My wifes Dell w/XP Pro (SP3) is acting like its infected. Freezes, stalls, slow page refreshes, all the common symptoms. Inside Task Manager one Service Host grows and grows sucking up memory. Ive put about 15 hours into cleanup but can't find the root cause of the issues above.
Various Scans follow.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.70.0.1100
www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: v2013.02.26.07
Windows XP Service Pack 3 x86 NTFS (Safe Mode/Networking)
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702
Administrator :: D3Z04VH1 [administrator]
3/3/2013 10:57:47 PM
mbam-log-2013-03-03 (22-57-47).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 276123
Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 11 second(s)
Memory Processes Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Files Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
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