pc having some troubles

**The Stranger** · 02-13-2013, 13:39

hey,

ive been having a weird issue with my pc for about 1.5 month now, it is having weird freezes where it just seems to become really slow for a moment. i can still move my mouse and i dont get any error messages, it is more like a huge lagspike of about 5 to 20 sec. it happens every now and then, randomly, although it seems to be more frequent when i just start up my pc. its also making alot of noise, not any weird noise, but just noise it never used to make. it sounds like my previous pc did at the end of its days but that pc was like 10 years old :S this one is 3 or 4 years old and should be in good shape still.

at first i thought it mightve been some sort of virus, and if it is its one advanced virus because i let like a dozen rootscanners etc loose on the pc and they found nothing.

does anyone have a clue maybe? i cant really find anything on the internet. im considering doing a reboot but that takes time which i rather not spend on that so i wont do it untill its my last choice :S

any help is appreciated. tx!

**Xiahou** · 02-13-2013, 15:02

Try a reboot.

Also, check your even logs and see if there are any odd errors in it.

Lastly, have you tried scanning it with SuperAntiSpyware yet?

**The Stranger** · 02-14-2013, 00:21

Originally Posted by Xiahou

Try a reboot.

Also, check your even logs and see if there are any odd errors in it.

Lastly, have you tried scanning it with SuperAntiSpyware yet?

what kind of logs should i check?

i used the antispyware, all it found were some tracking cookies, nothing serious :S

**Xiahou** · 02-14-2013, 01:38

Go to your start button and type 'eventvwr.msc'. Then expand Windows Logs and look under System Logs, then Application Logs. Look for "Error" events marked with a red X.

Depending what they are, some can be safely ignored. Others can point to more serious problems. Take a look and see what you can see.

Also, what browser do you use?

**The Stranger** · 02-14-2013, 02:49

i use chrome.

i see 1 mistake from a week back in system, source service control manager.

EventData

param1 ScRegSetValueExW
param2 FailureActions
param3 %%5

i ran a deeper scan and it found something called Heur.Agent/Gen-WhiteBox, supposed to be located in core-temp.exe though im not sure its really a virus.

**TinCow** · 02-14-2013, 16:15

Google indicates that error may be related to AVG, specifically issues with updating the program. That would make sense for seemingly random large lag spikes. Are you running AVG? Do you let it update automatically?

Regardless, it sounds to me like you've got some background program causing the problem. When you start to experience issues, open task manager and check which processes are eating up the most CPU and memory.