Why is my memory so low?

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Hi guys

I need some serious help hear! This thread may be technical, but I am not technically minded!!

I ran a net stat command just to find out what was running in my machine. Now, I ran this one cold when I wasn’t connected to the Internet and found this;
BTW I used command prompt and type “netstat” in!

TCP 127.0.0.1:44334-Established
TCP 127.0.0.1:1030- Established
TCP 127.0.0.1:1036- Established
TCP 127.0.0.1:1034- Established
TCP 127.0.0.1:1025- Established
TCP 127.0.0.1:1032- Established.

Now: I have 512mb of physical memory, and ONLY 130MB available (according to Task Manager.) ???

Are the above connections IRC Trojans and is that why I have so little memory. I used to run NAV; could traces of that still be there? They are not running in the processes tab.

If they are IRC Trojans, None of them have been detected by Spybot, Ad-Aware, MS Defender or Spyware Doctor or Avast! For that matter. I did run a boot scan with avast! And found nothing. I have NOT shown my IP address for obvious reason!

I use Skype and sometimes the other person cannot hear me, my head set IS working! Could this be part of it?!

HELP!!! ;D :cry:

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You should scan with Ewido (Windows XP) or A-Squared

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

and also try TCPView to see if this will identify the processes making the connections

http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html

Do you have a software firewall?

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Sorry for the long delay:

My ISP’s Spam Filter had filtered out the e-mail telling me I had a response and I only checked it today! >:(

I do have a personal firewall Kerio; the free edition.

I have tried Ewido and am now about to try a-squared.
Ewido did find adware mini bug.

I will post back the results of my a-squared scan.

Thanks for your help

Dave

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Hi Dave,

Have you run TCPView?

Minibug isn’t a big deal - just part of weather bug which can be easily removed.

The connection on Port 44334 might be your firewall

http://www.kerio.com/manual/kpf/en/ch09s01.html

But you could search your computer for kwm.* if you get a chance.

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Hi

Sorry for the delay: work and me coming down with the 'flu (influenza!!) today. >:( Plus flipping ISP’s Spam filter!

Have just run TCP View and there are no malicious connections. It must just have been my paranoia!

I did however find traces of several AV software that I tried; Norton, Panda and Kaspersky; so I deleted them and that seems to have perked up the machine!

Thanks for your help and I need a lie down now! ;D

Dave.

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To Norton:

  1. Remove NAV through Add/Remove programs from Control Panel. Boot.
  2. Use Symantec removal tool following the three steps defined in the SymNRT tool info.
  3. Boot.

To KAV, see: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=12079.15
KAV removal tool: http://www.ice-kav.com/utilities.php
http://www.ice-kav.com/downloads/util/KAV_Registry_Clean.zip

These are false detections due to Panda active scan: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=12432.msg104932#msg104932

IMSCAN.DLL
PAVDLL.DLL
PAV.SIG
APVXD.VX2
APVXD.VXD

C:\windows\system32\active scan\pskavs.dll
C:\system volume information _restore{ … }*.dll

Be happy in a system with just one antivirus 8)

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Hi peeps!

Feeling much better now, despite a hangover but I digress!

Thanks for the list of removal tools, I have run them and hopefully should have only one AV software running (Avast!!)

I was actually trying out that AV software’s before NAV’s Subscription ran out. Then my Dad renewed it. I was listening to a podcast (Leo Laport’s) and he said take ‘erm off; so I did! :smiley:

Then one of my Skype buddies recommended Avast! So I gave it a try a few weeks back and have loved it ever since!

Anyway enough of my praises keep up the good work guys and I will remain an Avast! Customer for life!

If this does not make sense, it’s because I am hung-over; plenty of coffee and sleep for me before work tomorrow at 6 AM UK time!

Bye

Dave