FastestDogInTheDistrict Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Okay - several days ago, I started getting some kinda runaway process chewing-up ALL my desktop's "Physical Memory" as seen in Task Manager, bottom edge of the panel. When I leave the computer idle, eventually it something starts to runaway with the memory, and if allowed to continue (ie: if I have left it idling, and don't come back in time to Shut Down or Restart) the problem gets so bad that it basically crashes the computer. But, there is NO obvious culprit. Nothing seems to be running or drawing enough memory that would actually be doing this. If the something-in-question is interrupted early enough, the Physical Memory usage does not fall, but rather continues to veeeeery slowly climb. Right now it's at 81% after I left the machine to idle while having dinner. [AntivirusNameHere] finds nothing, CCLeaner doesn't stop it, Malwarebytes (which I installed yesterday) does not seem to see it. The problem persists. I just came back & sat down, opened Task manager - and I noticed something. A process I had not seen before - i4jdel.exe - was running, & then moments after I opened the Task manager & started using my computer again it vanished from the list. Google seems to say that the process is a Trojan of some kind, but instructions on how to REMOVE IT all seem to be some kinda grammatically-challenged, copy+pasted advertisement for "SpywareHunter", which I am not about to install. No other instructions seem to be forthcoming really. What do I do to kill this thing?
Jolie Rouge Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Get the "Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool", it`s free and helped me with another virus, which would have encrypted my hd.
Yotix Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I've googled this thing. Many of the sites panicky about i4jdel.exe appear to be selling scumware (i.e. software that does nothing) or attempt to infect your PC (like the "Greatis" site). (At least, the browser plugin "web of trust" said so) Erm, I guess the default advice for suspected malware infections would be to reinstall windows from your backup DVD, if you have one; or reinstall windows from your Windows DVD. (Doing so is faster, less hassle, and safer than trying to remove malware using malwarebytes or weird tools.) Googling, I also found this: http://forum.serviio.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=18595 I have no idea what "Serviio as a windows service" might be about but that's where the file may come from. Maybe try uploading it somewhere here: https://www.google.de/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=free%20online%20malware%20check
Uncle64 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I did find the same thing as Yotix did find. You need to check the file, and if it is one legitim file from Serviio they should have that information in the file. Use right mouse button and check properitys on it. You can also use this site and check it for safety. https://www.virustotal.com/
Ernest Lemmingway Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Malwarebytes and SpyBot. Get them, learn them, love them. Both pick up things that pay-to-use antivirus programs won't, get updated signatures frequently, and offer passive protection from literally hundreds of thousands of known viruses, adware, malware, etc. They've saved me a lot of woe and aggravation. Just remember these are not replacements for a true antivirus program; they're supplements. Another program I recommend is CCleaner for cleaning up your hard drives and Windows registry to keep your performance up. This kept my last rig going strong before the cooling systems began to die, despite being eight-years-old and seeing heavy daily use.
D_ManXX2 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 When did you notice you got this on your pc ?? yesterday something really weird happened when viewing youtube movie and seemed to have switched off my antivirus software. not sure if it was the same thing, but i had to revert my pc to previous state in order to fix what ever it was that installed itself during the viewing a movie on youtube.
PsychoMachina Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 http://systemexplorer.net/file-database/file/i4jdel0-exe This executable is part of the EJ Technologies applications for work with Java and making Java applications - it can be ever part of Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for your Java applications (check more on (removed link) or the part of exe4j application - Java exe maker that helps you integrate your Java applications into the Windows operating environment, whether they are service, GUI or command line applications (check more on (removed link). Further investigation showed this, http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.network.mq.devel/8857 On Oct 24th, CA released a new signature file that identifies a file called i4jdel.exe as trojan virus. This is a false-positive result as listed by VirScan.org (1 of 39 scanners list this file as a trojan virus):http://www.virscan.org/report/55f71997865f394f7fa7270877db69f9.htmlMQ Visual Edit is built using a product called Exe4J by EJ-Technologies which uses Install4J by EJ-Technologies. Exe4j and Install4J use the file called i4jdel.exe to cleanup internal temporary files.I have contacted EJ-Technologies regarding the issue and I am waiting on a fix or for CA to fix their signature file. In the meantime, I have a temporary work-around for licensed users of MQ Visual Edit and MQ Visual Browse who have CA virus scanner installed. Go to EJ-Technologies website and you'll see their sales pitch for INSTALL4J. It appears i4jdel.exe is part of a java installer and/or allows java apps to integrate into the Windows OS. Have you installed any java app or java game around the time you noticed you physical memory was maxing out?
bjornk Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 When did you notice you got this on your pc ?? yesterday something really weird happened when viewing youtube movie and seemed to have switched off my antivirus software. not sure if it was the same thing, but i had to revert my pc to previous state in order to fix what ever it was that installed itself during the viewing a movie on youtube. Which browser? It could be the work of an extension. Do you also have Java (or Flash) installed?
Chaos63 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 If your windows is over a year old, you're probably better off reforming regardless if it's a virus or not. Shit's bound to slow down to a crawl after a while anyway.
FastestDogInTheDistrict Posted October 16, 2015 Author Posted October 16, 2015 Thanks for your replies, everyone. I installed & ran SpyBot, and it did find a "Critical"-level "Directory" nasty in Win32 or something (I should've screen-shot that, sorry). It has only been a short while since, but the machine seems to be running a little less "hot", and Physical Memory useage in Task Manager seems to drop back down to normal levels when browsers & applications are closed, which it was not really doing previously. It hasn't been long yet - I'll see how it goes. If the problem reappears I will post again with any updates.
FastestDogInTheDistrict Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 UPDATE: Nope, still happens. http://systemexplorer.net/file-database/file/i4jdel0-exeGo to EJ-Technologies website and you'll see their sales pitch for INSTALL4J.It appears i4jdel.exe is part of a java installer and/or allows java apps to integrate into the Windows OS.Have you installed any java app or java game around the time you noticed you physical memory was maxing out? When I noticed it was maxing out, I actually uninstalled java as I thought that might be the cause - I did get the runaway Java thing a while back, but it cleared after I killed Java. This time though, no change. I actually re-installed Java yesterday as I do use applications which (to my annoyance) require it. Get the "Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool", it`s free and helped me with another virus, which would have encrypted my hd. About to try this right now. I'll update as to the results, if any.
FastestDogInTheDistrict Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 UPDATE: ... *sigh*... well, Kaspersky found 3 pieces of lightweight adware (the "FreeStudio" converter stuff - I have actually had that software there for ages, used it multiple times & found it to work, though the company seems to like unnecessarily advertising itself), but seriously I doubt that's the fix. At this stage, my antivirus, CCleaner, Malwarebytes, SpyBot, and now Kaspersky have failed to find & destroy whatever is causing the problem. This is weird...
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