus because of mozilla using 100% of his athlon 64 2800+

any suggestions of fixing these problems are appreciated.

jp198780 · 07-04-2006, 02:49 AM

it could probrably be the HD dieing, what programs are you running, when it freezes?

fade2green514 · 07-04-2006, 03:11 AM

just symantec anti-virus, ad-aware se professional, or mozilla firefox individually freeze the computer... of course, ctrl+alt+delete still work... so its not completely frozen.
my dad also claims that the internet works extremely slow but that could just be the servers for the sites that he's connecting to...
the CF's server seems to be running quite quickly so im sure the slow internet isn't on our end...

jp198780 · 07-04-2006, 03:19 AM

no, it wouldnt be the pc, did you run a Panda scan? if you can, run that, and post th log, in this thrad, or in Computer Security.

07-04-2006, 02:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	dad's computer freezes basically whenever you run a virus or anti-spyware scan it freezes... and mozilla firefox uses 100% cpu for some reason. ive tried running it in safe mode and scanning but to no avail. i told him to back everything up on my 250gb hdd and reformat but he absolutely refuses to. i have a feeling either his hard drives are dying which is possible because they run nice and hot... and hes definitely got a virus because of mozilla using 100% of his athlon 64 2800+ any suggestions of fixing these problems are appreciated. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

07-04-2006, 02:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,095	it could probrably be the HD dieing, what programs are you running, when it freezes? __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(512MB) xp pro

07-04-2006, 03:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	just symantec anti-virus, ad-aware se professional, or mozilla firefox individually freeze the computer... of course, ctrl+alt+delete still work... so its not completely frozen. my dad also claims that the internet works extremely slow but that could just be the servers for the sites that he's connecting to... the CF's server seems to be running quite quickly so im sure the slow internet isn't on our end... __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

07-04-2006, 03:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,095	no, it wouldnt be the pc, did you run a Panda scan? if you can, run that, and post th log, in this thrad, or in Computer Security. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(512MB) xp pro

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