Hi Debb,
This Error can occur if the following is true:
1-- A third-party toolbar installed.
2-- A corrupt Anti-Virus
3-- Badly written programs that the a Call handler is trying to call
indirectly or directly a function in a Method/class and the function not
there or value is wrong.
4-- A malware on your computer
5-- A Bad RAM.
6-- Free Download Manager
Can you run the HijackThis and send me the log please if you don't mind!.
to_you_rossatyahoodotcodotuk.
You may have a bad RAM try to test your RAM by running Memory test by
downloading this tool and unzip it and make a floppy or CD/DVD and run it
on
Reboot.
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp.
You may need to reposition/reset the RAM sticks in their slots.
Have a look in the Event Viewer for error messages(X) that can shed some
light and post it back in your next post by performing the following and
also
the System File Checker (SFC) sfc /scannow:
Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the
Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste
from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be
sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
HTH.
nass
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Debbie Graham said:
What about my error. I get this when I try to right click on a file on a
CD
Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error
Program: C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
Debbie
:
I receive a message that C\Windows\System32\WBEM\WMIADAP.EXE has
caused
runtime to terminate in an unusual way. What the heck is this all
about ?
Is
it serious ? What do I have to do to stop the message appearing ? Is
there a
problem with the software - new laptop from Dell running Windows XP
Home
Edition. Nothing - so far seems to indicate any other issues with the
laptop.
wmiadap.exe or wmiadap
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wmiadap/
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wmiadap.exe.html
BKDR_SDBOT.LP
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=BKDR_SDBOT.LP
Go through these cleaning steps to see or get a clear opinion on how
clean your machine is:
= Click Start >> Control Panel>>Network and Internet Connections >>
Double
click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced.
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing
Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
[ ] Disable script Debugging (internet Explorer) <= check this box
[ ] Disable Script Debugging (Other) <= check this box
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all
non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
2.... And also for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www.sophos.com
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs
from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796
Download the FileMon to see the Running Processes in realtime from
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/filemon.mspx
Or Process Explorer :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Processesandthreadsutilities.mspx
Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/hijackthis.php)
is
the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.
Post
your log to:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial42.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html
http://www.security-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=48
http://www.virusvault.co.uk/fusionbb/showforum.php?fid/15/
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showforum=36
http://forums.techguy.org/54-malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/
Or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
nass
