spybot SD blank error popup, then screen freeze

Hello,

I used to use SpyBot a while ago but quit due to the conflicting apps. But I'm no computer expert and just do the best I can. Last night I was attacked by Pest Trap and needed to get rid of that so...
I installed the newest version of SpyBot and let it reboot my pc to run it's first time. Most of the way through the run it froze with an error box open but the dialog part of the box was empty. There were other SB windows it had opened behind that which were also empty. Nothing responded so I had to reboot.
When Windows opened the pop up boxes for changes to the registry started opening for my approval but the buttons were messed up and some of the words on the buttons were gone so you couldn't actually use them. Still it announced on the next reboot that some changes had been approved and some had not!

I rebooted again and re ran SpyBot and this time no errors happened but now I don't know if my settings for tea timer, internet watch etc are still there or were disallowed by the registry error problems.

Has this ever happened to anyone else and what do you do to insure you don't screw up your registry when you're not sure what is trying to be changed, or if it's safe or just some left over stuff from the malware you are trying to get rid of?
Any help will be appreciated. :buried:

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Originally Posted by flidhais

When Windows opened the pop up boxes for changes to the registry started opening for my approval but the buttons were messed up and some of the words on the buttons were gone so you couldn't actually use them.

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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:

1. 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:
   
   
   
   1. The ResHacker fix published by ElPiedra here:
      
      • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...23&postcount=1
   2. The murdo patch published here:
      
      • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...75&postcount=9
      
      Also republished by RuggeR29 (which I have never tried) here:
      
      • http://www.fureyonline.com/downloads/patch.zip
   3. The patch originally by SyreneD that I published here:
      
      • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...0&postcount=38
      
      Also republished by SyreneD himself here:
      
      • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...&postcount=125
   
   
   
2. Disable TeaTimer as follows:
   • Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident.
   • Uncheck the following:
     • Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of over-all system settings) Active.

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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 that I published here:
    
    • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...0&postcount=38
    
    Also republished by SyreneD himself here:
    
    • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...&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 patch published here:
    
    • http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...75&postcount=9
    
    Also republished by RuggeR29 (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".

Thanks for the fast response! I'll work on this.:2thumb: