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I disabled Network Connection Manager as you said. I tried looking for svchost.exe again under that directory, but I could not find it.

Once again, all that was in that folder was an empty folder...

I took the advice given from the link and defraged my computer. I also installed a new firewall (Comodo) and uninstalled ZoneAlarm.

However, the computer still slows down after 10 minutes of...

The iLikesidebar is an application for iTunes. It's a safe program to my knowledge.

I tried scanning C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\svchost.exe, but apparently the file is 0...

Sorry for posting this so late. I have been very busy with exams lately.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 6:47:17 PM, on 12/14/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT...

After I deleted the whole Speech folder, something recreated it and named it "speech" under the same directory. Within speech, there is a folder called 1033 that seems to be empty. I tried deleting...

The Wab64.dll file doesn't seem to be showing up in that directory. I set it to view hidden files, but nothing showed up. So, I scanned everything in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft...

Here is the uninstall list:
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Adobe Acrobat 4.0
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Reader 8.1.1
Adobe Shockwave Player
Adobe® Photoshop® Album...

For a second, I thought the virus was gone. However, AVG is still detecting C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speech\Wab64.dll.

I ran combofix again trying to find the problem. Right...

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:45:38 PM, on 12/6/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16544)
Boot mode: Normal
...

ComboFix 07-12-02.7 - Phillip 2007-12-06 22:35:54.1 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.2.1252.1.1033.18.538 [GMT -5:00]
Running from: C:\Documents and...

Also, with the internet off, the computer usage is no longer peaked at 100%; it is now around 3-22% with the "Disk Defragmenter" running.

Here is the new log (without the internet running, not sure if that makes a difference):

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 12:39:01 AM, on 12/6/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2...

Here is the HiJack This log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:14:40 AM, on 12/2/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00...

As said in the title, my computer seems to slow down a lot after about 15 minutes of activity.

I currently have Ad-Aware, ZoneAlarm, AVG Free Edition, Spybot- Search & Destroy, and VirusScan...