Bizarre problem waking from sleep mode

[tf1]

I have an intermittent problem waking from sleep mode: when I wake up my PC (by moving the mouse), it always 'seems' to wake up properly. I can use Outlook and check my email - no problem. I can open Internet Explorer (home is Google) - no problems.

Just sometimes, when I click to select the next page or another site, IE (exe) shoots up to 50% CPU and everything runs in fits and starts. If I kill IE (through Task Manager), this takes several seconds to close. But when it does, winlog.exe is eating 50% of the CPU instead of IE.

At this point the only solution is restart Windows. Has anyone any idea any idea what this may be? I would appreciate a guide to the next step in diagnosing the problem please.

Some background: I am running Win XP SP2, I have Zone Alarm Pro, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and SpyBot running. I have tested by stopping all these individually and together and the problem still exists.


Regards: tf1

 

[linney]

While online if you type "resume from hibernation" in the Help and Support program search box (have the search options set for Windows XP and Microsoft Knowledge Base) it will throw up many knowledge base articles concerning these type of problems.

In case this is not related to Hibernation try this too.

Removing adware & spyware
faq608-4650

 

[bcastner]

What is winlog.exe?

It is not a native XP file. There are keyloggers with this name, and other legitimate programs. There are also several viruses.

 

[tf1]

Just for the info: I ran a full virus scan with McAfee and found a 'known' spyware called DivX.exe! Seems that desptie all my efforts to protect my PC, it doesn't stop my son installing his data that was infected!

FWIW, winlog.exe is part of Windows: it runs when Task Manager is launched and this is normal.

Thanks for the tips.


Regards: tf1

 

[bcastner]

The only windows application that runs with task manager is taskmgr.exe

Winlog.exe is not part of Windows.
I do not doubt you can see the process running in Task Manager, but it is either a trojan or a keylogger.

Do a find on the file, right-click, Properties, and click the Version tab. It will clearly show who wrote the thing. If it is a Microsoft file it will clearly state so.

This is a typical Google result for "winlog.exe"

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32agobotlf.html

 

[tf1]

My mistake: the file is winlogon.exe - which is part of Windows XP. My system is now absolutley fine. I just need to run a new backup as I guess the last few backups have the spyware resident!


Regards: tf1

 

[135700]

My hp pavilion 6460 is on sleep mode and i can't wake it up. Help?????????

 

[linney]

See if the suggestions here are of any use.

XP Pro asleep???
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