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Zaphron

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    Virus freezing programs?
    « on: June 15, 2008, 09:40:28 AM »
    Hello!
              Recently I have been having a problem with my laptop. Whenever I run flash on Firefox, Firefox freezes. This freeze also cause some other programs to freeze. By freeze, I dont mean as in Taskmanager will close it, I mean that the only way to get rid of them is to completely shut down my laptop. I cant even minimize the programs.   ??? Any help would be great  :-\

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    Re: Virus freezing programs?
    « Reply #1 on: June 15, 2008, 09:48:24 AM »
    Does this happen only in Firefox?
    Is it a specific game or all flash games/animations?

    Do you think it maybe overheating?
    I suggest you download Speedfan and tell us the Idle temps and the temps when you're browsing/gaming.
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      « Reply #2 on: June 15, 2008, 10:12:38 AM »
      Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 15, 2008, 09:48:24 AM
      Does this happen only in Firefox?
      Is it a specific game or all flash games/animations?

      Do you think it maybe overheating?
      I suggest you download Speedfan and tell us the Idle temps and the temps when you're browsing/gaming.

      It only starts in Firefox, but progresses to freeze most programs. It seems to be all Flash, both games and the animations, though Flash being the reason it crashes, is only an estimated guess as that seems to be when it freezes.

      Running speed fan I get:
      HD0: 47C
      Temp1:51C
      Core:43C

      I very much doubt that overheating is the problem as the freeze comes as soon as I run flash, not in the middle of running it.
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      Re: Virus freezing programs?
      « Reply #3 on: June 15, 2008, 10:14:58 AM »
      I would start by reinstalling Flash in Firefox.

      Here

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        Re: Virus freezing programs?
        « Reply #4 on: June 15, 2008, 11:11:41 AM »
        Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 15, 2008, 10:14:58 AM
        I would start by reinstalling Flash in Firefox.

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        Already done this to no success.
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          Re: Virus freezing programs?
          « Reply #5 on: June 15, 2008, 11:14:36 AM »
          It also appears that playing music using a media player, such as Itunes, Ares etc also causes that program alone to freeze.
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          Re: Virus freezing programs?
          « Reply #6 on: June 15, 2008, 11:18:31 AM »
          Those temps, you posted are for idle computer?
          What Windows version, computer specs?
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            Re: Virus freezing programs?
            « Reply #7 on: June 15, 2008, 11:34:09 AM »
            Quote from: Broni on June 15, 2008, 11:18:31 AM
            Those temps, you posted are for idle computer?
            What Windows version, computer specs?

            Yes they are temps for idle computer.

            Dell Inspiron 1501
            AMDTurion(tm) 64 Mobile
            Technology MK-36
            1.60GHz, 44MB of RAM

            Microsoft Windows XP
            Media Center Edition
            Version 2002
            Service Pack 2

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            Re: Virus freezing programs?
            « Reply #8 on: June 15, 2008, 11:35:42 AM »
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            Say again?
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              Re: Virus freezing programs?
              « Reply #9 on: June 15, 2008, 11:37:10 AM »
              Quote from: Broni on June 15, 2008, 11:35:42 AM
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              44MB of RAM
              Say again?

              Eep, Typo. 448 MB of RAM.
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              Re: Virus freezing programs?
              « Reply #10 on: June 15, 2008, 11:43:18 AM »
              That particular CPU max temps are listed at 95C, but I wonder what temps are when it freezes?
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                Re: Virus freezing programs?
                « Reply #11 on: June 15, 2008, 11:49:23 AM »
                Quote from: Broni on June 15, 2008, 11:43:18 AM
                That particular CPU max temps are listed at 95C, but I wonder what temps are when it freezes?

                Well, after forcing firefox to freeze, VIA opening youtube, The temperature reading stays the exact same.
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                Re: Virus freezing programs?
                « Reply #12 on: June 15, 2008, 12:01:03 PM »
                What does Task Manager say about CPU usage, when freezing happens?
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                  « Reply #13 on: June 15, 2008, 12:05:16 PM »
                  Quote from: Broni on June 15, 2008, 12:01:03 PM
                  What does Task Manager say about CPU usage, when freezing happens?

                  It stays below around 20%.
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                  Re: Virus freezing programs?
                  « Reply #14 on: June 15, 2008, 12:21:34 PM »
                  What does Event Viewer say?
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