Re: vsmon.exe at 99%

From: tarquinlinbin (fleagle_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:17:15 +0000

On 27 Feb 2004 12:40:43 -0800, tmuldoon@spliced.com (Tavish Muldoon)
wrote:

>Help,
>
>I am using Zone Alarm 3.1.159.
>
>Sometime I find my computer frozen (Windows 2000 AMD1700+, 512 Megs
>Ram 80gig HD)
>and if I manage to get task manager up, I see VSMON.EXE at 99%.
>
>I cannot kill this process. And usually have to reboot. Sometimes I
>have to hard boot because I cannot get to the reboot option.
>
>The mouse moves around jerkily. And I cannot shut stuff down.
>
>Why does VSMON go nuts. Can I ever limit how much cpu usage it uses.
>
>Anyone else have this problem?
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Tmuld
Have you checked to see if there are any incoming connect attempts?. I
had the same problem recently only this time under Norton internet
security 2003. I managed to open up the data tracking facility and
noted that i was being bombarded by incoming connect attempts. It
looked like a port scan becuase the incoming attempts were coming in
on sequentially numbered ports and just counting up. I'm no expert in
these matters. My PC was fully engaged and as described,was more or
less locked up.

joe

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