Vista rootkit issue? All legit software. Open an .wav folder with a few wav files and hard-drive goes 100% endlessly

Hi

I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.

Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in .wav
format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly. System
responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
definite trigger, (the folder).

I have Norton Internet Security 2007, not my first choice of av software
installed, and I also run Windows Defender. I update regularly and run IE
with very tight security settings.

I recently purchased and installed Ashampoo Burning Studio 7, as my burning
needs are for simple document backups.

I ripped my first audio CD since I purchased today and that's when my
problems began.

I have stopped and permanently disabled the Windows Search Index service to
prevent further hard-drive activity.

I do own Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.

Nothing on this laptop has been an issue since today and ripping that audio
CD into .wav. By the way, when I rip a CD, Ashampoo connects to the Internet
to collect the music CD's track and album details.

I have tried a couple of free rootkit detection app's but nothing yet. NIS
2007 is supposed to detect them...

I don't need to rip CD's normally or in future but I do want to know if I
have a rootkit and/or DRM issue on this laptop.

Wadda ya think?

Many thanks

Bob

[Alternator]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob

Hi

I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.

Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in .wav
format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly. System
responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is the
definite trigger, (the folder).

I have Norton Internet Security 2007, not my first choice of av software
installed, and I also run Windows Defender. I update regularly and run IE
with very tight security settings.

I recently purchased and installed Ashampoo Burning Studio 7, as my burning
needs are for simple document backups.

I ripped my first audio CD since I purchased today and that's when my
problems began.

I have stopped and permanently disabled the Windows Search Index service to
prevent further hard-drive activity.

I do own Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.

Nothing on this laptop has been an issue since today and ripping that audio
CD into .wav. By the way, when I rip a CD, Ashampoo connects to the Internet
to collect the music CD's track and album details.

I have tried a couple of free rootkit detection app's but nothing yet. NIS
2007 is supposed to detect them...

I don't need to rip CD's normally or in future but I do want to know if I
have a rootkit and/or DRM issue on this laptop.

Wadda ya think?

Many thanks

Bob

Same problem here, When I open some folder with .wav files explorer takes all of my 4gb memory, and pc freeze.

Any suggestions?

"Alternator" <Alternator.3k9g40@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:Alternator.3k9g40@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Bob;453001 Wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
>>
>> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in
>> .wav
>> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly.
>> System
>> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is
>> the
>> definite trigger, (the folder).
>>
>> I have Norton Internet Security 2007, not my first choice of av
>> software
>> installed, and I also run Windows Defender. I update regularly and run
>> IE
>> with very tight security settings.
>>
>> I recently purchased and installed Ashampoo Burning Studio 7, as my
>> burning
>> needs are for simple document backups.
>>
>> I ripped my first audio CD since I purchased today and that's when my
>> problems began.
>>
>> I have stopped and permanently disabled the Windows Search Index
>> service to
>> prevent further hard-drive activity.
>>
>> I do own Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.
>>
>> Nothing on this laptop has been an issue since today and ripping that
>> audio
>> CD into .wav. By the way, when I rip a CD, Ashampoo connects to the
>> Internet
>> to collect the music CD's track and album details.
>>
>> I have tried a couple of free rootkit detection app's but nothing yet.
>> NIS
>> 2007 is supposed to detect them...
>>
>> I don't need to rip CD's normally or in future but I do want to know if
>> I
>> have a rootkit and/or DRM issue on this laptop.
>>
>> Wadda ya think?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> Same problem here, When I open some folder with .wav files explorer
> takes all of my 4gb memory, and pc freeze.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Alternator
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

First, disable your anti-virus and see if that fixes the problem. If so,
contact your AV vendor for help. If it's not the AV, reinstall the OS with
a format and then install everything except the Sony software. Based on
Sony's history, I wouldn't be surprised if their software is causing the
problem.

Mike Ober.

[Alternator]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael D. Ober

"Alternator" <Alternator.3k9g40@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
message news:Alternator.3k9g40@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> Bob;453001 Wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my new HP laptop.
>>
>> Every time I go to open a folder that has audio, ripped from a CD, in
>> .wav
>> format, my hard-drive goes overtime, running almost 100% constantly.
>> System
>> responsiveness to a single-click is about 30 to 60 seconds. This is
>> the
>> definite trigger, (the folder).
>>
>> I have Norton Internet Security 2007, not my first choice of av
>> software
>> installed, and I also run Windows Defender. I update regularly and run
>> IE
>> with very tight security settings.
>>
>> I recently purchased and installed Ashampoo Burning Studio 7, as my
>> burning
>> needs are for simple document backups.
>>
>> I ripped my first audio CD since I purchased today and that's when my
>> problems began.
>>
>> I have stopped and permanently disabled the Windows Search Index
>> service to
>> prevent further hard-drive activity.
>>
>> I do own Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.
>>
>> Nothing on this laptop has been an issue since today and ripping that
>> audio
>> CD into .wav. By the way, when I rip a CD, Ashampoo connects to the
>> Internet
>> to collect the music CD's track and album details.
>>
>> I have tried a couple of free rootkit detection app's but nothing yet.
>> NIS
>> 2007 is supposed to detect them...
>>
>> I don't need to rip CD's normally or in future but I do want to know if
>> I
>> have a rootkit and/or DRM issue on this laptop.
>>
>> Wadda ya think?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> Same problem here, When I open some folder with .wav files explorer
> takes all of my 4gb memory, and pc freeze.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Alternator
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

First, disable your anti-virus and see if that fixes the problem. If so,
contact your AV vendor for help. If it's not the AV, reinstall the OS with
a format and then install everything except the Sony software. Based on
Sony's history, I wouldn't be surprised if their software is causing the
problem.

Mike Ober.

If I need to reinstal OS the I will go back to XP.