Not able to install Spybot, Ewido..!?

[ryac79]

Hello,

Now that I've got my office computer fixed (thanks you you guys), I decided I'd update spybot and try ewido at home too..

Found out I have a more annoying problem at home. If I search for "anti spyware removal" in FireFox 1.5, my browser automatically closes the first second I get the results (this doesnt happen in IE though).

I also tried to uninstall my older version of spybot, it was not in the add/remove list in the Add & Remove Programs dialog. So I tried to view the contents inside my "Spybot - Search & Destroy" folder. As soon as I clicked inside this folder, windows explorer automatically closes. I tried booting up in Safe Mode and I uninstalled Spybot while inside Safe Mode. That seemed to work. Then I restarted in Normal Mode and tried to re-install the latest version. I cant get passed the "Accept License" part; it automatically closes. The same thing happens when I try to install Ewido, automatically closes on me. And I'm not sure if it's a good idea if I install this while in Safe Mode, is it?

I'm running Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2..

Any idea on how to fix this problem?

Your help is appreciated!
Thanks,

Ryan

 

[pskelley]

Hello Ryan and welcome to the forum, you have posted in the Malware forum and if you think malware is an issue you would want to follow these instructions:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=425
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

but it does sounds to me like you have a Spybot installation problem and this would probably be the best place to get help:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=4

Thanks...pskelley
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