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From: Elmo on 30 Jun 2007 18:55
Martin Murray wrote:
> Actually, it MAY be the problem with a device being shutdown to save power,
> even though the laptop is on wall-juice. I have disabled that feature in
> Device Manager as you recommended, and we'll have to wait to see.
>
> I connected a USB hard drive at one point and the system did not see it
> until I rebooted, indicating the post may have been asleep.
>
> Where do I find an online malware scanner?
>
> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
> news:O9FnU8puHHA.1168(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>> AdAware 2007 did not find anything suspicious in the system and I have
>>> been VERY careful besides. I don't tthink it is a trojan horse.
>>>
>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:OiCGb9cuHHA.4476(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>> OK, I did a clean install of Windows XP on my Fujitsu N6010. I
>>>>> installed all the device drivers from Fujitsu and have done every
>>>>> Windows Update. None of the devices appear to have complaints.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a USB mouse attached to the laptop, but both the mouse and the
>>>>> internal touchpad are enabled and working.
>>>>>
>>>>> Periodically, and I think this only occurs after the system has been on
>>>>> a while (and maybe only after the screen blanks after inactivity),
>>>>> things begin to go wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> Graphics begin to get flaky sometimes, the LAN stops working sometimes,
>>>>> or maybe the Start button brings up a garbled list of options, but
>>>>> there is a problem. When I press control-alt-delete to bring up
>>>>> TaskManager, I get an error. If I try to Shutdown from the Start Menu,
>>>>> I am told I don't have permission to shut it down. But I can press
>>>>> control-alt-delete and to Shutdown from that menu and then I get a
>>>>> Program Not Responding window referencing "ApUsbPnP". So, I'm guessing
>>>>> that is at the core of the problem. I have no idea what the heck that
>>>>> is!
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Martin Murray
>>>> The few articles I found on "ApUsbPnP" suggest you have a trojan horse.
>>>>
>>>> In general, any device that stops working after hibernation might need
>>>> this:
>>>>
>>>> Open Device Manager, open the properties on the device, or each of your
>>>> USB ports, click the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer to turn
>>>> off this device to save power".
>> OK.. But I also suggested a fix for loss of some device usage after
>> hibernation.
>>
>> Oh, and there's this.. Adaware won't catch everything. Nor will Spybot,
>> or any other software. A Trojan horse, in particular, is seldom caught by
>> anti-spyware software; it's usually caught by antivirus software. But
>> it's just as usual that, if you are infested, the infestation disabled
>> your av software, and runs a fictitious, or incomplete scan so you think
>> you're not infected. You might want to do an online scan just as a
>> precaution. I hate to keep harping on the malware "solution" though..
>> here's the few posts I've found on that file:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ApUsbPnp&qt_s=Search+Groups
>> http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=ApUsbPnp (52 posts, not the 120+
>> suggested. Most are in foreign languages.)
>>
>> Serato Scratch (Just one of those threads.)
>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/91094-what-apusbpnp-program.html
Try one of these free online virus scans:

This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check. Use the Complete
check.
http://www.pcpitstop.com/

Symantec
http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym

<url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
then click the Security check link.

http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan

http://www.ewido.net/en/

--
Joe =o)
From: Martin Murray on 1 Jul 2007 16:16
OK, it is not because the USB ports went to sleep and it is not malware as
far as I can detect. It is also not because the LAN went to sleep, 'cause I
turned that feature off also. Additionally, I reinstalled the ATI video
drivers.

The problem still occurs. What the heck is ApUsbPnp???

"Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
news:eh9qOn2uHHA.3660(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Martin Murray wrote:
>> Actually, it MAY be the problem with a device being shutdown to save
>> power, even though the laptop is on wall-juice. I have disabled that
>> feature in Device Manager as you recommended, and we'll have to wait to
>> see.
>>
>> I connected a USB hard drive at one point and the system did not see it
>> until I rebooted, indicating the post may have been asleep.
>>
>> Where do I find an online malware scanner?
>>
>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:O9FnU8puHHA.1168(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>> AdAware 2007 did not find anything suspicious in the system and I have
>>>> been VERY careful besides. I don't tthink it is a trojan horse.
>>>>
>>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:OiCGb9cuHHA.4476(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>>> OK, I did a clean install of Windows XP on my Fujitsu N6010. I
>>>>>> installed all the device drivers from Fujitsu and have done every
>>>>>> Windows Update. None of the devices appear to have complaints.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a USB mouse attached to the laptop, but both the mouse and
>>>>>> the internal touchpad are enabled and working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Periodically, and I think this only occurs after the system has been
>>>>>> on a while (and maybe only after the screen blanks after inactivity),
>>>>>> things begin to go wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Graphics begin to get flaky sometimes, the LAN stops working
>>>>>> sometimes, or maybe the Start button brings up a garbled list of
>>>>>> options, but there is a problem. When I press control-alt-delete to
>>>>>> bring up TaskManager, I get an error. If I try to Shutdown from the
>>>>>> Start Menu, I am told I don't have permission to shut it down. But I
>>>>>> can press control-alt-delete and to Shutdown from that menu and then
>>>>>> I get a Program Not Responding window referencing "ApUsbPnP". So,
>>>>>> I'm guessing that is at the core of the problem. I have no idea what
>>>>>> the heck that is!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Martin Murray
>>>>> The few articles I found on "ApUsbPnP" suggest you have a trojan
>>>>> horse.
>>>>>
>>>>> In general, any device that stops working after hibernation might need
>>>>> this:
>>>>>
>>>>> Open Device Manager, open the properties on the device, or each of
>>>>> your USB ports, click the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer
>>>>> to turn off this device to save power".
>>> OK.. But I also suggested a fix for loss of some device usage after
>>> hibernation.
>>>
>>> Oh, and there's this.. Adaware won't catch everything. Nor will
>>> Spybot, or any other software. A Trojan horse, in particular, is seldom
>>> caught by anti-spyware software; it's usually caught by antivirus
>>> software. But it's just as usual that, if you are infested, the
>>> infestation disabled your av software, and runs a fictitious, or
>>> incomplete scan so you think you're not infected. You might want to do
>>> an online scan just as a precaution. I hate to keep harping on the
>>> malware "solution" though.. here's the few posts I've found on that
>>> file:
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ApUsbPnp&qt_s=Search+Groups
>>> http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=ApUsbPnp (52 posts, not the 120+
>>> suggested. Most are in foreign languages.)
>>>
>>> Serato Scratch (Just one of those threads.)
>>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/91094-what-apusbpnp-program.html
> Try one of these free online virus scans:
>
> This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check. Use the Complete
> check.
> http://www.pcpitstop.com/
>
> Symantec
> http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym
>
> <url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
> then click the Security check link.
>
> http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan
>
> http://www.ewido.net/en/
>
> --
> Joe =o)


From: Elmo on 1 Jul 2007 22:04
Martin Murray wrote:
> OK, it is not because the USB ports went to sleep and it is not malware as
> far as I can detect. It is also not because the LAN went to sleep, 'cause I
> turned that feature off also. Additionally, I reinstalled the ATI video
> drivers.
>
> The problem still occurs. What the heck is ApUsbPnp???
>
> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eh9qOn2uHHA.3660(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>> Actually, it MAY be the problem with a device being shutdown to save
>>> power, even though the laptop is on wall-juice. I have disabled that
>>> feature in Device Manager as you recommended, and we'll have to wait to
>>> see.
>>>
>>> I connected a USB hard drive at one point and the system did not see it
>>> until I rebooted, indicating the post may have been asleep.
>>>
>>> Where do I find an online malware scanner?
>>>
>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:O9FnU8puHHA.1168(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>> AdAware 2007 did not find anything suspicious in the system and I have
>>>>> been VERY careful besides. I don't tthink it is a trojan horse.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OiCGb9cuHHA.4476(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>>>> OK, I did a clean install of Windows XP on my Fujitsu N6010. I
>>>>>>> installed all the device drivers from Fujitsu and have done every
>>>>>>> Windows Update. None of the devices appear to have complaints.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a USB mouse attached to the laptop, but both the mouse and
>>>>>>> the internal touchpad are enabled and working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Periodically, and I think this only occurs after the system has been
>>>>>>> on a while (and maybe only after the screen blanks after inactivity),
>>>>>>> things begin to go wrong.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Graphics begin to get flaky sometimes, the LAN stops working
>>>>>>> sometimes, or maybe the Start button brings up a garbled list of
>>>>>>> options, but there is a problem. When I press control-alt-delete to
>>>>>>> bring up TaskManager, I get an error. If I try to Shutdown from the
>>>>>>> Start Menu, I am told I don't have permission to shut it down. But I
>>>>>>> can press control-alt-delete and to Shutdown from that menu and then
>>>>>>> I get a Program Not Responding window referencing "ApUsbPnP". So,
>>>>>>> I'm guessing that is at the core of the problem. I have no idea what
>>>>>>> the heck that is!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Martin Murray
>>>>>> The few articles I found on "ApUsbPnP" suggest you have a trojan
>>>>>> horse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In general, any device that stops working after hibernation might need
>>>>>> this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open Device Manager, open the properties on the device, or each of
>>>>>> your USB ports, click the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer
>>>>>> to turn off this device to save power".
>>>> OK.. But I also suggested a fix for loss of some device usage after
>>>> hibernation.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and there's this.. Adaware won't catch everything. Nor will
>>>> Spybot, or any other software. A Trojan horse, in particular, is seldom
>>>> caught by anti-spyware software; it's usually caught by antivirus
>>>> software. But it's just as usual that, if you are infested, the
>>>> infestation disabled your av software, and runs a fictitious, or
>>>> incomplete scan so you think you're not infected. You might want to do
>>>> an online scan just as a precaution. I hate to keep harping on the
>>>> malware "solution" though.. here's the few posts I've found on that
>>>> file:
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ApUsbPnp&qt_s=Search+Groups
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=ApUsbPnp (52 posts, not the 120+
>>>> suggested. Most are in foreign languages.)
>>>>
>>>> Serato Scratch (Just one of those threads.)
>>>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/91094-what-apusbpnp-program.html
>> Try one of these free online virus scans:
>>
>> This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check. Use the Complete
>> check.
>> http://www.pcpitstop.com/
>>
>> Symantec
>> http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym
>>
>> <url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
>> then click the Security check link.
>>
>> http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan
>>
>> http://www.ewido.net/en/

