it is not a virus . it is like a hard drive ram(virtual memory) and is a system file. windows need it for programs

Answered by sunnychawla9 , an ibibo Citizen, at 2:22 PM on November 01, 2009

Simply delete that file.

Answered by B.K. B , an ibibo Citizen, at 6:43 AM on October 08, 2009

No it is not a virus

Pagefile.sys is a file that is currently used by Microsoft Windows to store frames of memory that do not currently fit into physical memory. The paging file allows the memory requirement to run all tasks to exceed the amount of physical memory and swapping allows multiple processes to run at the same time


Virtual memory extension

This technique below allows you to extend your virtual memory.

Under Windows XP and 2000, you can clean the file pagefile.sys to improve its overall performance. This can be performed by creating or modifying the REG_DWORD value from 1 to 0 in the registry KEY ClearPageFileAtShutdown. This is located under the KEY :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Cu rrentControlSet\Control\Sessio nManager\Memory Management

To access the above mentioned Key, Go to menu Start> Run and type regedit.

This modification can surely impact the time needed by Windows need to boot.

This system file is situated under the root: C:\Pagefile.sys

Answered by rashmiranjan143 , an ibibo Advisor, at 10:48 PM on October 07, 2009

just download some good antivirus software in your pc like avg antivirus 8 it is totally free to care for you pc by this kind of problem.

Answered by Atul , an ibibo Specialist, at 10:43 PM on October 07, 2009