Memory for an HP G70-460US laptop
An HP laptop running the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system that I was using
was performing poorly and when I checked the system's performance with the Windows
Task Manager, I could see that the memory utilization
was consistently high. So I decided to check on whether I could increase
the memory in the system. A sticker on the underside of the laptop showed
the model number to be G70-460US. I wondered whether I could also
get the model number from a
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)
command if the sticker was no longer present or was illegible, so I opened a
command prompt window and checked to
see what information I could get using the wmic csproduct get
command.
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Windows Defender detected TrojanClicker:JS/Chroject.A
I recently removed
Trojan:Win32/Nymaim, which was detected by
Windows Defender on a Microsoft Windows 10 system. When Windows Defender
detected that malware, it prevented the weekly backup program on the system,
which was the Windows 7 backup and restore utility, from completing
successfully. After removing that malware, I ran the backup program again, but
I found that again the backup program did not complete successfully due to
Windows detecting a
trojan during the backup operation. This time it was
TrojanClicker:JS/Chroject.A.
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Windows Defender detected Trojan:Win32/Nymaim
When I checked a Windows 10 system to ensure that the Windows 7 backup program
that is scheduled to perform weekly backups of the system was functioning
properly, I found that the last successful backup occurred on November 11, 2018.
When I clicked on "More information" to determine the cause of the weekly
backups failing, I saw the message "Operation did not complete successfully
because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software." So I
opened the Windows Security application by clicking on the Windows Start button,
then selecting Settings, then Update & Security, then
Windows Security. I then clicked on Virus & threat protection
and selected Protection history, which showed an entry of "Remediation
incomplete" for the backup that ran on February 16, 2020. The issue encountered
was listed as "servere." I clicked on the downward-pointing arrowhead next
to "severe" which showed the following for the malware detected:
Threat detected: | Trojan:Win32/Nymaim |
Alert level: | Severe |
Date: | 2/16/2020 10:46 PM |
Category: | Trojan |
Details: | This program is dangerous and executes commands from
an attacker. |
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Windows 7 Backup Failed Due to Detection of Virus in Shadow Copy
Microsoft Windows 10 comes with a backup program that will allow you to create
a system image for backups. You can get to it by right-clicking on the Windows
Start button and choosing "Settings" then "Backup," which is under "Update &
Security," and then selecting "Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7)." That
program was being used to backup a Windows 10 system every weekend, but when I
checked the status of backups for the system, I saw a message stating "The last
backup did not complete successfully."
I clicked on the "More information" button and saw a "Check your backup"
message stating that the "Operation did not complete successfully because the
file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software."
When I clicked on "Show Details," I saw the time of the failed backup
and "Error code: 0x800700E1."
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