You might do a search for it on the hd. If found, right-click, click
Properties and see if it has any information on the author, etc. What
folder is it found in? That could be a clue..

--
Joe =o)
From: Elmo on 1 Jul 2007 22:06
Martin Murray wrote:
> OK, it is not because the USB ports went to sleep and it is not malware as
> far as I can detect. It is also not because the LAN went to sleep, 'cause I
> turned that feature off also. Additionally, I reinstalled the ATI video
> drivers.
>
> The problem still occurs. What the heck is ApUsbPnp???
>
> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eh9qOn2uHHA.3660(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>> Actually, it MAY be the problem with a device being shutdown to save
>>> power, even though the laptop is on wall-juice. I have disabled that
>>> feature in Device Manager as you recommended, and we'll have to wait to
>>> see.
>>>
>>> I connected a USB hard drive at one point and the system did not see it
>>> until I rebooted, indicating the post may have been asleep.
>>>
>>> Where do I find an online malware scanner?
>>>
>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:O9FnU8puHHA.1168(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>> AdAware 2007 did not find anything suspicious in the system and I have
>>>>> been VERY careful besides. I don't tthink it is a trojan horse.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OiCGb9cuHHA.4476(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>>>> OK, I did a clean install of Windows XP on my Fujitsu N6010. I
>>>>>>> installed all the device drivers from Fujitsu and have done every
>>>>>>> Windows Update. None of the devices appear to have complaints.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a USB mouse attached to the laptop, but both the mouse and
>>>>>>> the internal touchpad are enabled and working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Periodically, and I think this only occurs after the system has been
>>>>>>> on a while (and maybe only after the screen blanks after inactivity),
>>>>>>> things begin to go wrong.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Graphics begin to get flaky sometimes, the LAN stops working
>>>>>>> sometimes, or maybe the Start button brings up a garbled list of
>>>>>>> options, but there is a problem. When I press control-alt-delete to
>>>>>>> bring up TaskManager, I get an error. If I try to Shutdown from the
>>>>>>> Start Menu, I am told I don't have permission to shut it down. But I
>>>>>>> can press control-alt-delete and to Shutdown from that menu and then
>>>>>>> I get a Program Not Responding window referencing "ApUsbPnP". So,
>>>>>>> I'm guessing that is at the core of the problem. I have no idea what
>>>>>>> the heck that is!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Martin Murray
>>>>>> The few articles I found on "ApUsbPnP" suggest you have a trojan
>>>>>> horse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In general, any device that stops working after hibernation might need
>>>>>> this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open Device Manager, open the properties on the device, or each of
>>>>>> your USB ports, click the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the computer
>>>>>> to turn off this device to save power".
>>>> OK.. But I also suggested a fix for loss of some device usage after
>>>> hibernation.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, and there's this.. Adaware won't catch everything. Nor will
>>>> Spybot, or any other software. A Trojan horse, in particular, is seldom
>>>> caught by anti-spyware software; it's usually caught by antivirus
>>>> software. But it's just as usual that, if you are infested, the
>>>> infestation disabled your av software, and runs a fictitious, or
>>>> incomplete scan so you think you're not infected. You might want to do
>>>> an online scan just as a precaution. I hate to keep harping on the
>>>> malware "solution" though.. here's the few posts I've found on that
>>>> file:
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ApUsbPnp&qt_s=Search+Groups
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=ApUsbPnp (52 posts, not the 120+
>>>> suggested. Most are in foreign languages.)
>>>>
>>>> Serato Scratch (Just one of those threads.)
>>>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/91094-what-apusbpnp-program.html
>> Try one of these free online virus scans:
>>
>> This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check. Use the Complete
>> check.
>> http://www.pcpitstop.com/
>>
>> Symantec
>> http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym
>>
>> <url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
>> then click the Security check link.
>>
>> http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan
>>
>> http://www.ewido.net/en/

One other thought; it could be associated with a specific hardware
component, one that plugs into the USB port, possibly a router or modem.

