Hi Chet, This is a followup to my previous message with more specific information. This information was in the previous link but could easily be overlooked. Zonealarm site has a security alert page which says that vsmon.exe can be a legitimate file or it can be indicative of a worm known as Win32.Rbot.GE, or WORM_RBOT.

http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/securityAlert/13.html

I assume you have some virus protection, but you could double check with a different product. I used to occasionally run a well known online virus check as a double check, but haven't done it lately. Good luck, let us know how you solve it.


>From: Bob Lendrim <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] VSMON.EXE  HOW TO DELETE PERMANENTLY
>
>Lots of opinions and discussion at this site.
>
>http://www.file.net/process/vsmon.exe.html
>
>Go to "further information" 
>at the bottom of the page. 
>Hope you find something that helps.
>
>
>>From: CHET <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: [PCSOFT] VSMON.EXE  HOW TO DELETE PERMANENTLY
>>
>>Hi All
>>Anyone have any idea how to PERMANENTLY remove 'vsmon.exe?' Seems to 
>>re-execute itself each time I turn on the computer. It slows everything 
>>down and causes the 'low virtual memory' message to show up.It's a 
>>leftover from my un-installing zone alarm free. I have to go to task 
>>manager and remove it and then for that session all is well until I 
>>restart the computer..I also used Revo uninstaller and got rid of all 
>>zone alarm registry entries or at least I thought I did. Still shows up.
>>THANKS,
>>Voxpop
>>hp 520n, 512 memory, 60 hd

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