I have a Dell Optiplex 780 that I bought used SEVERAL years ago. It has been a good computer as all I basically do is surf the web. However, when I surf the web now, it seems like almost everyday the computer freezes saying that my web browser is not responding. I try to wait it out but sometimes I just have to manually turn off my pc and then turn it back on. Then it usually does fine for a good while before doing the same thing again. Should I buy myself another good used pc or is there something I can do to lessen the occurrence of this happening?
Thank you!Have you tried a different browser?Yes. Same problem!
1) Please boot to safe mode with networking enabled and see if the same things happens

2) Please run full scans with both your AV and with MalwareBytes.I am such a novice that it's like you're speaking Japanese!
Thank you anyway. I'm sorry to be so dumb!Okay, let's do it in reverse order. Run a full scan with your anti virus app.



I do not have an AV!
Thanks!Hi
Just to take an overview for the running Processes on your SIDE, i come with this batch FILE for you !
Just copy and paste this piece of code on your Notepad or Notepad++ and save it as Get_Running_Processes.bat.

The Batch script will generate a text file named as Get_Running_Processes.txt
Just copy and paste its contents in your next reply ! or join it as attachment !

Get_Running_Processes.bat
Code: [Select]@echo off & Mode 78,5 & color 0B
Title Get Running Processes With ADMIN Rights by Hackoo 2021
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:: Automatically check & get admin rights
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REM --> Check for permissions
Reg query "HKU\S-1-5-19\Environment" >nul 2>&1
REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
Echo.
ECHO ***************************************
ECHO Running Admin shell... Please wait...
ECHO ***************************************
goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )
:UACPrompt
echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
set params = %*:"=""
echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
"%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
exit /B
:gotAdmin
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::START
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Set "LogFile=%~dpn0.txt"
If Exist "%LogFile%" Del "%LogFile%"

Set WMIC_CMD=WMIC PROCESS Where "Commandline!=null" get Handle,Name,Commandline /format:csv ^
| findstr /v /r /c:"^$" /c:"^Node" ^
| findstr /I /V "Node" ^
| findstr /I /V "null" ^
| findstr /I /V "%%WMIC_CMD%%"

>"%LogFile%" (
echo/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo [PID] - [Name] - [CommandLine]
echo/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@for /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=," %%a in ('"%%WMIC_CMD%%"') do (echo [%%b] - [%%c] - [%%a])
echo/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
)
If Exist "%LogFile%" Start "" "%LogFile%" & Exit
Hackoo, I have a gut feeling the OP won't understand your request. I suspect that because of the post about not understanding the request that Allan made.

But I am actually posting because I am wondering why nobody has asked what browsers the OP has used. The primary one and then the one that was stated to be next used. Maybe I am missing that information, so if I am I'll apologize.

As for the mention of getting a another computer because of this; that is way, way too early to even be giving thought to.

As for the point about the AV, you can download a one-time scan tool, but probably Allan will address that himself.

EDIT: Okey-dokey, I checked and maybe see something useful here:

Other / Computer or Browser is Slow
« on: December 08, 2017, 11:07:16 AM

You wrote something about Firefox, but is that still the browser of choice?

I also saw you have 4GB RAM and that was a question I might have asked after Allan offered advice on how to do that scan he wants you to do.Quote from: breadcrumb on February 16, 2021, 09:58:48 PM

I do not have an AV!
Thanks!