Laptop running slow

My PC has been running increasingly slow and freezes quite often.
I have to shut down a couple of times and manually re-start.
Please help bring PC back to “healthy condition”.
Thanks.

Here’s my HJT log:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 625 AM, on 8/21/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxCfg.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxFwHlp.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxPol.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\ISafe.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\PPRT\bin\ITMRTSVC.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\VetMsg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svcprs32.exe
C:\Program Files\Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe
C:\Program Files\Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Wireless Network Monitor\WUSB54GC.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\BCMSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\capfsem.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\cctray\cctray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\cfgmng32.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\CAVRID.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\capfasem.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Spam\QSP-6.0.1.33\QOELoader.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNo tifier.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\ccprovsp.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Spyware\CAPPActiveProtection.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Spyware\PPCtlPriv.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\mdmcls32.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\Toolbar\CAGlobal.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\Light\CAGlobalLight.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE

R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = MSN.com
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = Live Search
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = Live Search
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = MSN.com
R0 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R3 – URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar – {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} – C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 – BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper – {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} – C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 – BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper – {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 – BHO: SSVHelper Class – {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 – BHO: Google Toolbar Helper – {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} – c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O2 – BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO – {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} – C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\3.0.1225.9868\s wg.dll
O2 – BHO: CA Toolbar Helper – {FBF2401B-7447-4727-BE5D-C19B2075CA84} – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\Toolbar\CallingIDIE.dll
O3 – Toolbar: &Google – {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} – c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O3 – Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar – {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} – C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 – Toolbar: CA Toolbar – {10134636-E7AF-4AC5-A1DC-C7C44BB97D81} – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\Toolbar\CallingIDIE.dll
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [BCMSMMSG] BCMSMMSG.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] “C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe” -atboottime
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [cctray] “C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\cctray\cctray.exe”
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [dvHighMem] C:\WINDOWS\cfgmng32.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CAVRID] “C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\CAVRID.exe”
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [cafw] C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\cafw.exe -cl
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [capfasem] C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\capfasem.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [capfupgrade] C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Personal Firewall\capfupgrade.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [QOELOADER] “C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Spam\QSP-6.0.1.33\QOELoader.exe”
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] “C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe”
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNo tifier.exe
O4 – HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] “C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe ” -t (User ‘SYSTEM’)
O4 – HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] “C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe ” -t (User ‘Default user’)
O8 – Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel – res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Sun Java Console – {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 – Extra button: Research – {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 – Extra button: (no name) – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 – {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} – C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 – Extra button: Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger – {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} – C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 – DPF: {01A88BB1-1174-41EC-ACCB-963509EAE56B} (SysProWmi Class) – http://support.dell.com/systemprofiler/SysPro.CAB
O16 – DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 – DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) – http://update.microsoft.com/microsof…?1156015860109
O16 – DPF: {A90A5822-F108-45AD-8482-9BC8B12DD539} (Crucial cpcScan) – http://www.crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab
O23 – Service: CaCCProvSP – CA, Inc. – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\ccprovsp.exe
O23 – Service: CAISafe – Computer Associates International, Inc. – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\ISafe.exe
O23 – Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) – Google – C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 – Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) – Macrovision Corporation – C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 – Service: CA Pest Patrol Realtime Protection Service (ITMRTSVC) – CA, Inc. – C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\PPRT\bin\ITMRTSVC.exe
O23 – Service: NBService – Nero AG – C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 – Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) – NVIDIA Corporation – C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 – Service: PPCtlPriv – CA, Inc. – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Spyware\PPCtlPriv.exe
O23 – Service: TuneUp Drive Defrag Service (TuneUp.Defrag) – TuneUp Software GmbH – C:\WINDOWS\System32\TuneUpDefragService.exe
O23 – Service: HIPS Event Manager (UmxAgent) – CA – C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxAgent.exe
O23 – Service: HIPS Configuration Interpreter (UmxCfg) – CA – C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxCfg.exe
O23 – Service: HIPS Firewall Helper (UmxFwHlp) – CA – C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxFwHlp.exe
O23 – Service: HIPS Policy Manager (UmxPol) – CA – C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxPol.exe
O23 – Service: VET Message Service (VETMSGNT) – CA, Inc. – C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus\VetMsg.exe
O23 – Service: WinSock Svchost Manager (WinSvchostManager) – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\system32\svcprs32.exe
O23 – Service: WUSB54GCSVC – GEMTEKS – C:\Program Files\Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe

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