--
Joe =o)
From: Martin Murray on 2 Jul 2007 03:13
Nothing on the hard drive by that name and no running process by that name
right now either.

"Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
news:O8jqX1EvHHA.4332(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Martin Murray wrote:
>> OK, it is not because the USB ports went to sleep and it is not malware
>> as far as I can detect. It is also not because the LAN went to sleep,
>> 'cause I turned that feature off also. Additionally, I reinstalled the
>> ATI video drivers.
>>
>> The problem still occurs. What the heck is ApUsbPnp???
>>
>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:eh9qOn2uHHA.3660(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>> Actually, it MAY be the problem with a device being shutdown to save
>>>> power, even though the laptop is on wall-juice. I have disabled that
>>>> feature in Device Manager as you recommended, and we'll have to wait to
>>>> see.
>>>>
>>>> I connected a USB hard drive at one point and the system did not see it
>>>> until I rebooted, indicating the post may have been asleep.
>>>>
>>>> Where do I find an online malware scanner?
>>>>
>>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:O9FnU8puHHA.1168(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>>> AdAware 2007 did not find anything suspicious in the system and I
>>>>>> have been VERY careful besides. I don't tthink it is a trojan horse.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Elmo" <elmogeek(a)iglou.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:OiCGb9cuHHA.4476(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Martin Murray wrote:
>>>>>>>> OK, I did a clean install of Windows XP on my Fujitsu N6010. I
>>>>>>>> installed all the device drivers from Fujitsu and have done every
>>>>>>>> Windows Update. None of the devices appear to have complaints.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is a USB mouse attached to the laptop, but both the mouse and
>>>>>>>> the internal touchpad are enabled and working.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Periodically, and I think this only occurs after the system has
>>>>>>>> been on a while (and maybe only after the screen blanks after
>>>>>>>> inactivity), things begin to go wrong.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Graphics begin to get flaky sometimes, the LAN stops working
>>>>>>>> sometimes, or maybe the Start button brings up a garbled list of
>>>>>>>> options, but there is a problem. When I press control-alt-delete
>>>>>>>> to bring up TaskManager, I get an error. If I try to Shutdown from
>>>>>>>> the Start Menu, I am told I don't have permission to shut it down.
>>>>>>>> But I can press control-alt-delete and to Shutdown from that menu
>>>>>>>> and then I get a Program Not Responding window referencing
>>>>>>>> "ApUsbPnP". So, I'm guessing that is at the core of the problem.
>>>>>>>> I have no idea what the heck that is!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Martin Murray
>>>>>>> The few articles I found on "ApUsbPnP" suggest you have a trojan
>>>>>>> horse.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In general, any device that stops working after hibernation might
>>>>>>> need this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Open Device Manager, open the properties on the device, or each of
>>>>>>> your USB ports, click the Power tab, and deselect "Allow the
>>>>>>> computer to turn off this device to save power".
>>>>> OK.. But I also suggested a fix for loss of some device usage after
>>>>> hibernation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, and there's this.. Adaware won't catch everything. Nor will
>>>>> Spybot, or any other software. A Trojan horse, in particular, is
>>>>> seldom caught by anti-spyware software; it's usually caught by
>>>>> antivirus software. But it's just as usual that, if you are infested,
>>>>> the infestation disabled your av software, and runs a fictitious, or
>>>>> incomplete scan so you think you're not infected. You might want to
>>>>> do an online scan just as a precaution. I hate to keep harping on the
>>>>> malware "solution" though.. here's the few posts I've found on that
>>>>> file:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=ApUsbPnp&qt_s=Search+Groups
>>>>> http://www.google.com/search?tab=gw&q=ApUsbPnp (52 posts, not the 120+
>>>>> suggested. Most are in foreign languages.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Serato Scratch (Just one of those threads.)
>>>>> http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-xp-support/91094-what-apusbpnp-program.html
>>> Try one of these free online virus scans:
>>>
>>> This one has a choice of a Quick or a Complete check. Use the Complete
>>> check.
>>> http://www.pcpitstop.com/
>>>
>>> Symantec
>>> http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=ssr&langid=ie&venid=sym
>>>
>>> <url:http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp?j=1&venid=sym&langid=us&plfid=20&pkj=IHBEXIBVEMBQAUWZKTK>
>>> then click the Security check link.
>>>
>>> http://housecall.antivirus.com/ free online virus scan
>>>
>>> http://www.ewido.net/en/
>
> You might do a search for it on the hd. If found, right-click, click
> Properties and see if it has any information on the author, etc. What
> folder is it found in? That could be a clue..
>
> --
> Joe =o)


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