My tracert results

UltimateHigh1 · Post by **UltimateHigh1** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:41 am

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\adam>tracert http://www.yahoo.com

Tracing route to http://www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net [69.147.114.210]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 14 ms 9 ms 10 ms 10.0.99.1
2 45 ms 12 ms 27 ms 66.186.180.209
3 20 ms 14 ms 20 ms 66.186.173.37
4 59 ms 37 ms 37 ms pwn-pi-mont-core.pwless.net [66.186.173.43]
5 28 ms 26 ms * 64.89.247.242
6 62 ms 26 ms 40 ms 64.89.249.97
7 23 ms 25 ms 56 ms 74.221.67.130
8 84 ms 35 ms 37 ms 74.221.67.134
9 64 ms * 49 ms 198.164.27.13
10 65 ms 35 ms 28 ms stjhnbsu22w-ge-15-1.aliant.net [142.166.211.145]

11 108 ms 68 ms 59 ms rtp629045rts [64.230.203.25]
12 96 ms 100 ms 83 ms core1-saintjohnnb_pos5-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.167
.61]
13 75 ms 54 ms 58 ms core1-saintjohnnb_pos0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.167
.33]
14 94 ms 76 ms 83 ms bx4-montreal02_so-0-0-0.net.bell.ca [64.230.170.
174]
15 108 ms 85 ms 91 ms if-6-0-0.mcore4.mtt-montreal.teleglobe.net [216.
6.115.29]
16 93 ms * 106 ms pos-channel1.mcore3.nyy-newyork.teleglobe.net [2
16.6.81.17]
17 86 ms 60 ms 99 ms if-12-0-0-723.core4.aeq-ashburn.teleglobe.net [2
16.6.42.61]
18 63 ms 61 ms 58 ms ix-14-2.core4.aeq-ashburn.teleglobe.net [209.58.
27.54]
19 84 ms 90 ms 98 ms ge-2-1-0-p141.msr1.re1.yahoo.com [216.115.108.19
]
20 50 ms 63 ms 66 ms gi1-23.bas-a2.re3.yahoo.com [66.196.112.55]
21 47 ms 48 ms 46 ms f1.http://www.vip.re3.yahoo.com [69.147.114.210]

Trace complete.

The reason I post this is because my internet is entirely inconsistent with awful lag spikes(playing games and such) being entirely CONSISTENT.

I did 2 tracerts(top is 2nd, bottom is first) in a matter of minutes. This first hop seems out of whack most of the time, sometimes reaching 256ms. It's much lower this time but it won't last. I also had trouble with the 3rd hop on my first test. I have a cable modem, by the way.

Tracing route to http://www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net [69.147.114.210]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 14 ms 36 ms 10 ms 10.0.99.1
2 47 ms 10 ms 10 ms 66.186.180.209
3 * 20 ms 16 ms 66.186.173.37

trogers · Post by **trogers** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:56 am

Uneven ping times between your comp and the modem at hop 1. Cause can be due to presence of malware or electrical interference on the modem.

First turn off power to your modem for at least 10 mins.

Also, clean your comp and registry with CCleaner and then scan your comp with AntiSpyware, SpyBot and Ad-Aware 2007.

When done power on the modem and reboot comp and do another tracert to check ping times at hop 1.

UltimateHigh1 · Post by **UltimateHigh1** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:49 pm

trogers wrote:Uneven ping times between your comp and the modem at hop 1. Cause can be due to presence of malware or electrical interference on the modem.

First turn off power to your modem for at least 10 mins.

Also, clean your comp and registry with CCleaner and then scan your comp with AntiSpyware, SpyBot and Ad-Aware 2007.

When done power on the modem and reboot comp and do another tracert to check ping times at hop 1.

How far away does the modem need to be from something to not get electrical interference? The fridge and oxygen machine are about 5 feet away right now. I moved it to about 10-15 feet away and it was still the same. What else can cause the interference? Can a computer? My hub(I've tried direct cable to pc connection...It's still the same).

Another problem I have noticed though... I used both speakeasy.net/speedtest and speedtest.net... I got very low results from speakeasy and very high from speedtest... The only problem is that actual download speeds were matching up with the speakeasy results. Any idea why that would happen?

I'll do a full clean of spyware later tonight.

trogers · Post by **trogers** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:49 pm

Check for malware first.

