event id 10000

[David Slater]

Event viewer is showing three attempts, unsuccesful, to start C:\Program
Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding.
Event ID 10000
Unable to start a DCOM Server: {0254F2B0-7116-40FC-8551-A2ED8C0C5872}. The
error:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding is not a
valid Win32 application. "

I'm sure I have gone thru this before, but can't remeber what the solution
was.

Microsoft AntiSpyware version 1.0.701
Windows OS: XP
Windows OS Version Info: 148
Windows OS Major Version: 5
Windows OS Minor Version: 1
Windows OS Build: 2600
Current Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware
Install Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\
Session.RunMode: 5
Session.TimeBombDaysRemaining: 154
Session.TimeBombExpirationDate: 7/31/2006
Real-time protection running: True
Real-time protection enabled: True
Security Agents Application Enabled: True
Security Agents Internet Enabled: True
Security Agents System Enabled: True
Security Agents Checkpoints: 59
Definitions Update Date: 2/24/2006 6:30:30 AM
AutoUpdater Enabled: 1
AutoUpdater AutoApply Enabled: 1
Definitions Increment Version: 164/164
Definitions ThreatAuditThreatData: 1358759
Definitions ThreatAuditScanData: 3214512
Definitions DeterminationData: 818086
Software Update Check Date: 8/13/2005 9:17:35 AM
AutoUpdater Software Enabled: 0
TotalThreatsDetected: 3
TotalScansRun: 98
LastScanDate: 2/27/2006 2:00:08 AM
Is US Locale: True
Locale Language: English (United States):English (0409)
Locale Country: United States:United States (1)
Processor Identifier: x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
IE Version: 6.0.2900.2180
msvbvm60.dll: 6.0.96.90
vbscript.dll: 5.6.0.8820
gcUnCompress.dll: 2.0.701.10
gcmd5query.dll: 1.0.0.1
openports.dll:
SDelete.dll:
gcASSoapLib.dll: 1.0.0.701
gcPorttoProcess.dll:
gcTCPObjLib.dll: 1.0.0.701
gcasDtServ.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcAntiSpywareLibrary.dll: 1.0.0.701
gcIPtoHostQueue.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcasServ.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcasServAlert.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcasServHook.dll:
gcASHashLibrary.dll:
gcASThreatAudit.dll: 1.0.0.701
gcASCleaner.exe: 1.0.0.701
GIANTAntiSpywareUpdater.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcASPrivacyLib.dll: 1.0.0.701
gcASShredCtxShell.dll:
gcasSWUpdater.exe: 1.0.0.701
gcSoftwareUpdateLib.dll: 1.0.0.701
GIANTSpywareScan.exe:
gcasDtServ Status: Loaded
gcasDtServ IsAuthorized: True
gcAntiSpywareLibrary Status: Loaded
gcAntiSpywareLibrary IsAuthorized: True
gcASThreatAudit Status: Loaded
gcASThreatAudit IsAuthorized: True
Now: 2/27/2006 7:48:18 AM

 

[Guest]

Hello David,
Have a look at this article.It may be relevant to your problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=835399
Еиςеl

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Rather than troubleshooting this issue, I'd recommend moving to Windows
Defender--beta2 of Microsoft Antispyware.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&displaylang=en

Download and run--it will upgrade and remove the Microsoft Antispyware in
place.
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[David Slater]

This sounds like a plan.

Thanks Bill.

Rather than troubleshooting this issue, I'd recommend moving to Windows
Defender--beta2 of Microsoft Antispyware.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&displaylang=en

Download and run--it will upgrade and remove the Microsoft Antispyware in
place.

 

[David Slater]

Bill,
Is there functions in DEFENDER, similar to ANTI-SPY, to protect against
Hi-Jacking IE?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

My understanding, from comments by Microsoft Staff--is that this
functionality is there. In Microsoft Antispyware, there was a set of
dialogs which confused many users, that allowed you to set your choice of
settings which would be used to restore from a hijack.

My impression--again, from posts here, rather than direct experience--is
that Windows Defender will reset to the defaults for the OS version as
installed when recovering from a hijack.

So the feature is there, but somewhat less visible than before.

I've got to admit that I just looked at the help for the real-time
protection features, and this is not easily spotted there--so if it is
there, the help does not "call it out" clearly.

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[David Slater]

I guess I assumed the same as you, and it appears I LOOKED in the same
places. It would be nice to atleast see a TOGGLE that would force a reset.
As long as it does what I HOPE, without all the OVERHEAD of another BIG NAME
protection package, I will be happy. I had used the BIG NAME package for
years, but they appeared to ADD way to much in the way of bells & whistles,
and lost site of the goal, which in my opinion, is to make computing FUN,
without having to worry about the NO MINDS that try to take the fun out.

Thanks for your time.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Keeping it simple is a big part of the emphasis in Windows Defender, and I
support that goal. Each of us has enough details to keep track of in
"staying safe" each day, without "antispyware" adding yet more.

I'm basing my statements about the feature being present on posts from
Microsoft staff in these groups, as well as a complaint from a poster who
stated that her home page had been reset to one that she viewed Microsoft as
having chosen, after cleaning.
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