ITunes closing randomly

First off - I had the "iTunes won't open" problem and solved it easily by disabiling all non-Microsoft services and startup programs. It worked just fine for me and prefer it - I don't need random programs to open when I startup, because it only takes longer.
However, iTunes has been closing randomly again, and 4 startup programs are constantly reappearing automatically in my startup programs window in msconfig - kawblf.exe, wawqro.exe, ctfmon.exe, xzxw.exe. They re-appear for automatic opening on startup no matter if I disable them (although I have to sucessfully restart with iTunes working properly). Sounds like a conflict with one of these.
A quick google search reveals that ctfmon.exe is some Microsoft Office service dealing with fonts - no idea why it insists on automatically re-opening itself.
However, I cannot find any more information on the other service. Any ideas/knowledge?
It all started today (iTunes was working fine for about a week after disabling all services/startup programs). At first, it happened a few hours after I booted up, but became more like 20-30 minutes after each startup, and is now down to working for only a minute or so before automatically closing. However, I have to be using it for it to close - I left it on while I went out, and stood fine playing songs for 2-3 hours unattended.
Any idea/knoweldge/suggestions please?

The first thing I'd suggest is to get a good antispyware checker and give it a go at your system. Some recent spyware has been reported by other users to shut down iTunes or prevents it from launching. From user reports, Ewido seems to be the best at catching it. You can download a free version of Ewido here.

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