HELP...what happened?!!! spybot search and destroy??

Question

Okay so I downloaded search and destroy,i used it 2 weeks, every 2 days..now some pages won't load something about macromedia flash player,something about active x,so I shut down my pc the otherngiht and when i started it up the next day I got a internal error,I sent it in and got a microsoft page that told me download activeX,then after i did that it told me to scan for updates. I got 23 hours in updates to download!!!!!! What happened? I had just checked my updates and had none! and it's set to automatically update!!! update things like XP service pack 2 and alot of others. I figure it had to have been the spybot that did it because thats the only thing that i have done different,i tried recover in it but it recovers the last run and there's nothing like what i'm missing in it. 1 other thing,I have AOL,dial up and I know thats slow,but it seems like AOL is sucking the life from my pc! I have .99GB of ram and was told thats more then enough. I scan disk,defrag,delete.WTF is goin on?

Answer 1

Try a system restore. Go to start>programs>accessories>system tools>system restore and return your system to the date prior to downloading spy bot search and destroy! Peace! You have to be careful where you download programs from it is not necessarily the program itself. Peace!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

AOL sucks the life out of everything. With programs like spybot (which I never really liked, anyway) you have to be careful about what's being destroyed. It may have undone some of the changes to your registry (ask wikipedia, I'm tired) that you actually wanted to keep, as well as downloads that spybot may not have recognized as friendly, which can lead to your current problems.

Some of the things with the pages not loading correctly probably does have to do with your needing a flashplayer which is free from adobe.com. A lot of the videos, ads & such that you run on the web (or run on the site you're visiting) are done in flash.

Answer 4

the interal error could be the result of files missing when you used search and destroy

your updates may not be going through because of loss from connection

you may not have a flash player for flash displays on web pages, that could explain the macromedia and active x


you could try a system restore to original point and start from there
because spybot adds a restore point to your computer

service pack 2 is over 250MB, and is a long time with dial-up
the thing with aol is, it works by itself and not with internet explorer, mozilla, etc
aol just sucks the life out of your computer
i had it and got broadband

Answer 5

Most likely simply because you configured it to do so. From main window turn SpyBot to “advanced” mode and examine “tools” and “settings”. By the way blocking Active X and Flash is not that bad idea at all. Listen to audition # 7 from this page:

http://www.grc.com/SecurityNow.htm

Active X installs code on your machine which is than run leaving you hoping it is not something bed (since you have no any practical means of knowing what really it do to your PC). Flash player stores cookies like files which ensure that even after you clean all temporary files, sites can retrieve all your: surfing habits, visited sites, personal info etc. Open link with IE for page to function correctly:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html

Answer 6

Could be your system did a Restore all the way back to the initial install - and that's why you need to do all the Updates again.

I don't really know what you can do about this, but I'd suggest trying a different free spyware checker (lavasoft Ad-Aware SE personal) and a free antivirus (AVG) to see if they pick up anything nasty on your system. Links to download them are below.

Answer 7

Trojan Removal Procedure.

Removing infections from your computer is never as easy as aquiring them. Malware infections are not meant to be removed, so, it takes TIME and PATIENCE to get rid of them. ONLY RESORT TO A REFORMAT AFTER ALL ELSE FAILS TO REMOVE THE INFECTION.

This procedure works for all Malware. Replace the Ewido and AdAware SE programs with any AntiVirus or AntiSpy program you choose.


Download and Update Ewido (now called the AVG Antispyware). Do not run:

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/...

Download AdAware SE and update. Do the setup. Do not run:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ad-aware/

AdAware SE Setup:

1. Select "use custom scanning options" then select "customize". Make sure the following options are enabled: "scan within archives," "scan active processes," "scan registry," "deep scan registry," "scan my IE favorites for banned URLs," "scan my Hosts file."

2. Select the "tweak" option. Under "scanning engine," make sure "unload recognized processes and modules during scan" is enabled. Enable "scan registry for all users instead of current users."

3. Under "cleaning engine" turn on "always try to unload modules…," "during removal unload explorer and IE if necessary," "let windows remove files in use at next restart," and "delete quarantined items after restoring."

4. Use the "select drives and folders to scan" option to ensure that your entire hard drive is scanned (if you have more than one hard drive, scan all of them (of course, do not include floppy and CD/DVD).


TEMPORARILY SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.

3. On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click "Show hidden files and folders", and clear(uncheck) the "Hide protected operating system files" check box.

IMPORTANT: Files are hidden by Windows for a very good reason. It is not wise to experiment with these files. Unfortunately, to successfully remove modern spyware we must turn this protection off temporarily. Please turn the protection back on when you have finished cleaning your system.


EMPTY INTERNET EXPLORER BROWSER CACHE:

1. On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2. On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. Select the Delete all offline content check box in the confirmation dialogue box that appears, click OK. Click OK again.

RESTART IN SAFE MODE:

To do this you need to hold down or repeatedly tap the F8 key while the computer is booting (when the computer is displaying a black screen with white text). When the boot menu appears, use your keyboard arrows to select "Safe Mode."

Safe Mode can look quite ugly. The color may look bad, and all of your desktop icons will be very large. This is normal.



START THE SCAN WITH ADAWARE SE. THEN DO IT WITH EWIDO.

NOTE: Let AdAware complete its scan. Sometimes AdAware will be unable to remove everything that it finds and will prompt to be allowed to try again after restarting. If that happens, when the scan finishes restart immediately and allow the scan to finish.


When the scan and removal are completed REBOOT COMPUTER. This will restart you in normal mode. DON'T FORGET TO RESET HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS.


NEW RESTORE POINT:

The RESTORE POINTS may be infected with the Malware and cannot be used.

HERE'S HOW:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click on the System Restore tab.

3. Select the Turn Off System Restore check box, click Apply, then restart your computer.

4. Return to the System Restore Tab and turn System Restore back on.


TO SET A NEW RESTORE POINT:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Point to Programs, then navigate to Accessories, then System Tools, then click System Restore.

3. Choose Create a restore point, and then click Next.

4. In the Restore point description box, type a name for your restore point, and then click Next.

5. Click OK.

NOTE: If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and are unable to access the Internet after removing Malware, there is a command that may fix the problem. It works by resetting the winsock catalogue. Click on Start, then Run and type CMD in the box. Click OK. Type "netsh winsock reset" (no quotes)into the DOS window that appears.


ADDITION INFORMATION ABOUT TROJANS:

There are Trojans that fall into the Smitfraud family. These require the use of a specialized program for removal. Here are two sites that specialize in removing these:

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/rog...

http://siri.urz.free.fr/fix/smitfraudfix...

Answer 8

You need to remove spybot search & destroy. That is the problem.