I've been hit today with a really weird virus/trojan that keeps eating my default hard drive space...every two seconds it decreases my space by 2 mgs :/

any fix?

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Yeah mine pc has been slowing down for some reason I dont know why..
this sucks!!

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Originally posted by Crib I've been hit today with a really weird virus/trojan that keeps eating my default hard drive space...every two seconds it decreases my space by 2 mgs :/ any fix?

What is the name of the virus (what is the name of the .exe)? You can find it in the task manager.

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no .exe is found...basically it eats my space until I have 1 MB left...and then it reverts back to my original amount and starts again....aye aye aye

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Check the processes tab in the task manager, it should be there if it's running on your comp.

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Get NOD32 Anti-virus. It's one of the best anti-virus programs out there, and uses very little of your computers resources.

I hope it helps.

Like I said...nothing is listed, absolutely nothing that isn't usually there. :/

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It stopped...I will run a virus check before it starts again grrr...I'm already suffering from internal viruses on my hd...

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Are you sure your not running something that's eating up your hard drive space through virtual memory?

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Originally posted by Protosis Are you sure your not running something that's eating up your hard drive space through virtual memory?

I am %100 sure

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1. Download HiJackThis - http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
2. Run it (it's a running process analyzer), and make sure you create a log file (no need to install)
3. Leave the HJT window open
4. Paste the log file's contents here - http://hjt.iamnotageek.com/
5. Parse the log file's contents to see what fucked up shit you have running, and get rid of what it tells you to by deleting lines in the HJT window.

it also wouldn't hurt to go to trendmicro.com and get an online vscan.