I am using an alternate computer to help fix my laptop, which does not currently have internet access due to problems.
Computer Stats:
Toshiba Laptop
Satellite L355
Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 2
Problems:
Froze while using Firefox on YouTube
Rebooted, froze on Media Player
Rebooted, froze on startup at desktop, did not load sidebar or widgets
Rebooted, could not access or click anything
Rebooted, theme is gone, Avast is shut down, cannot access network, cannot access sound hardware, Toshiba Service Station does not function, no restore points found, text-based apps unaccessable (word, word pad, note pad, etc).
Ran Malwarebytes (non-updated version already on laptop)
No infections found
Ran TDSSkiller
No infections found
Ran ComboFix
ComboFix deleted file c:\windows\wininit.ini
Restarted system, ComboFix failed on finishing after restart, Windows had to shut it down.
Got error report of something like:
"APPCRASH
PEV.exe
Version.txt, AppCompat.txt, memory.hdmp, minidump.mdmp"
Restarted, text apps now accessable.
ComboFix Log is attached.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I hope it's not a hardware failure.
Thank you,
Alex