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    After running Using System File Checker in Windows 10


    Let's see if there are any startup items we can disable to improve performance.

    Go here to download HJT
    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/hijackthis/
    • Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
    • Doubleclick on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
    • By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
    • Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Addition Tasks dialogue.
    • Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
    • Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
    • At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
    • Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad.
    • Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.


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    Hi Juliet

    I tried running the file checker and I got a message that said: Error 87 the cleanup image option is unknown.

    Chris

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    Hi Juliet

    here is the hijack this log. Incidentally 1) your specific instructions were not the same pattern but rather it simply went straight to "run scan and open log" after I executed, there were no other prompts and 2) during the scan it put up an error message box saying something about not being able to clean up certain things and that I would have to do it manually (I can't figure out why I can't get my print screen to work to show you) but then it completed the log anyway. see below:

    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.5
    Scan saved at 10:05:36 AM, on 11/24/2019
    Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.02.1008)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v11.0 (11.00.18362.0001)


    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\ONENOTEM.EXE
    C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuschd2.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20.0\avpui.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Secure Connection 3.0\ksdeui.exe
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
    C:\Users\chris\Desktop\Spybot clean up\HijackThis.exe

    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = Preserve
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://espn.go.com/
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=255141
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=255141
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Internet Explorer provided by TOSHIBA
    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
    F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=
    O2 - BHO: ScriptInjectionPluginBrowserHelperObject - {9F904093-6E18-4536-BF5F-B03689CF00F0} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20.0\IEExt\ie_plugin.dll
    O3 - Toolbar: Kaspersky Protection Toolbar - {EF293C5A-9F37-49FD-91C4-2B867063FC54} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20.0\IEExt\ie_plugin.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AmIcoSinglun64] "C:\Program Files (x86)\AmIcoSingLun\AmIcoSinglun64.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files (x86)\Hp\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dropbox] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe" /systemstartup
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [HP Photosmart 5520 series (NET)] "C:\Program Files\HP\HP Photosmart 5520 series\Bin\ScanToPCActivationApp.exe" -deviceID "CN3321607X0602:NW" -scfn "HP Photosmart 5520 series (NET)" -AutoStart 1
    O4 - Startup: Send to OneNote.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\ONENOTEM.EXE
    O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\Office15\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Se&nd to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\Office15\ONBttnIE.dll
    O9 - Extra button: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\Office15\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\Office15\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll
    O11 - Options group: [ACCELERATED_GRAPHICS] Accelerated graphics
    O18 - Protocol: osf - {D924BDC6-C83A-4BD5-90D0-095128A113D1} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\Office15\MSOSB.DLL
    O18 - Protocol: tbauth - {14654CA6-5711-491D-B89A-58E571679951} - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tbauth.dll
    O18 - Protocol: windows.tbauth - {14654CA6-5711-491D-B89A-58E571679951} - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tbauth.dll
    O23 - Service: Adobe Acrobat Update Service (AdobeARMservice) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe
    O23 - Service: Adobe Flash Player Update Service (AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc) - Adobe - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
    O23 - Service: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Service 20.0 (AVP20.0) - AO Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20.0\avp.exe
    O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Content Protection HECI Service (cphs) - Intel Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\SysWow64\IntelCpHeciSvc.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\CredentialEnrollmentManager.exe,-100 (CredentialEnrollmentManagerUserSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CredentialEnrollmentManager.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: CredentialEnrollmentManagerUserSvc_5218d - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CredentialEnrollmentManager.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Dragon Assistant Core (DACoreService) - Nuance Communications, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Nuance\Dragon Assistant\Core\DACore.exe
    O23 - Service: Dropbox Update Service (dbupdate) (dbupdate) - Dropbox, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\DropboxUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: Dropbox Update Service (dbupdatem) (dbupdatem) - Dropbox, Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\DropboxUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: DbxSvc - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\DbxSvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.ServiceRes.dll,-1000 (diagnosticshub.standardcollector.service) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: DTS APO Service (dts_apo_service) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\DTS, Inc\DTS Studio Sound\dts_apo_service.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Event Log (EvtEng) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\EvtEng.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: GamesAppIntegrationService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\WildTangent Games\App\GamesAppIntegrationService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: GamesAppService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\WildTangent Games\App\GamesAppService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: GFNEX Service (GFNEXSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba\PasswordUtility\GFNEXSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Google Chrome Elevation Service (GoogleChromeElevationService) - Google LLC - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\78.0.3904.108\elevation_service.exe
    O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate) (gupdate) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdatem) (gupdatem) - Google Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
    O23 - Service: @oem59.inf,%SERVICE_NAME%;Intel Bluetooth Service (ibtsiva) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ibtsiva (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel Service (igfxCUIService2.0.0.0) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxCUIService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service Interface - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\HeciServer.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\SocketHeciServer.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) ME Service - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\FWService\IntelMeFWService.exe
    O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface Service (jhi_service) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL\jhi_service.exe
    O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Kaspersky Volume Shadow Copy Service Bridge. 20.0 (klvssbridge64_20.0) - AO Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20.0\x64\vssbridge64.exe
    O23 - Service: Kaspersky Secure Connection Service 3.0.0 (KSDE3.0.0) - AO Kaspersky Lab - C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Secure Connection 3.0\ksde.exe
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service (LMS) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\LMS\LMS.exe
    O23 - Service: Mozilla Maintenance Service (MozillaMaintenance) - Mozilla Foundation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
    O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Wireless PAN DHCP Server (MyWiFiDHCPDNS) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\PanDhcpDns.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe,-101 (perceptionsimulation) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Registry Service (RegSrvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\RegSrvc.exe
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\SecurityHealthAgent.dll,-1002 (SecurityHealthService) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\SecurityHealthService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\SensorDataService.exe,-101 (SensorDataService) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\SensorDataService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\SgrmBroker.exe,-100 (SgrmBroker) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\SgrmBroker.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @firewallapi.dll,-50323 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spectrum.exe,-101 (spectrum) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\spectrum.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\stlang64.dll,-10101 (STacSV) - IDT, Inc. - C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\STacSV64.exe
    O23 - Service: SynTPEnh Caller Service (SynTPEnhService) - Synaptics Incorporated - C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnhService.exe
    O23 - Service: TOSHIBA HDD Protection (Thpsrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\ThpSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\TieringEngineService.exe,-702 (TieringEngineService) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\TieringEngineService.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: TMachInfo - TOSHIBA Corporation - C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\TMachInfo.exe
    O23 - Service: TOSHIBA Optical Disc Drive Service (TODDSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\TODDSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: TOSHIBA eco Utility Service - Toshiba Corporation - C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Teco\TecoService.exe
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpAsDesc.dll,-320 (WdNisSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\NisSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpAsDesc.dll,-310 (WinDefend) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Zero Configuration Service (ZeroConfigService) - Intel® Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\ZeroConfigService.exe

