assistance with combofix, hijackthis logs

If all goes well, rpggamergirl or indigenus will be along to take a look. I don't see anything out of the ordinary on HijackThis log or ComboFix log.

One thing to try. Disable all non MS services and all startup items in msconfig. Then reboot and see if performance is normal. If so, re-enable programs and services until you find the problem.

C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe

and

C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\{A12647A7-59A4-497c-90B0-45C455CBDE53}\0f707970734068b6\V2SubFolder\ExmpSrv.exe

both looks suspecisous to me.


First of all, DISABLE THE SYSTEM RESTORE.
BOOT IN SAFE MODE ( press F8 while booting )

Uninstall that SuperAntispyware.

Clear the temp folder  -- to do that , go to start -->Run ---  type    %temp%  and enter .

Creating a new Profile should also help.
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OK, I uninstalled the Superantispyware.  The {A12647A7-59A4-497c-90B0-45C455CBDE53}\0f707970734068b6\V2SubFolder\ExmpSrv.exe  folder is only there when I plug in my DTSEcure privacy thumb drive. I guess I ran the scane while it was plugged in.   There was also SUSSUpdater or something like that in the temp folder which I manually deleted.  I created a new user profile unfortunately one of the main apps I use was installed "for only the current user" so I am going to have to re-install it and all the add-ons fopr the other user profile which will take at least a couple hours.  

I still think there's something else going on here as my CPU use jumps to 100% when I have two web pages and one app running.  Performance seems a little better since I took the steps described above, however I will continue to monitor and report back.

I took the steps decribed above and have experienced no change in terms of performance. I believe the problem started when I connected my old hard drive to this new hard drive fr the purpose of transferring some files.   I had experienced sluggish performace with the old drive and then as i mentioned earlier the problems began with this new drive.  
The lack of any concrete results with combofix and hijackthis convinces me that there is some kind of malware on my computer that is not being detected by these applications.  The slowdown in performce occured almost overnight and is flat out not consistent with my system specs.  It is very frustrating but unless someone can suggest another route, I am going to reimage the whole system, then clone the drive after installing windows patches and antivirus....because trying to fix this or even improve it a little bit has been a big waste of time so far.

Maiaeutic, I will take a look at your combofix and hijackthis logs as it really needs time to analyze logs such like combofix then i'll return to you as soon as possible...

But firstly, can you please go to task manager then processes tab and view the list according to the CPU usage... you can do so by clicking on the CPU Tab.

Write down the process that takes 100% of the CPU and list it here...

moh10ly:
Thanks for your response.  When I am experiencing the 100% CPU usage the two files are fl.exe which is the executable for Fl Studio, a music production program, and iexplore.  Usually fl.exe is at 50-60% and iexplore at 30-40% during these periods of maxed out CPU usage. BTW when the iexplore is at these levels there are usually only three or four web pages open, and usually fairly lightweight ones at that. (i.e. I am not downloading files or visiting pages with excessive flash or other animation)   The fl.exe stays at 60% with a file opened but nothing actually running. (I.e. since the Fl Studio is an audio and MIDI processing program the CPU easily maxes out when the program is running, but these periods I am referring to occur when I am not playing or recording anything through the software)  Unless it just happens that after I close a file it keeps running for some reason.  Anyway I hope this information helps.   I do appreciate any assistance you could provide.

Thanks moh10ly, I took the steps you dexribed and performance has improved considerably.

Great news maiaeutic.
now you can close the question if u want..!