Virtual memory problem on XP?

Hello,

I have a problem that begins right when I start the computer. The computer goes extremelly slow, and normally I get a message that the virtual memory has reached its maximum. I get several other error messages until the computer gets completely frozen.

If I can manage to open the Task manager, I can see that a svchost.exe process is running using more and more memory and the “Transactions load” is increasing up to the maximum.

If I kill this svchost.exe process, the “Transactions load” or “pagefile use” in the performance chart of the Task manager go back to normal, and I can work more or less normally. After a while, a new svchost.exe process starts to increase its memory use again and the “PF use” starts increasing again.

I attach a few prints screen to see the processes running in the task manager.

This happens in normal mode as well as in “Safe mode with Networking Support”, but not in “Safe mode”.

I have gone through the malware removal recommendations and will attach all the logs. I could not find much, except for a "Dropper.Small" virus in the system restore files of the Administrator user in safe mode. I guess I could remove these files by switching system restore off and on, but I haven't done so yet following the recommendations.

My PC is a Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz, with 512 MB RAM, running Windows XP, Service Pack 2.

I don't know if this problem is due to malware, but hopefully you can provide some advice.

Thanks
bd

 

I attach more logs

 

I attach the hijackthis log

 

The previous logs were not correctly attached.

 

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I have gone through all the steps:

Run CWShredder. It removed:
- CWS.Jksearch
- CWS.HiddenDll

Run HJT and fixed the 2 quotes.
Updated the registry.
Allowed Avenger to delete the 3 entries
Run the newest version of ShowNew and GetRun

I attach the logs.

Right now the problem remains.

BD

 

Hi,

I encountered some problems this time while running avenger.
After going through all the steps and rebooting the computer, the command window came out and the script was showing messages that it could not find C:\avenger\*.reg and some backup files. Then it was stuck and in the taskmanager I could see that the transactions load was going up. I killed the svchost.exe process and the avenger script kept on running but generated an empty log.

I run it one more time and this time it went a bit better. I had to kill also the svchost.exe process but the avenger generated the log saying that it deleted the entry you mentioned.

I attach the logs of avenger, hjt and shownew.

The thing is that the problem remains the same.

Besides, my Panda antivirus software warned me that the Internet explorer configuration had changed. Apparently it has a back-up copy of the configuration in case I would need to restore it. Was it something that we changed in the previous steps?

 

Hi,

RENT2005 is a program that I installed from a safe source.

Rogue Remover did not detect any items.

I attach the log from SmitfraudFix Step 1.

 

I attach the log from SmitfraudFix step 2. Does it matter with which username I run it in Safe mode? I run it with my username. Should I run it with the Administrator username?

The problem is still the same.

 

I attach GetRunKey, ShowNew and HJT logs

 

"You may wish to install a startup manager"
Do you have any recommendations?

"Are you having any malware issues at this time?"

Except from the problem I have described, no.
If it is not malware related, do you believe that I could find some help in any other forum?

increase the size of virtual memory
I tried it in the first place and there was no change.

uninstall Panda Titanium and use some things that are not so resource
intensive. This security suite is probably bringing your system to its knees.
I tried it already, uninstalled it and tried to run without it, and the problem was the same.

install more RAM. 512 MB is just not adequate these days.
I'm using the PC mainly for Internet and office tasks. I did not have the problem before without installing anything else.

I guess I'll just try to format the PC and reinstall it.

Thanks for your help anyway.

 

OK. Thanks