Trojan Located in System Restore Information

Hello Bwire,

I followed your proceedure, the antiviral removal tool returned nil result as shown below

scan results:

scanned directories: 7041

scanned files: 88810

scanned streams: 0

scanned processes: 42

scanned modules: 514

infected files: 0

infected processes: 0

repaired/removed files: 0

renamed files: 0

terminated processes: 0

elapsed time for memory scan: 9.81 seconds

average memory scanner throughput: 16928.77 KB/s

elapsed time for file scan: 544.91 seconds

average file scanner throughput: 2727.67 KB/s

Thank you for using AntiVir Removal Tool.

I completed the rest of the procedure and am some hours into the Defrag, which I "paused" in order to reply to you, having first done a complete virus scan - this returned nil result, so indicates the Trojan has been removed from the Restore System.

I do not know how to set the Virtual Memory, as you suggest as a conclusion, so perhaps you would not mind telling me how to do this.

In conclusion, may I express my thanks for your reply and the instruction, therein.

GC

Right click My Computer click Poperties. Click the Advanced tab. in that tab click performance. You will see were to adjust your pagefile.

Steve

That's great cirreb217,

After defrag is completed go to start, right click on computer, select properties, select advanced system settings, select the advanced tab and under performance click the settings button. Select the advanced tab advanced and under virtual memory click change, select 'custom' then in the open boxes type the size in MB's; if your system is 32-bit the size should be 4092-4094; 64-bit you may extend the virtual memory to at least equal of the installed RAM:

(2GB RAM = 4092-4096 virtual mem)

(4GB RAM = 8106-8108 virtual mem)

these are settings you will find suitable for general computing, then select 'set' then apply or okay, restart.

UBETCHA!

Goodmorning Bwire,

My installed RAM is 1Gb and the Virtual Memory is 2GB - this according to System Information.

Would I need to reduce my Virtual Memory to 1Gb from the existing 2Gb?

thank you

GC

Hi cirreb217,

2GB is fine.

Glad the fix was so easy, virus's can be the pits if not caught. As another poster mentioned the process could have been simpler but you got a tune-up too

If you go to 'start, accessories, system tools, system restore' & turn off system restore it will delete all of the restore points. You can then re-run the trojan scan to remove the infected file & turn system restore back on.

You get a good answer from me. This is the much simpler way.

Hi Nigh,

After installation the 'anti-viral tool' will continue to monitor and isolate virus's when they reoccur and generate an alert of their presence.

You can delete all the stored restore points manually.