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    Typically, these entries are infrequently used tasks that can be started manually, if necessary.
    Removing/disabling these items from statup will help with system resources.

    Open HijackThis, Click Do a system scan only, checkmark these. Then close all other windows and browsers except HijackThis and press fix checked.


    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AmIcoSinglun64] "C:\Program Files (x86)\AmIcoSingLun\AmIcoSinglun64.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files (x86)\Hp\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dropbox] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe" /systemstartup
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    O4 - Startup: Send to OneNote.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\ONENOTEM.EXE

    Reboot the computer to set the registry.
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    Hi Juliet

    Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

    FYI, the message I get from Hijack this is as follows: "For some reason your system denied access to the hosts file....."

    Am fixing as you suggested and will reboot and report back to you.

    thanks

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    "For some reason your system denied access to the hosts file
    It's kinda a standard message for Windows 10.

    After you run HJT and reboot, let me know how the computer is at the moment.
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    Hi Juliet

    I've been running it over the weekend and testing at different times. Overall, it still is pretty slow, at various operations.

    For example, when I open it up to log in, sometimes I have a blue screen for a while until the Microsoft "landscape" images appear, and often they appear but without the login right away, so I am hitting the escape key to bring it up and sometimes it takes a minute for the login to come up. That's just one example.

    Or I open ESPN (my home page) in explorer and it takes forever for the page to load initially.

    And sometimes there's just wonky things like my volume control in task bar won't open so I have to go thru the control panel to get it to work, but sometimes when I reboot it works again. Or sometimes just clicking on things in the task bar makes them hang up for a while. Or my scroll function will stop working until I reboot.

    The biggest annoyance is just how long it takes for program windows to open and for IE to move along at a good pace.

    It's just pretty sluggish seeming still.

    Sometimes rebooting helps, sometimes it just takes forever to fully boot up.

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    I hope this doesn't boil down to a hardware issue because scans we've run point to bloatware and adware that would not do this to your machine.

    Read over the topic in the link I'm posting and follow.

    Let me know how it turns out. It's possible I'll need to refer you to a hardware forum to try and seek out whats happening here.

    How to Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10
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    It's been 10 days since your last reply.
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    Sorry Juliet. I've been tied up with work in holidays. I will respond to your last message

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