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Vista Freezing/Seizing Up during Bootup or 5-10 minutes afterward.
I have been having this problem the last few days. It started when I was trying to print something and the printer wasn't working. I realized that the usb cable connecting my printer to my cpu was stretched very tightly under the desk and I had been kicking at it for weeks now so I ducked under to push the usb cable all the way back in. When I check the cpu it had gone to a Dos-type black screen with white writing and said something about "New Something Found, Loading". Soon after it flashed back to Windows and the pages I had up but then completely froze. I had to hold down the power to turn off and then start back up but it froze during the windows loadup. It did this again a few more times until it finally got me to the desktop. Unfortunately it froze back up almost immediately. Over the last few days it has lasted a bit longer each time but always freezes within 5-10 minutes even in Safe Mode.
I went to the Even Viewer per suggestion from a website and found Error Events for what appears to be absolutely every freeze. The error message for all of these is:
"Failed extract of third-party root list from auto update cab at: <http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab>; with error: A required certificate is not within its validity period when verifying against the current system clock or the timestamp in the signed file.
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I noticed that it my date on the CPU keeps getting set to the incorrect year automatically. First it was 2059 and then 2008. The error messages make mention of this. Anyone have any ideas? The Windows Vista is legal and authorized and such. It came with the Computer and was only installed on this same computer. I already updated the Drivers to the newest version that came out in January.
CPU Specs:
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz 2.00 GHz
- 3.00 RAM
- 64-bit Operating Systen
- Graphics Cards(2) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
*Edit*
I should also mention that SpyWare Doctor has been telling me that I have 5 threats and 202 infections currently on my computer and this has been the case for a few months now. The SpyWare Doctor is just a trial so I can't get rid of them until I pay for it, and unfortunately Windows Defender, Malwarebytes, and Anti-Spyware can't detect these issues. Spyware Doctor has been preventing the annoying "RogueAntiSpyware.Coreguard Antivirus 2009" thing from popping up or sticking porn icons on my desktop like it was when it first showed up, but I keep putting off buying the full version. Could these be causing the problem? Here is a capture of what he keeps telling me:
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If you do have a Rootkit infection like that shows you need more research or help than can be conveniently given here.
This is information about what a Rootkit infection is from Trend Micro's website.
"What is a Master Boot Record (MBR) and MBR rootkit?
Please refer to:
MBR:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record
MBR rootkit:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/mbr-rootkit-a-web-threat/
http://blog.trendmicro.com/new-mbr-rootkit-variant -mbr-rootkit-vs-anti-rootkit/
"
Go here: forums.techguy.org/54-malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/ and register. Read the first sticky and follow their instructions. Trend Micro's HijackThis is a valid reporting tool on what your system looks like, but there is no single tool that can solve or report any and all malware infections. It doesn't try to sell you something and it does not provide personal information to others. IT does provide information about your PC. They give one place to get HijackThis from. Here is the official Trend Micro website page with HijackThis: free.antivirus.com/clean-up-tools/ Here it the direct link to the file: go.trendmicro.com/free-tools/hijackthis/beta/HijackThis.msi Where ever you get it from be sure it is Trend Micro HijackThis.
Those people can have a lot more experience dealing with malware than you will find on this site. They also limit who can reply to you within that specific forum so you won't get a random person giving you advice they may not be qualified to give.
Read the five stickys on the top of that forum. They provide good advice and knowledge. The third sticky referring to Secunia gives good information but could be considered to also be an advertisement for the same. Secunia is a decent program and has a free version that reports about your system but all the things that the paid version would do for you can be done without buying it.
Don't click on the ads that cry out "click here to fix your problems". Just use the forum.
Most of the programs that advertise and want you to pay for them do provide a service. But. The majority of what you pay for can be done without cost. Many of these "Improve your PC's performance" programs do give enough information about what may need adjustment but what they don't tell you is that you are paying for the convenience of letting them do what you can do for yourself. Without cost other than your time and research.
As for the date changing on your system that may be caused by something as simple as a failing battery on your motherboard. It can also be an indication of malware.
And don't expect an immediate response on that website. It took time for your system to become a problem. Give them time to assist you in resolving it.
And Coreguard Antivirus 2009 is malware. Do a google search on it and you will see link after link offering different programs you can pay for to remove it. Many of the links also give free, manual methods of removing it.
I suspect you have more than one malware program though.