Solved Speed up old pc

Bruce said:

just me, but I wouldn't be touching the CPU.
if the current one is serving your needs, why touch it?
honestly, on that old rig, a fresh install of Windows on to a SSD will give you amazing results.

also, with all your data being moved to an external drive - be sure you are also backing that external drive up, onto another drive. all depends on how important the data is!

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Malnutrition said:

Copy the content of the code box below.
Do not copy the word code!!!
Right Click FRST and run as Administrator.
Click Fix once (!) and wait. The program will create a log file (Fixlog.txt).
Attach it to your next message.

Code:

start::
CreateRestorePoint:
CloseProcesses:
Task: {2FFCF2C5-1FEC-4C37-ADFC-938B3242A182} - \PCHB_John_PCHealthBoost_RN -> No File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {588893AD-66DD-4673-A642-F08A43D094C6} - \PCHB_John_PCHealthBoost_LG -> No File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {78461287-A5EF-478C-B608-627AFA9A9876} - \PCHB_John_PCHealthBoost_UP -> No File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {9012B72D-8571-49EB-832E-52DA39D4FFD7} - \PCHB_John_PCHealthBoost_RM -> No File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {EAC8C383-C310-4ACD-8A70-9B00C1927FDB} - \PCHB_John_PCHealthBoost_RS -> No File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {F82E755A-AABD-4F65-953D-4741AFC396E8} - System32\Tasks\{CD4EDE84-46EF-4B55-B5EA-E8A2C6CD3C56} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe  (No File)
Task: {2B46EB3A-7B56-43AF-80B5-2EDDEC116D15} - System32\Tasks\{D193397B-1768-4140-B054-0D29B09C34A1} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe  (No File)
Task: {7992BFCB-F24E-4C0C-A92E-BC65D9F0D308} - System32\Tasks\{F2446629-CA02-46C8-80DE-962C19ED921E} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe  (No File)
Task: {91EBBAAE-3B34-4F46-9B9B-4C25344BB712} - System32\Tasks\Driver Robot => C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver Robot\Driver Robot.lnk  --scan --stack=from-scheduler (No File)
FF Plugin: @microsoft.com/GENUINE -> disabled [No File]
FF Plugin-x32: @microsoft.com/GENUINE -> disabled [No File]
C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver Robot
GroupPolicy: Restriction ? <==== ATTENTION
Policies: C:\ProgramData\NTUSER.pol: Restriction <==== ATTENTION
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox: Restriction <==== ATTENTION
Task: {52FB0572-82B3-4894-898E-502A5E44B2F1} - System32\Tasks\{1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4} => C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDDQS.tmp\XRD Manager.exe  -> /exenoupdates /exelang 0 /noprereqs /qr  AI_RESUME=1 ADDLOCAL=MainFeature,XRDdrivers64 ACTION="INSTALL" EXECUTEACTION="INSTALL" ROOTDRIVE="F:\" AI_PREREQFILES="C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\{1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4}\drivers64.msi" AI_PREREQDIRS="C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp" A (the data entry has 203 more characters). <==== ATTENTION
Task: {5912FD71-4BC8-4BBD-85C2-AB039BF77214} - System32\Tasks\{1E18A923-CDF1-4D1C-93B2-AD4CC5BD33EA} => C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-GOGJ5.tmp\XRD Manager.exe  -> /exenoupdates /noprereqs /qr  AI_RESUME=1 ADDLOCAL=MainFeature,XRDdrivers64 ACTION="INSTALL" EXECUTEACTION="INSTALL" ROOTDRIVE="F:\" AI_PREREQFILES="C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\{1E18A923-CDF1-4D1C-93B2-AD4CC5BD33EA}\drivers64.msi" AI_PREREQDIRS="C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp" OLDPRODUCTS= (the data entry has 245 more characters). <==== ATTENTION
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\{1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4}.job => C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDDQS.tmp\XRD Manager.exeǸ/exenoupdates  /exelang 0 /noprereqs  /qr   AI_RESUME=1 ADDLOCAL=MainFeature,XRDdrivers64 ACTION=INSTALL EXECUTEACTION=INSTALL ROOTDRIVE F:\ AI_PREREQFILES=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\{1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4}\drivers64.msi AI_PREREQDIRS=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp AI_SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDDQS.tmp\XRD Manager.exe SETUPEXEDIR=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDDQS.tmp <==== ATTENTION
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\{1E18A923-CDF1-4D1C-93B2-AD4CC5BD33EA}.job => C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-GOGJ5.tmp\XRD Manager.exeȢ/exenoupdates  /noprereqs  /qr   AI_RESUME=1 ADDLOCAL=MainFeature,XRDdrivers64 ACTION=INSTALL EXECUTEACTION=INSTALL ROOTDRIVE F:\ AI_PREREQFILES=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\{1E18A923-CDF1-4D1C-93B2-AD4CC5BD33EA}\drivers64.msi AI_PREREQDIRS=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp OLDPRODUCTS={1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4} AI_SETUPEXEPATH=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-GOGJ5.tmp\XRD Manager.exe SETUPEXEDIR=C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\is-GOGJ5.tmp <==== ATTENTION
HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\...\MountPoints2: {5e52aa42-e5be-11e4-b8fe-20cf30562aac} - H:\iStudio.exe
HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\...\MountPoints2: {9e0dc95b-3994-11e4-8559-20cf30562aac} - I:\VerizonSWUpgradeAssistantLauncher.exe
HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\...\MountPoints2: {cce84df6-c218-11e5-bf24-20cf30562aac} - E:\VerizonSWUpgradeAssistantLauncher.exe
