[BMiles]

And from Rogue Killer

 

RogueKiller Anti-Malware V14.8.0.0 (x64) [Nov 17 2020] (Free) by Adlice Software

mail : https://adlice.com/contact/

Website : https://adlice.com/d...ad/roguekiller/

Operating System : Windows 10 (10.0.18363) 64 bits

Started in : Normal mode

User : BevPC [Administrator]

Started from : C:\Program Files\RogueKiller\RogueKiller64.exe

Signatures : 20201130_103621, Driver : Loaded

Mode : Standard Scan, Scan -- Date : 2020/12/01 11:05:48 (Duration : 00:05:47)

Switches : -minimize

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Processes ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Process Modules ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Services ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Tasks ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Registry ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

>>>>>> XX - Software

  [PUP.Outbyte (Potentially Malicious)] (X86) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Outbyte -- N/A -> Found

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ WMI ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Hosts File ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Files ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

[PUP.Outbyte (Potentially Malicious)] (folder) Outbyte -- C:\ProgramData\Outbyte -> Found

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Web browsers ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

 

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Antirootkit : 0 (Driver: Loaded) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

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Link doesn't work for some reason.

[RKinner]

Link doesn't work for some reason.

[BMiles]

Link doesn't work for some reason.

 I will try again

[BMiles]

https://www.userbenc...serRun/36220376

[RKinner]

Benchmark looks good.

[RKinner]

Go ahead and let Rogue Killer remove the two entries it found.

[BMiles]

Benchmark looks good.

I'm a little bit concerned with the performance of my SSD, it's only 2 weeks old. Should it be performing in the 9th percentile?

[RKinner]

You can try Optimizing the drive and see if that gives any improvement.  Open File Explorer and click on This PC then right click on C: and select Properties.  Then on Tools then hit Optimize then Optimize.  It may not need it since the process is supposed to run once a month or so on its own. 

 

We can also check your hard drive to see if it is up to speed:

HD Tune

https://www.lifewire...-review-2624561


Actual download is at:


http://www.hdtune.co.../hdtune_255.exe


Download, Save, right click and Run As Admin.  Run the Benchmark test and report your min, max & average transfer times.  Ideally the graph would be flat or slightly tilted to the right.  On a bad drive you will see sharp drops.  The fewer programs running at the same time the better.  Pause your anti-virus.

 

This is from my Samsung EVO SSD:

 

[BMiles]

Go ahead and let Rogue Killer remove the two entries it found.

Rogue Killer has removed the two entries

[BMiles]

It's not looking so good. I will give optimization a go

 

 

 

[RKinner]

Could also be something using the CPU or writing to the disk that is interfering with the test.

[BMiles]

I dont think it's the CPU as it remains quite stable. I did check the resource monitor from the task manager and appears to be constantly writing from the Registry, Windows Defender, and System.  I'm currently upgrading to the most recent version of Windows 10. 

[RKinner]

Version 2004 has a problem with SSD PCs.  It can't remember when it last did a trim so it does one every day which will weae out your SSD faster.  Search for

task scheduler

hit Enter

click on the arrow in front of:

 

Task Scheduler Library

then Microsoft

then Windows

Find Defrag and click on it.

Right click on the task in the next pane to the right and Disable.

 

You can see what is writing to the drive:

 

Right click on the clock and select Task Manager
(More Details)
Select Performance
Open Resource Monitor
Disk
Make it full screen
Look in the top pane and find the process with the highest Total (B/Sec)
and check the box in front of the process.
Wait 1 minute and then
Take a screenshot and post it.

[BMiles]

And this is precisely why you guys are amazing! I have disabled the task

 

Here's my screenshot from Resource Monitor

 

[RKinner]

Disk does not appear to be very busy.  I need to update my instructions to have you expand the middle pane before making the screenshot.  That way if you click on the biggest user you get more details on what it is doing.