[b19: Fixed] /taskbarhide causing Application Error

[bpenland]

Hello everyone!

I've found that with the 1.5+ version of Spybot the /taskbarhide option causes the spybotsd.exe process to error out with the following error:


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 1/7/2008
Time: 11:25:03 AM
User: N/A
Computer: HOME-PC
Description:
Faulting application spybotsd.exe, version 1.5.1.19, faulting module spybotsd.exe, version 1.5.1.19, fault address 0x001c7577.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 70 79 ure spy
0018: 62 6f 74 73 64 2e 65 78 botsd.ex
0020: 65 20 31 2e 35 2e 31 2e e 1.5.1.
0028: 31 39 20 69 6e 20 73 70 19 in sp
0030: 79 62 6f 74 73 64 2e 65 ybotsd.e
0038: 78 65 20 31 2e 35 2e 31 xe 1.5.1
0040: 2e 31 39 20 61 74 20 6f .19 at o
0048: 66 66 73 65 74 20 30 30 ffset 00
0050: 31 63 37 35 37 37 0d 0a 1c7577..

I've tried this on a few machines with the same results.

The machines are all Windows XP SP2. I do not have the same issue with Spybot 1.4.

Has anyone else experienced the same issue?

[bpenland]

I checked on a windows 2000 machine and also receive the same error.

Can anyone verify that the same issue is happening to them?

[bpenland]

Here is the exact commands I run to get these errors:

spybotsd.exe /autocheck /autofix /autoclose /taskbarhide
spybotsd.exe /autoupdate /autoclose /taskbarhide

I've tried all different orders of the commands.

If I leave out the /taskbarhide the application error does not occur.

Thank you!

[PepiMK]

I'm moving this to the beta forum, and will have a look at it soon :)

[bpenland]

Thank you!

[PepiMK]

Fixed I think, just need to test the fix a bit more :)

[bpenland]

If you need assistance testing I'm willing and able to help :)

[PepiMK]

Please try SpybotSD.exe-1.5.2.20-2008-01-10.zip (http://www.safer-networking.org/files/beta/SpybotSD.exe-1.5.2.20-2008-01-10.zip) :)

Btw, the error even happens with typos, so it's quicker than waiting for a full scan or update:

spybotsd.exe /autochtypo /autoclose /taskbarhide

[bpenland]

Looks good so far on my Win XP machine. I'm going to test on a Windows 2000 machine as well to verify.

Thank you so much!