URGENT : Running Spybot - Search and Destroy Gives problems.

[Lakshmi Jagarlapudi]

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,

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,

 

[john]

first.. what third party programs do you have such as
kazaa ,incredimail, aol,,etc.known to have spyware hooks
into your registry
by the way ,spybot does keep a backup of removed/fixed
files for repairs.
safer-networking.org is the main site.

 

[Kelly]

These cleaners remove spyware/malware, not viruses. That said, using them,
you must use a bit of knowledge before checking all or some for removal.

In your case, this may help:

EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

 

[Lakshmi Jagarlapudi]

Guys,

Instead of trying to define what is a virus or spyware etc etc..., the
bottomline is that there is a nagging problem in the PC. And Spybot has
detected that when I ran it on my PC. And spybot told that it can fix the
problem, I dont care whether it is a virus or spyware or something else.

And in "so-called" fixing it , it accidentally changed something in the
registry. And this happened not just once but twice. I had to restore my
system twice.

So I would rather put a pull stop to whether we should run spybot or
not.(because it has detected a problem). I would concentrate more on why it
has tampered with registry. Hope I am very clear atleast now.
And if a anit-virus program can fix the problem , I would appreciate if
you can suggest a link where i can download
the program and run it. Or do I have to buy it? I would appreciate any
pointers.

Thanks,

 

[Kelly]

You need to pay better mind to what you allow to be fixed. Just as you
should better pay mind to what you allow to accept into your system. I
haven't had the need to run any of these programs on my system. My
children's, yes and more than once from the chat rooms they use daily.

Back to "so-called" fixing it as you stated, the selections are there for
you to "agree" for removal. Several that are listed are a part of Windows
and should not be checked for deletion. Again, if you are going to reply on
a third party app to clean your system, get more familiar with the registry,
Windows keys and paths before "allowing" the cleaner to remove them.

 

[David Candy]

Do you demand treatment from a doctor without diagnosis?