misschief
2008-03-26, 20:22
False "Scan aborted by user" error due to Opera bookmark
I installed 1.5.2.20, manually downloaded updated definitions, and ran a scan for Usage tracks only. About 10 minutes into the scan, 2 "User abort" error messages displayed in the results window and "Scan aborted by user" appeared on the status line. I did NOT abort the scan. There was also a usage track for an Opera bookmark: Net-Integration Forum. I selected this and clicked Fix selected problems to get rid of it. No green check mark. I scanned again. Same results: "Scan aborted by user" and Net-Integration bookmark. But this time there was no Fix selected problems button. I closed Spybot, ran Opera, and deleted the bookmark manually. I rebooted and ran the same Spybot scan again. Same results: "Scan aborted by user" and Net-Integration bookmark. After some head scratching, I found a Net-Integration bookmark in Opera's trash and deleted it there too. That did it! Now when I run the same scan, the Net-Integration Forum bookmark is no longer found. And, surprisingly (to me at least), I no longer get the false "Scan aborted by user" error.
But why would a simple Opera bookmark abort the scan?
I installed 1.5.2.20, manually downloaded updated definitions, and ran a scan for Usage tracks only. About 10 minutes into the scan, 2 "User abort" error messages displayed in the results window and "Scan aborted by user" appeared on the status line. I did NOT abort the scan. There was also a usage track for an Opera bookmark: Net-Integration Forum. I selected this and clicked Fix selected problems to get rid of it. No green check mark. I scanned again. Same results: "Scan aborted by user" and Net-Integration bookmark. But this time there was no Fix selected problems button. I closed Spybot, ran Opera, and deleted the bookmark manually. I rebooted and ran the same Spybot scan again. Same results: "Scan aborted by user" and Net-Integration bookmark. After some head scratching, I found a Net-Integration bookmark in Opera's trash and deleted it there too. That did it! Now when I run the same scan, the Net-Integration Forum bookmark is no longer found. And, surprisingly (to me at least), I no longer get the false "Scan aborted by user" error.
But why would a simple Opera bookmark abort the scan?