Can rootkits make a computer freeze?

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1. roentgen says:

   May 23, 2011 at 6:45 am

   rootkit scanners can give many false positives
   whenever u run an rootkit scan u should have no other antimalware scanners running and no browsers/messengers open…even then they can still throw off a false positive
   if u have any questions concerning the results of the scan i would go on the rootkit forum and llok for an answer there or post a question w/ ur results
   but to answer ur question any malware can slow or freeze ut computer…as can other things such as too many programs running,fragmenatation,etc
   i would run ur scans in safe mode and c what comes up tat way
   when does ur com freeze? is it at strtup? when u r on a certain program or doing something in particular
   it is really hard to diagnose from here just as it is for u there
   like a wrote above though is it hwen u r doing something in particular…..
   did u check ur event viewer and c if it gives u any idea
   did u open task manager and c if anyhting is running reall y high in cpu range
   i will give u a few links for other rootkit scanners
   http://research.pandasecurity.com/archive/New-Panda-Anti_2D00_Rootkit-_2D00_-Version-1.07.aspx
   blacklight beta
   http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

   edit
   u may just have 2 much running
   i willgive u a link for optimizing xp or vista
   its a pdf download and a bit long but very comprehensive it will take a while to get thru it but it is well worth it so when u have a few free hours sit back w/ a beverage of ur choice and go thru it
   http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

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