Task: {8AC2B642-0D7F-4269-93F9-887370296D57} - System32\Tasks\{B9D88805-415E-4A2C-91F4-2C15175EFF8D} => C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\UserBenchmark\UserBenchmark.exe [9202176 2023-10-13] (UserBenchmark) [File not signed]
Task: {55D58830-5079-4331-8EA4-276B1B75DDF9} - System32\Tasks\{F7F05A62-48A4-4EC8-A2DD-EA44E32D8DCC} => C:\Windows\system32\pcalua.exe [9728 2019-02-10] (Microsoft Windows -> Microsoft Corporation) -> -a C:\Users\John\Downloads\vcredist_ia64.exe -d C:\Users\John\Downloads
Task: {C87555F6-434C-457F-A895-5D65A7DFA31D} - System32\Tasks\Adobe Acrobat Update Task => C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe [1566200 2023-09-20] (Adobe Inc. -> Adobe Inc.)
Task: {A874C8B4-AFA8-4079-A263-3D8515965F07} - System32\Tasks\Avast Software\Overseer => C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVAST Software\Overseer\overseer.exe [2144664 2023-08-01] (Avast Software s.r.o. -> Avast Software)
Task: {977E3A4E-0271-4719-8569-E0ABB5755E43} - System32\Tasks\AVG\Overseer => C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG\Overseer\overseer.exe [2181560 2023-08-01] (AVG Technologies USA, LLC -> AVG Technologies)
Task: {E83BFA05-60D4-4A9A-8C53-32FDBFA4DFF9} - System32\Tasks\CCleaner Update => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCUpdate.exe [714256 2023-10-10] (PIRIFORM SOFTWARE LIMITED -> Piriform Software Ltd)
Task: {DFEA0776-86A1-4611-A95A-B2184B51ED3E} - System32\Tasks\CCleanerCrashReporting => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe [4703648 2023-10-10] (PIRIFORM SOFTWARE LIMITED -> Piriform Software) -> --product 90 --send dumps|report --path "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG" --programpath "C:\Program Files\CCleaner" --configpath "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup" --guid "c86fe6bb-6a69-4ed8-8ec2-6531b12a0d56" --version "6.17.10746" --silent
Task: {020EE998-A277-4BCA-9870-FB5291B98B7A} - System32\Tasks\CCleanerSkipUAC - John => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe [35664800 2023-10-10] (PIRIFORM SOFTWARE LIMITED -> Piriform Software Ltd)
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVAST Software
Task: {3036DC30-8AA5-4FBE-BC8F-3B997F17C31D} - System32\Tasks\GlaryInitialize 5 => C:\Program Files (x86)\Glary Utilities 5\Initialize.exe [145304 2023-08-25] (Glarysoft Ltd -> Glarysoft Ltd)
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\CCleanerCrashReporting.job => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe
Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\Driver Robot.job => C:\Program Files (x86)\Driver Robot\Driver Robot.lnk
S2 PDIHWCTL; \??\C:\Windows\system32\drivers\pdihwctl.sys [X]
S3 vzandnetbus; system32\DRIVERS\lgvzandnetbus64.sys [X]
S3 vzandnetdiag; system32\DRIVERS\lgvzandnetdiag64.sys [X]
S3 vzandnetmodem; system32\DRIVERS\lgvzandnetmdm64.sys [X]
S3 vzandnetndis; system32\DRIVERS\lgvzandnetndis64.sys [X]
S3 wacommousefilter; system32\DRIVERS\wacommousefilter.sys [X]
S3 wacomvhid; system32\DRIVERS\wacomvhid.sys [X]
2023-10-23 10:14 - 2023-10-23 10:14 - 000002984 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{B9D88805-415E-4A2C-91F4-2C15175EFF8D}
2023-10-23 10:14 - 2023-10-23 10:14 - 000002984 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{9042C9F1-3A71-4E0F-8523-DE08A0144745}
2023-10-23 17:59 - 2018-02-28 14:39 - 000001368 ____H C:\Windows\Tasks\{1E18A923-CDF1-4D1C-93B2-AD4CC5BD33EA}.job
2023-10-23 17:59 - 2018-02-28 14:03 - 000001284 ____H C:\Windows\Tasks\{1AF468C2-19D6-44EE-88F4-724F8619FFB4}.job
C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\etc\hosts.ics
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\{0032BB24-FEA2-43CE-9DE8-C114F96CDAC7}
ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers: [00asw] -> {472083B0-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24} =>  -> No File
ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers: [00avg] -> {472083B0-C522-11CF-8763-00608CC02F24} =>  -> No File
ContextMenuHandlers1: [ShellConverter] -> {30A4E07E-068A-4d91-8F05-691283A1336B} =>  -> No File
FirewallRules: [{8A85E933-E9CC-4A96-8161-583E2AB3F2E7}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\PANDORA.TV\PanService\PandoraService.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{401758DF-390D-4094-BBA5-37B44FA1153E}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\PANDORA.TV\PanService\PandoraService.exe => No File
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Windows:nlsPreferences [0]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\TEMP:373E1720 [238]
Hosts:
FirewallRules: [{9D2C06E8-AB9C-4AE1-825C-1BAE3051B43D}] => (Allow) LPort=5353
FirewallRules: [{CD416B9C-D1A3-4BCF-9658-9358968E2F38}] => (Allow) LPort=5454
CMD: del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.*
CMD: del /s /q C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\download\*.*
CMD: del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\*.*"
CMD: del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\temp\*.*"
C:\Windows\Temp\*.*
C:\WINDOWS\system32\*.tmp
C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\*.tmp
cmd: netsh advfirewall reset
cmd: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state On
emptytemp:
Reboot:
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Download ZHP Suite to your desktop.
Right Click Run as admin.
Hit the scanner button.
Once it is complete a file name ZHPdiag.txt will be on your desktop.
Attach it.

