Existing file advcheck.dll is read-only

[Chris Haslam]

I got a dialog box which says:

F:\Program Files\Spybot S&D\advcheck.dll

The existing file is marked as read-only

Click Retry to remove the read-only attribute and try again, Ignore to skip this file, or Abort to cancel installation.

Which should I reply, or is this a hacker trap?

The file is indeed read-only, in fact rhsa. 949072 bytes 2008-10-22 13:32. Properties show that Company is Safer Networking. Version is 1.6.0.0.

Task Manager shows that Setup is running. But I didn't run it or install anything.

Spybot is scheduled to run. I am using Win 2000 SP4.

What should I do?

...chris

[Matt]

Hi Chris Haslam,

it seems that you didn't uninstall a previous version of Spybot completely from your compute before installing the new one.

Try clicking retry a few times. If that isn't helpful for you, you should start your computer in safe mode and try to delete all leavings from Spybot manually before installing the new version.

Let me know if that is helpful. :thanks:

[Chris Haslam]

Matt,

Thanks for replying. You have verified that the dialog box is from SS&D, and not from malware -- I am jumpy at the moment, having another computer trojaned.

It appears that the "installation" is actually an automatic update.

...chris

[Matt]

Hi Chris Haslam,

were you able to install Spybot and ran a scan?

If you need more help, just let me know and I'll give you some links for Malware Removal. :thanks:

[Chris Haslam]

Matt,

Today's scheduled run of SS&D ran OK. It is set to update each time it runs. So yes.

I have, over the past few years, seen instances of a file showing rhsa attributes when it should show only a. Then, on the next boot, it would show only a. Why, I don't know. So I guess that advcheck.dll had the correct attributes on this morning's boot: I didn't get the Error dialog again.

Thanks for asking.

...chris

[Matt]

Thanks for asking.
You're welcome. ;)

Happy Safe Suring! :bigthumb: