system startup global entry

[alan smithee jr]

I keep getting this notification over and over.
mcaffee.com\agent\mcupdate.exe
Also...it displays in a box that has some of the information cut off and therefore unreadable. (See attached screen clipping)

It comes along with a Mcafee dialogue box. SELECT YOUR SECURITY CENTER.
McAfee SecurityCenter is currently installed.
"Mcafee strongly reccomend that you click "yes" to select McAfee SecurityCenter as your default SecurityCenter. If you click "no", McAffe SecurityCenter and Windows Security Center will be enabled, which might result in dupicate security status messages."

I accept the reccomendation and click on "yes."

I've received this message 5 times since installing SpyBot yesterday afternoon.

[alan smithee jr]

copy of current log:

1/18/2006 7:50:21 PM Denied value "MCUpdateExe" (new data: "c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcupdate.exe") changed in System Startup global entry!
1/19/2006 9:43:22 AM Allowed value "MCUpdateExe" (new data: "c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcupdate.exe") changed in System Startup global entry!
1/19/2006 3:18:44 PM Allowed value "MCUpdateExe" (new data: "C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\McUpdate.exe") changed in System Startup global entry!
1/19/2006 3:19:24 PM Allowed value "CleanUp" (new data: "C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Shared\mcappins.exe /v=3 /cleanup") added in System Startup global entry!
1/19/2006 3:19:44 PM Denied value "MCUpdateExe" (new data: "c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcupdate.exe") changed in System Startup global entry!

[md usa spybot fan]

There is currently a bug in TeaTimer 1.4. Portions of TeaTimer's popup dialog overlay the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons. On my system the very top edges of the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons are showing and I am still able to select the options. I also can check "Remember this decision" since it is visible. If no portion of the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons are showing, you can answer TeaTimer's popup dialog (English language version) by pressing "A" on your keyboard for "Allow change" or "D" for "Deny change". If you close the dialog without answering "Allow change" or "Deny change" the registry change is denied. Note that if you close the popup dialog without answering it the registry change will be denied.

If you can't deal with the problem that way until it is fixed, you can:
Apply one of the workarounds found in the following pinned (Sticky) thread that fixes the pop-up dialog so the buttons are visible:
Solution to fix the pop-ups in TeaTimer
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=122
Disable TeaTimer as follows:
Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident.
Uncheck the following:Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of over-all system settings) Active.

[alan smithee jr]

Thanks. The reshack works fine.
What I don't understand, though, is why I keep getting the same notification that comes with the Mcaffe alert:

SELECT YOUR SECURITY CENTER.
McAfee SecurityCenter is currently installed.
"Mcafee strongly reccomend that you click "yes" to select McAfee SecurityCenter as your default SecurityCenter. If you click "no", McAffe SecurityCenter and Windows Security Center will be enabled, which might result in dupicate security status messages."

Why would this same thing keep reoccuring, over and over.

[donbobil]

OK I could not see the buttons and closed the window. Now how do I allow the change to take place?

[md usa spybot fan]

donbobil:

To exit TeaTimer and restart it:
Right click Spybot's TeaTimer System Tray Icon > click Exit Spybot-S&D Resident.
TeaTimer closes.
Restart TeaTimer:
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy.
Double click TeaTimer.exe to start it.

Actually I am surprised that you were able to apply fixes to TeaTimer.exe with it running.

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If required, here are more detailed instructions than I posted almost a year ago:

There is currently a bug in TeaTimer 1.4. Portions of TeaTimer's popup dialog overlay the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons. On my system the very top edges of the "Allow change" button (on the left) and "Deny change" button (on the right) are showing and I am still able to select the options. I also can check "Remember this decision" since it is visible. If no portion of the "Allow change" and "Deny change" buttons are showing, you can answer TeaTimer's popup dialog (English language version) by pressing "A" on your keyboard for "Allow change" or "D" for "Deny change". Note: If you close the dialog without answering "Allow change" or "Deny change" the registry change is denied.

If you can't deal with the problem that way until it is fixed, you can:
Apply one of the workarounds found in the following pinned (Sticky) thread that fixes the pop-up dialog so the buttons are visible:
Solution to fix the pop-ups in TeaTimer
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=122

There are three (3) fixes published in that thread. They are:


The ResHacker fix published by ElPiedra (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=128) here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=423&postcount=1
The murdo (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=440) patch published here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=775&postcount=9
Also republished by RuggeR29 (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=7292) (which I have never tried) here:
http://www.fureyonline.com/downloads/patch.zip
The patch originally by SyreneD (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=1735) that I published here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=2670&postcount=38
Also republished by SyreneD (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=1735) himself here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=23575&postcount=125


Disable TeaTimer as follows:
Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident.
Uncheck the following:Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of over-all system settings) Active.



There is also a beta test version of TeaTimer that appears to resolve the problem. See:
Announcing betas: TeaTimer / Scan engine / Vista integration
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=9474

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Notes about the patches (b. and c. above):
If you installed Spybot in the default location:
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
The following patch (c.) defaults to that location:
The patch originally by SyreneD (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=1735) that I published here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=2670&postcount=38
Also republished by SyreneD (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=1735) himself here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=23575&postcount=125
If you use the following patch (b.) you have to navigate to the correct location (See Note #1) unless you execute the patch from within the "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy" folder:
The murdo (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=440) patch published here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=775&postcount=9
Also republished by RuggeR29 (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=7292) (which I have never tried) here:
http://www.fureyonline.com/downloads/patch.zip

Note# 1: To the right of the Target File (TeaTimer.exe) there is a button that looks like "[ . . . ]". Click on that button, navigate to the correct folder, click "Open" and then "Start".