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URGENT: hiberfil.sys infection: Win32:Hupigon-ONX

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by garychencool, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. garychencool

    garychencool Well-Known Member

    So I scanned my PC using AVAST 5 today and I came apon a virus named:
    Win32:Hupigon-ONX which was in a file named hiberfil.sys
    Does anyone know what hiberfil.sys is because it's like 235MB big and it contains a virus which AVAST caqlls it High in danger.

    Not enough time to search on Google and I had to leave. Be back soon.
     
    garychencool, Apr 17, 2010
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    its the hibernation file where windows stores the contents of your ram when you hibernate the computer. the size is the same size as the amount of ram you have.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 17, 2010
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  3. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Have you heard of the words "false" and "positive".

    Used together,they form an answer.......
     
    theunderling, Apr 18, 2010
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  4. fdgsaoralex

    fdgsaoralex Well-Known Member

    unless it's the RAM that's infected
     
    fdgsaoralex, Apr 18, 2010
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    no. if there is an infection it is in the file.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 18, 2010
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  6. fdgsaoralex

    fdgsaoralex Well-Known Member

    meh, that's what I meant... honest
     
    fdgsaoralex, Apr 18, 2010
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  7. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    Ill let you take over from here.........
     
    theunderling, Apr 18, 2010
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  8. mikeac

    mikeac Well-Known Member

    You probably had a virus a while back, hibernated the computer with the virus, and the hibernation saved the virus. I'd disable hibernation.
     
    mikeac, Apr 21, 2010
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