Likely due to a problem with the registry.
Some people have reported that MSAS will loop
indefinately when trying to scan registry keys that have
had their security removed by a piece of spyware.
Try using Ad-Aware (
http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-
10399602.html or
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?
fid=7423&fileidx=1), spybot (
http://www.download.com/3001-
8022_4-10401314.html or
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?
fid=22262&fileidx=1), and ewido
(
http://www.download.com/3001-8022_4-10326287.html) in
Safe Mode (press F8 before initial Windows screen during
boot/reboot, and choose the option that only states Safe
Mode). Make certain to run a full system scan with each
product. Run one scan and remove what it finds and then
scan with another until you have used all three
products. make certain to download the latest updates
for each app before booting into Safe Mode. Also don't
select the "install Guards" (or whatever it states) when
installing ewido. Make certain that you turn off
Spybot's immunization feature. Otherwise, these two
features will conflict with MSAS' Real-time Protection.
After these scans have been run, then MSAS should work
fine.
Alan
