hey....my pc has a wierd problem. sometime back when i installed kazaa media desktop, my pc would sort of hang when i was working with kazaa and then resume normal operations half a minute later. the problem was solved when i uninstalled kazaa. now it has started again with download accelerator and one or two other programs. what can be the reason. by hanging means not hanging as in everything stops, but the pc becames so busy, it does not service other commands. what can be the reason.

sounds like you had some serious spyware. Kazza is packed full of it! Goto Download.com and get BOTH spybot and Adaware. There great and their free.

Also, if you must use a file sharing program like Kazza, use Kazza Lite, if you search enough you can find the link to download it for free. Its Kazza but with the spyware taken out.

Or use WinMX. I use it its great, fast and reliable.

Zarbid is right, both Kazaa and DAP come bundled with malware. While you are trying to work/surf they are busy scouring your p.c. and sending out information about your browsing habits back to their 'sponsors'.

Uninstall DAP via add/remove in your control panel then use Kazaabegone to get rid of Kazaa.

If you need a download manager try LeechGet as recommended by Patrick Kolla

You can get KazaaLite from Here

Please post a HijackThis log to the forum.

Launch HijackThis, then press Scan, and press Save Log.

This will generate a text file that will list all running processes, all applications that are loaded automatically when you start Windows, and more.

Open that file.
Go to Edit | Select all
Now click Edit | copy to copy it.

Do not change anything just yet.
Come back to the forum, Right Click and paste its contents here as i'm betting you still have some other nasties lurking.