Kevin_0304 wrote:why my VM would take these unrelated files up while my Win 7 VM was running
It is actually more likely that these other .dll's are injecting or trying to inject themselves into Virtualbox. Windows allows this. It's how antivirus, screen-sharers, dictionaries, etc work. In fact, the whole Virtualbox hardening saga is because Windows allows 3rd-party dll's to inject, so Virtualbox has to be careful or malware could inject into Virtualbox and get lots more privileges.
VMs can be slow for other reasons. Start the VM from full normal shutdown, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the VM from within the VM's OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the VM with the Power Off option set.
Right-click the VM in the main Virtualbox window's VM list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log and the hardening log next to it, zip them, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.