UltimateHigh1 · Post by **UltimateHigh1** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:54 pm

I did some full scans and while malware was found, my tracerts/connection remain wholly inconsistent.

trogers · Post by **trogers** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:10 am

UltimateHigh1 wrote:I did some full scans and while malware was found, my tracerts/connection remain wholly inconsistent.

Post your HijackThis log.

UltimateHigh1 · Post by **UltimateHigh1** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:34 pm

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 5:33:52 PM, on 1/17/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
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:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\TVersity\Media Server\MediaServer.exe
c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDLL32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.01\RivaTuner.exe
C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\ultimatehigh\counter-strike source\hl2.exe
C:\Program Files\Steam\GameOverlayUI.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\adam\My Documents\Other STuff\utorrent.exe
C:\Program Files\GrabIt\GrabIt.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\adam\Desktop\HiJackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.pioneerwireless.net
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.pioneerwireless.net
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Pioneer Wireless High Speed Internet
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: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FFFFFEF0-5B30-21D4-945D-000000000000} - C:\PROGRA~1\STARDO~1\SDIEInt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVMixerTray] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RivaTuner] "C:\Program Files\RivaTuner v2.01\RivaTuner.exe" /T
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SmcService] C:\PROGRA~1\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe -startgui
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\_avgas.exe..exe" /minimized
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [RocketDock] "C:\Program Files\RocketDock\RocketDock.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ares] "C:\Program Files\yep\Ares.exe" -h
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'Default user')
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with Star Downloader - C:\Program Files\Star Downloader\sdie.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - AutorunsDisabled - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O16 - DPF: {05D44720-58E3-49E6-BDF6-D00330E511D3} (StagingUI Object) - http://zone.msn.com/binFrameWork/v10/St ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {3BB54395-5982-4788-8AF4-B5388FFDD0D8} (MSN Games – Buddy Invite) - http://zone.msn.com/BinFrameWork/v10/ZB ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {5736C456-EA94-4AAC-BB08-917ABDD035B3} (ZonePAChat Object) - http://zone.msn.com/binframework/v10/ZP ... b55579.cab
O16 - DPF: {A90A5822-F108-45AD-8482-9BC8B12DD539} (Crucial cpcScan) - http://crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (MSN Games - Installer) - http://cdn2.zone.msn.com/binFramework/v ... b56649.cab
O16 - DPF: {CAC181B0-4D70-402D-B571-C596A47D0CE0} (CBankshotZoneCtrl Class) - http://zone.msn.com/bingame/zpagames/zp ... b56649.cab
O16 - DPF: {DA2AA6CF-5C7A-4B71-BC3B-C771BB369937} (MSN Games – Game Communicator) - http://zone.msn.com/binframework/v10/St ... b55579.cab
O23 - Service: a-squared Free Service (a2free) - Emsi Software GmbH - C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft AB - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: Ares Chatroom server (AresChatServer) - Ares Development Group - C:\Program Files\yep\chatServer.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: Boonty Games - BOONTY - C:\Program Files\Common Files\BOONTY Shared\Service\Boonty.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Diskeeper Corporation - C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: nTune Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Auxiliary Service (sdauxservice) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Doctor Service (sdcoreservice) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Sygate Personal Firewall (SmcService) - Sygate Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Sygate\SPF\smc.exe
O23 - Service: StarWind AE Service (StarWindServiceAE) - Rocket Division Software - C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\StarWindServiceAE.exe
O23 - Service: MS Session Manager Subsystem (System Session Manager Subsystem) - Unknown owner - c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\smss.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: TVersityMediaServer - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\TVersity\Media Server\MediaServer.exe
O23 - Service: Windows Services Control - FileZilla Project - c:\windows\system32\drivers\services.exe

UltimateHigh1 · Post by **UltimateHigh1** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:35 pm

I've been after my ISP for the past week or so and they have basically told me that they see nothing wrong and can't help me... At all. No matter how much info that proves the contrary, they still won't do a damn thing.

I hate living here.

trogers · Post by **trogers** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:24 am

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ares] "C:\Program Files\yep\Ares.exe" -h
O23 - Service: Ares Chatroom server (AresChatServer) - Ares Development Group - C:\Program Files\yep\chatServer.exe

Uninstall Ares p2p program. Then clean registry with CCleaner.

http://www.answers.com/topic/ares-exe

Use Hijackthis to fix those entries that have (no file).

If you want to run p2p, use BitComet or BitTorrent instead.