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I mistakenly deleted 2 files potentially infected and now my virtual memory minimum too low message kicks in after 1/2 hour on net and I cannot activate new programs becaues insufficient memory for that program. How do I fix? THanks!
 
I mistakenly deleted 2 files potentially infected and now my virtual memory minimum too low message kicks in after 1/2 hour on net and I cannot activate new programs becaues insufficient memory for that program. How do I fix? THanks!
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Paul,

Did you delete two system files because of infection? Bummer. If so, you'll
need to repair your system. Try Start - Run - "sfc /scannow", see if you get
lucky.

If sfc doesn't help, you'll probably have to boot from your system install CD,
and do a system repair. But do that at last resort, as that is messy, and you
usually end up having to reapply patches afterwards. :( So continue reading.

Just maybe your problem is not from deleting the infected files, but because you
just deleted the symptoms of the infection, and not the infection itself. So do
some intensive spyware / virus examination.

Try these free online virus scans:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php>
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm>
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection.
Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them again, as many are
revised frequently, to keep up with the current level of malware being attempted
constantly - get the absolutely most current version of each product listed.
They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download quickly enough.

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>,
and CWShredder from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All are
free.

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder.
Have it fix all variants.

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
I do not have a "sfc/scannow" file to run. I see that my vm usage jumps to 24% of max right from the start and only increases too fast once I am connnected to the net. Other programs running by themselves such as WP or Quicken do not cause this problem. For example, when I tried to download the free real audio player by the time it got to 50% my pc stopped loading it because insuff virtual memory, I bet, but I don't know because I saw the warning that insuff vm and it was changing then after a few minutes of this it just closed without message and w/o any other problems.

----- Chuck wrote: ----

On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:06:02 -0700, "Paul" <[email protected]
wrote
I mistakenly deleted 2 files potentially infected and now my virtual memory minimum too low message kicks in after 1/2 hour on net and I cannot activate new programs becaues insufficient memory for that program. How do I fix? THanks
Click to expand...

Paul

Did you delete two system files because of infection? Bummer. If so, you'l
need to repair your system. Try Start - Run - "sfc /scannow", see if you ge
lucky

If sfc doesn't help, you'll probably have to boot from your system install CD
and do a system repair. But do that at last resort, as that is messy, and yo
usually end up having to reapply patches afterwards. :( So continue reading

Just maybe your problem is not from deleting the infected files, but because yo
just deleted the symptoms of the infection, and not the infection itself. So d
some intensive spyware / virus examination

Try these free online virus scans
<http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php><http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm><http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp><http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

Now check for, and learn to defend against, additional carriers of infection
Have you downloaded these programs before? Download them again, as many ar
revised frequently, to keep up with the current level of malware being attempte
constantly - get the absolutely most current version of each product listed
They're all free - and most pretty small, so they download quickly enough

First, download LSP-Fix and WinsockXPFIx from <http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>
and CWShredder from <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. All ar
free

Next, close all Internet Explorer and Outlook windows, then run CWShredder
Have it fix all variants

Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThi
<http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save th
HJT Log
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the followin
forums (and post it here)
<http://forums.net-integration.net/><http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/><http://forums.tomcoyote.org/><http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (som
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage you
network), run LSP-Fix and / or WinsockXPFIx

Cheers
Chuc
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing
 
I do not have a "sfc/scannow" file to run. I see that my vm usage jumps to 24% of max right from the start and only increases too fast once I am connnected to the net. Other programs running by themselves such as WP or Quicken do not cause this problem. For example, when I tried to download the free real audio player by the time it got to 50% my pc stopped loading it because insuff virtual memory, I bet, but I don't know because I saw the warning that insuff vm and it was changing then after a few minutes of this it just closed without message and w/o any other problems.
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Paul,

Open a command window: Start - Run - type "cmd". Type "sfc /scannow" into the
window. What do you get?

If you have VM starting out high, and then increasing when connected to the net,
you have something there that you don't need. Better do virus and spyware
scans.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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