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    Apparently it was a corrupted registry. We tried...

    Apparently it was a corrupted registry. We tried a system restore, and everything appears to be back to normal. Odd behavior for a corrupted registry, but whatever.

    Please close this thread, and...
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    Malware/virus removal challenge

    I am running Windows 7 on an hp laptop.

    I have some kind of virus/malware that I can't get rid of. I can't update Spybot definitions, and when I try to run Malwarebytes, I get the error "Failed...
  3. Close topic, please

    System restore seems to have fixed the problem. Think it was an installation bug from the game and not a virus after all.
  4. Cannot execute any programs, profile erased

    I am a glutton for technology punishment, so I am helping save a friend's computer.

    She installed a game called "Mirror's Edge", after which her profile was erased. When she logged back in to her...
  5. OK I'll give that a try. Not having high hopes....

    OK I'll give that a try. Not having high hopes. :(
  6. Oh I'm sorry I didn't make that clear. I...

    Oh I'm sorry I didn't make that clear. I upgraded to XP YEARS ago. I was just giving background to the operating system on my machine. The upgrade wasn't the problem. It's been running fine until...
  7. System crash after running Spybot - Options?

    My computer was acting strange today when I powered up. I am running a Dell computer with Windows XP SP3, upgraded from Windows 98.

    When I booted up, neither ZoneAlarm or AVG icons appeared in my...
  8. Possible SKYNET rootkit? Cannot run any log programs or virus removal tools

    I am working on a DELL XPS 400 running Windows XP with service pack 3. I cannot run any of the programs requested in the "BEFORE YOU POST" section. They do not even install. No error message or...
  9. I'm requesting this thread be closed as I would...

    I'm requesting this thread be closed as I would like to start a new one with more details.
  10. Police Pro - cannot run SpybotS&D or Hijackthis

    I am attempting to recover my brother-in-law's computer. It has been infected with Police Pro. It is a Dell XPS 400 running Windows XP SP3.

    At first I couldn't run ANY executables, but after...
  11. Bot check number/threat list number decreasing?

    I am running Spybot 1.4. When I run the bot check after downloading updates, it counts off the items it is look for. The total number of things it used to check for was over 100,000 (I think about...
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