Re: URGENT : Running Spybot - Search and Destroy Gives problems.

From: Chad Harris (ddram32_nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 03:04:11 -0400

Lakshimi--

As a longtime Spybot user and sometime reader of their forums, the situation
you are describing is not the normal scenario when using Spybot Search and
destroy, unless you got rid of things you shouldn't have. I also think you
should make a habit of going to Lava Soft's site and downloading AdAware.
If you check, there are a number of posts in this group that do a good job
of listing these type links.

First you mention virus,but not which virus. Are you sure you had a
virus, and did you follow the appropriate steps to remove it. Could you
have had something else--a Trojan, a blended threat? Go to an antivirus
vendor's site like Norton/Symantec at www.symantec.com and get information
on the steps to take and removal tools. Spybot is not used to remove a
virus.

These references may help:

How antivirus software and System Restore work together

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;831829&Product=winxp

What do you need to do in Norton AntiVirus™ after using the Windows™ System
Restore utility?

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/8d071816eedd7cac88256c0e005a96e5/2d41ab369c5f04ec882569510073d04f?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

Cannot repair, quarantine, or delete a virus found in the _RESTORE or System
volume information folder
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/d4578f66d8f00a0188256d4e006aaa94/5766df37140aed3b8825696500726d13?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

Also this is helpful on System Restore from Kelly's XP:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm

See also and the KBs linked at the bottom:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302796&Product=winxp

Reference Site for Virus Info"

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/

I'm going to put a nice list here Hilary Karp posted April 24 in this group
and more than once for aids against Spyware, There are a number of
excellent Spybot tutorials on the web if you google or search for them with
any engine:

There are a variety of online scanners and spyware programs you can try:

Virus Scanning:

http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Spyware Cleaners:

Cwshredder http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Spybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org
Ad-aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner 1.12
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html
Spywareblaster www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

hth,

Chad Harris
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"Lakshmi Jagarlapudi" <jlnarayana@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Rh1Gc.24994$XM6.8049@attbi_s53...
> Well everybody out there,
>
> Let me tell you,firstly
> the spyboy has created a system restore point before it started its
> process.
> Then gave me a list of all the problems that my PC had.
> And then when I pressed the fix button it has "so-called" fixed. However
> that fix ,I think,
> has screwed some very basic information in the registry. Because of which
> even
> basic applications(in fact nothing) are not running.
>
> I was so happy that, it has removed so many unnecessary programs and
> files,
> however it has also
> tampered with some very basic required files or registry. So finally I
> have
> restored my PC to a desired restore point.
>
> So everyone out there, do you have any further suggestions at this stage.
>
> Anyway, watchout before you use any kind of such programs.
>
> Waiting for all your updates.
> Thanks,
> "Lakshmi Jagarlapudi" <jlnarayana@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:GO0Gc.25625$7t3.3559@attbi_s51...
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> As per some people recommendations, inorder to clean my pc against virus,
> I
>> have downloaded and ran
>> "Spybot - Search and Destroy" program. After it finished its work , it
> said
>> it has cleaned so and so.
>> However to my utter surprise, now I am not able to use my PC at all.
>> Whenever I try to any program say ,notepad,
>> I get the message "This file does not have a program associated with it
> for
>> performing this action. Create an association in the
>> Folder Options Control Panel".
>>
>> This is so shocking that I tried to fix the virus issue and I am not even
>> able to start anything or even work on my computer.
>> Can some body really help. I need real urgent help on this.
>>
>> Any help is highly appreciated.
>> Thanks very much,
>>
>>
>
>

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