Spybot, win.ini "process can not access file. . .

[Ed H]

Running Spybot I keep getting an error: "Error during check!: Cabrotor
(Datei C:\WINDOWS\win.ini kann nicht geöffnet werden. The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process" Any ideas?

 

[Kelly]

End the process, then run the cleaner again. Also, try running it in safe
mode.

/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Sven Pran]

Running Spybot I keep getting an error: "Error during check!: Cabrotor
(Datei C:\WINDOWS\win.ini kann nicht geöffnet werden. The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another process" Any ideas?

I first encountered the same problem with reference to BackOrifice.B
and Wininit.ini (see my report to the thread "Spybot S&D Users"), and
after fixing that I got this error message.

Wininit.ini was indeed unaccessible except when in safe mode but
win.ini is not "in use" so I stronogly suspect that this is just a
problem in Spybot.

I have inspected win.ini for suspicious contents without finding anything.
In fact the message is not a warning of any infection, it is literally a
warning that Spybot could not get access to win.ini for scanning.

Sven

 

[Sven Pran]

End the process, then run the cleaner again. Also, try running it in safe
mode.

Which process would you suggest to end please?
There is no process (other than possibly windows) which has any
business with win.ini on my system.

Sven

 

[Ed H]

That all sounds encouraging, I was concerned that it might be some kind of
malware. Thank you.

 

[Sven Pran]

In the meantime I have found that this is confirmed being a Spybot
update which seems to depend on a version of Spybot that has not
yet been released!!!!!

The advice was to download and install some TX1.31 beta version,
only I could not get access to the adviced file anywhere.

Interesting.

Sven