What does 'possible heap corruption detected' mean, when listed in the Event Viewer?

Anonymous
2012-03-28T12:34:14+00:00

Should I be concerned about the stability of the system/memory if I see 'possible heap corruption detected' in the Event Viewer.  There are no details listed as to which program might be causing the possible heap corruption.

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Emma.D

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T16:04:54+00:00

    Hi Gerry

    I am very tempted to ditch Pand IS, but am wary of using AVAST/AVG Free, in case I have the same issue, or that neither detect major viruses.

    Panda says that it's working and has detected 158 threats this month alone.  Because this issue has been going on since I installed Panda in 2011, then if there was a virus, then my computer would have given up the ghost by now.

    The reason I changed from IS 2011 to IS 2012, is that I couldn't do System Restores; luckily, Microsoft fixed the issue, but the Microsoft tech person told me that Panda IS 2011 could be the reason why I couldn't do a SR in normal or safe mode.

    If there was a guarantee that AVG/AVAST free was as good as IS 2102, then I would switch, but i would have to know that neither program would mess up System Restore.

    The loss of SR is the reason I don't want to do a complete re-install of Windows. Anyway, I need to buy a new external HD caddy, before I think of anything along the lines of re-install.

    Emma

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T13:41:34+00:00

    Emma

    That's good in the sense in the sense that one question seems resolved but less good that we still need to find out what is wrong.

    Thimking cap back on <G>.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-05-04T11:14:39+00:00

    Hi Gerry

    Just to let you know, Panda have dealt with the KB 2028210 issue and incorporated it into their products as far back as 2010.

    I am now worried that I do have a virus on my computer, even though Panda is working.  I ran TDSS Killer yesterday and that didn't detect any issues.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-05-03T23:23:33+00:00

    Also Panda has detected around 123 network attacks in the last month and if a virus was residing on my computer, then it wouldn;t be working.  Also Panda is a really good program.  Since installing IS 2012 last year, I have used various anti-malware programs, such as Malicious software removal tool, Hitman Pro and Panda Activescan and if a virus had managed to mess up Panda IS 2012, then the other programs would have picked it up.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-05-03T23:18:41+00:00

    I have no issues with any Windows programs. Office hasn't crashed. IE hasn't crashed. WMP is playing tracks.  Panda says that my computer is protected and it detects spyware, when I run a scan.

    I have run Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and it detected a Trojan.  The issue with regards to the Security Center not detecting Panda, began in 2011, when I installed Panda IS 2012. So if a virus had attached itself to Panda, then my computer would be utterly useless.

    If a virus was affecting Panda, then why is spyware being detected?

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