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What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 00:44
by AnrDaemon
A new setup of VirtualBox on othervise pretty fine working Windows XP ended with a repeated crash

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AppName: virtualbox.exe	 AppVer: 4.3.12.0	 ModName: vboxrem64.dll ModVer: 0.0.0.0	 Offset: 0000a469
Again and again and again.
And before you ask, no, I can't update VB. Tried it, got two BSOD in a row (the first time I saw BSOD on this system in years), and rolled back to 3.12.

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 00:45
by loukingjr

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 04:13
by AnrDaemon
Did you read my post at all before replying?

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 05:07
by loukingjr
Yes. It was fairly short.

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 05:50
by AnrDaemon
Then, perhaps, you should re-read it. I am not asking for assistance, I am asking for explanation.
That said DLL (along with VBoxREM32.dll) is missing any versioninfo or other clues that might point to its purpose, denying any further investigation.
At first I though it's something malicious, because of that, and because the system is 32-bit, while the name suggests the relevance to 64-bit system, which lead me to believe in an attempted deception.

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 06:09
by loukingjr
As long as you don't need assistance. Here's the link to the source code.

VboxREM64.dll is not malicious.

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 21. Dec 2014, 20:25
by AnrDaemon
I don't speak bird languages. The source code is of no use for me.

Re: What is the purpose of VBoxREM64.dll?

Posted: 22. Dec 2014, 00:57
by BillG
Then you will just have to accept what you have been told.