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Malnutrition said:

Copy the content of the code box below.
Do not copy the word code!!!
Right Click FRST and run as Administrator.
Click Fix once (!) and wait. The program will create a log file (Fixlog.txt).
Attach it to your next message.

Code:

Start::
CloseProcesses:
SystemRestore: On
CreateRestorePoint:
RemoveProxy:
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\AVAST Software
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AVAST Software
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\AvastAdSDK
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Browser Cleanup
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\AvastAdSDK
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\Browser Cleanup
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\AVG
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AVG
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Avg
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\Avg
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Bitdefender Agent
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Malwarebytes
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
DeleteKey: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
DeleteKey: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
DeleteKey: HKU\S-1-5-21-1848767872-404475603-2672715458-1000\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
DeleteKey: HKU\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Auslogics
C:\ProgramData\MFAData
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\AVG2012
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Avg
C:\Windows\System32\Config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Avg
C:\Program Files\Bitdefender Antivirus Free
C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender Agent
C:\Windows\System32\Config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\McAfee
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\Malwarebytes
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\mbam
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\DiskDefrag
C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM2BE1.tmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\GUMBCF8.tmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\GUMD7DD.tmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\GUME5F1.tmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\RegCleaner 
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\com.hughesnet.HughesNetStatusMeter
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\com.hughesnet.HughesNetStatusMeter.92D257A0BA68956E9AA1D50589E83FF4134CD6A8.1
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\HpUpdate 
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\TuneUp Software 
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\EmieSiteList 
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\EmieUserList 
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\IIIQF 
C:\Users\John\AppData\LocalLow\EmieSiteList 
C:\Users\John\AppData\LocalLow\EmieUserList
C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\NJFKrvSGxBAr
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update
C:\Windows\System32\DRIVERS\tap0901.sys
cmd: netsh winsock reset catalog
cmd: netsh int ip reset C:\resettcpip.txt
cmd: net stop bits
Move: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.db C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.db.old
cmd: net start bits
cmd:  bitsadmin /list /allusers
CMD: "%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lodctr.exe /R"
CMD: del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.*
CMD: del /s /q C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\download\*.*
CMD: del /s /q "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\temp\*.*"
CMD: ipconfig /flushdns
C:\Windows\Temp\*.*
C:\WINDOWS\system32\*.tmp
C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\*.tmp
emptytemp:
ExportKey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
ExportKey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
ExportKey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run
ExportKey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\Run32
ExportKey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StartupApproved\StartupFolder
Folder: C:\Windows\System32\Tasks
Reboot:
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Download Autologger to your desktop.
Disable your Anitivirus/Defender prior to running.

• Unzip it there. -- If you are unsure how to unzip a program, then use ---- http://www.7-zip.org/ ----
• Right click Autologger and run as admin. (Xp user double click)
• AVZ4 will open and scan your machine, allow this to complete.
• Upload Collectionlog.zip to your next reply.

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