Can't run SpyBot - help!

[aprice88]

I seem to have some kind of URL redirect virus that's driving me crazy. In an effort to remove it, I went to install and run S&D on this relatively new Vista machine. It seemed to download correctly but during the 1st install I got a blue screen and the 2nd time it seemed to install correctly, but when I go to run the program i get a message like "this program has stopped working, windows will not close it' and I can't restart the program. Any help would be very much appreciated. I need to get rid of this virus!

Thanks!

[Matt]

Hi aprice88,

to Safer Networking Forums.

If you are infected with Malware, read the thread "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance) carefully, especially prepare an HijackThis logfile.

After that, open your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where someone will help you as soon as possible.

[aprice88]

I'll post the HJT log in that section. Do you think that Spyboy won't run becuase of that virus? I'm not convinced. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and running in safe mode. Nothing will get it to run. Any ideas?

[Matt]

I'll post the HJT log in that section. Do you think that Spyboy won't run becuase of that virus? I'm not convinced. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and running in safe mode. Nothing will get it to run. Any ideas?

Sometimes, Malware blocks Spybot from running, even in safe mode.

The security expert in the Malware Removal Forum will help you, if Malware is the problem...

You can try this out:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...82&postcount=3

[aprice88]

Good new and bad news:

good news: I click on lots of the files in that folder and eventually i got S&D to start.

bad news: scanned my computer and it found no problems.

:(

i'll wait on a response from my new posting with the HJT log.


http://forums.spybot.info/showthread...593#post304593

thanks for your help