Hey chaps, needing some help on virus removal (preferably without a reformat since I have stuff I need + no BF2 disc + I'm in the middle of assessment).

 

Basically, whenever I do some stuff, like try and play music in media player or watch a movie on youtube/VLC the RAM shoots up to 98% or so (usually hovers around the 35-40% mark with 80 processes running). I open taskmanager and there isn't anything that's using that sort of memory.

 

Last I remember something that big is GTA4 using it all.

 

I'm running Avast at the moment, nothing showing up in the logs.

I think I might've picked something up off the college network, probably hiding in a movie or something I reckon.

 

Any help would be appreciated - will probably reformat this weekend sometime as I really need a cleanup but right now I have too much study & files I need.

Have a run of this: http://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx

 

Don't just remove what it says though...Post back here with what it says

AVG picked up a java threat on my pc 3 days ago, after I updated AVG. first time in years. but it was not using RAM, well what I could see.

probably useless, but tried windows defender?

 

my advice, Kaspersky Internet Security from PC Case Gear for $17/1 year/1 PC

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by duanegordon78

try trendmicro rescue disk (free). put it on a dvd or usb then boot from that device. It will scan all files, including system files as the computer hasn't started up yet.

 

http://www.trendsecure.com/Info/Rescue_Disk/html/download.html

Hey chaps, needing some help on virus removal (preferably without a reformat since I have stuff I need + no BF2 disc + I'm in the middle of assessment).

 

Basically, whenever I do some stuff, like try and play music in media player or watch a movie on youtube/VLC the RAM shoots up to 98% or so (usually hovers around the 35-40% mark with 80 processes running). I open taskmanager and there isn't anything that's using that sort of memory.

 

Last I remember something that big is GTA4 using it all.

 

I'm running Avast at the moment, nothing showing up in the logs.

I think I might've picked something up off the college network, probably hiding in a movie or something I reckon.

 

Any help would be appreciated - will probably reformat this weekend sometime as I really need a cleanup but right now I have too much study & files I need.

 

I use Avast as well. The problem you describe above appears to be specific to audio-video issues. You may want to check there are not

erroneous services in Task Manager as well. A complete virus scan is

always advisable and if you are compulsive obsessive, use more than one

tool.

 

With 80 processes running - I would take a wild stab and say there is

some stuff in there which is messing with your media systems...

you could try manually stopping services and then check RAM commitment,

process by process. Or you could reformat... either way, it's a big hassle

and if Avast is doing it's job correctly it should be automatically scanning

files you bring into your system in relation to viruses etc.

 

Spybot S&D is a handy tool to run every now and then, also.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

I used MalwareBytes, HitmanPro and Spyware in safemode and all they found was a bunch of tracking cookies.

I uninstalled Avast and installed Microsoft Security Essentials - which seems to be using more resources than avast did (sits at 49% idle instead of 40ish%).

 

Is it possible my RAM has gone bad or something? 57% resources with 2 tabs of firefox and that's the only program/folder open...

Used the Norton scanner which said my registry is in a bad state.

There's a massive, massive, massive big log - do you want that Devil?

bad RAM , has always blue screened me, as your cpu tries to get something from the RAM and if its not there in the address where it requested it from, Blue screen.

Hmm this is weird then.

 

It's literally only just sprung up last night, only adware tracking cookies have been found and it does feel like it's using abnormally large amounts.

 

I just realised I've left my Windows discs back home since I needed to save weight on the plane

has anyone been near your pc? check your programs and features. in control panel...wait what OS are your running? your "friends" might of put a recording program on your pc , that a big maybe.... just look at it by date installed

 

 

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff136/paulwar_photos/programsandfeatures.jpg

 

 

other thing I would look at is your start up programs, facebook think they can install anything they want. I just use ccleaner to look at such things, but know what your are stopping from running, Google is there use it

 

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff136/paulwar_photos/ccleanerstartup.jpg

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by Pudgeinabowl

Yeah, attach the log

It's too long, I get an error saying the post needs to be at least 3 characters long...

After you paste the log in hit enter and go ...

It doesn't count what you copy in as part of the post but there is a character limit also..5000 iirc ?

Can't you attach it to a post as a txt or zip?

okiedokie give this a go

 

Should be an xml in there since xml was an unsupported file with this uploader thing.

Are you using a cracked vase?

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by LGN_Shadow

Yeah, but I have been for nearly two years now?

I have two types, jam sesh which I don't use anymore and then a portable version of wheel removal which I take in my car with me.

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by BaseJump

Ok, just teasing I saw it in your logs...They look fine. Haha

 

Download this: http://www.getsysteminfo.com/download/GetSystemInfo.zip

 

Before you run it, do whatever you are doing when your memory usage goes up again. Then, click settings and set it to "Maximum" and initiate the scan and post up the log or the link to the analysis (gives it to you at the end).

 

If this is clear, I reckon your system is clear of a virus.

Are you using a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX?

 

Yeah, but I have been for nearly two years now?

I have two versions, XXX which I don't use anymore and then a XXXXXXXX version of XXX.

 

 

Ahoy there shipmates... *cough cough* perhaps some improprieties are best shared less publicly or preferably elsewhere together...

 

http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server4100/deb25/products/124/images/373/_Agggh_Funny_pirate_T_Shirt__76064.1349913895.200.200.jpg

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by mandatory05

Haha Sandy...You can mod edit his post. I did need to know though, just in case a recently downloaded *patch* was causing the trouble, as they have been known to do

 

Oh and Sandy, Spybot is now pretty much useless MalwareBytes is the way to go, if you are trying to remove adware, spyware and other junk.

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by LGN_Shadow

Thanks for the advice Devil, I will have a look at MalwareBytes.

 

Edited my post and thanks for your help Devil!

 

Here's the log from when it was running just under 70% I think - so not the highest it's been, but it hasn't been that high since.

Alright, system looks clean!

 

I reckon what you are experiencing might be caused by a memory leak in a program running.

 

Do this:

1) Open Task Manager

 

2) Goto the Processes tab

 

3) From the menu bar select View > Select Columns ...

 

4) Add "Handles" and "I/O Writes" then rank the handles column and then I/O writes.

 

Report back

 

EDIT: I think I found the culprit! Try this: http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-disable-windows-7-media-player-network-sharing-service-wmpnetwk/

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by LGN_Shadow

Oh, and I think Xavo needs to clean up his registry. there are a whole lot of broken links in that log file he posted.

 

Either that or it could be his "Mr Bean Screen Saver" ... Ha Ha Ha

 

more help, from a guy knows his pc's not me , but devil know how to fix things

 

give your reg a clean

 

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff136/paulwar_photos/regclean.png

Edited April 17, 201312 yr by Pudgeinabowl