Spybot will not complete a scan ?

Prior to spybot freezing i have had no problems with random popups or any ads. Also I did not see any difference in the performance of my computer. I did notice sluggishness of web pages and after spybot began freezing about two weeks ago, my computer did start to slow down and it still does. I also run adaware se and yahoo anti-spy that comes with my internet software. Also i have NortonSystem works 2003, i did a full pc scan and it did not detect any virus (yes everything was up to date) I went through the one button checkup and at the windows registry scan it found some errors, and it automatically fixed them. I scanned again right after doing so and it said 0 errors found. They were invalid activex/com entries. I also did the usual, erased all cookies, internet files and history. I ran speed disk, defragment, disk doctor and quick clean (all with the norton) We went away for a few days unexpectedly and forgot all about shutting down the comp. before we hurried to the train and when we got back norton had said it detected a virus trojan.vundo This was about a month ago. My brothers wife's stepdad is a computer wiz and had taken the computer for a week or so and fixed everything for us. He got us the norton systemworks before that we had the anti virus and firewall. When we got the pc back everything worked as good as new
 
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Whew! Thanks for the very complete history, especially mentioning all the various programs that have been and are involved. This makes it clear that you either had a malware infection or an interaction between programs at the tme of your trip (trojan.vundo), but we don't know everything that your relative (brother's wife's stepdad), did to at least partialy resolve it.

At this point and with this much history I think it's best that we have someone look at the PC in the Malware forum. If there's malware, they should be able to find it and if not, they may recognize an interaction between programs that's contributing to the slowness and freezing you've seen. I have suspicions, but would need the same information they will, so I'll watch from the sidelines and add comments if I see anything.

What's needed is for you to start your own Thread in the Malware forum. Title it something that you think describes it (Anti-Malware Programs Freezing, Maybe Malware?) and copy and paste your above two post(s) as part of the info describing the problems.

Malware Removal Forum
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
You'll also need to follow the forum instructions found here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

Start by mentioning that both the McAfee Online scan and Spybot S&D scans are freezing and try at least one of the others listed if you've got time. Make sure you Post a HiJackThis log following the instructions in the post exactly.
 
It works like a charm bitman.

When checking the programs affinity it has indeed changed to cpu 0 only.

Thanks for this great workaround.
 
Spybot 1.4 hangs during scan

I have a p4 3G and it hangs while doing the scan of spybot at different quantity items scanned. Even if i do a fresh install of Winxp with only the drivers install. I wonder if it can keep a thread after a complete format and re-install. It works fine for every other programs but i think that spybot is a must. So , If somebody knows?
 
OK up to file #643/Central24

Hi...........I just ran across this forum after I tried to get email support for a problem. I tried sending to this address but it keeps coming back undeliverable! mailto:bugreport@spybot.info.......There is definitely a problem somewhere. My pc is a p4 with 3.0 GHz and runs the program (older 1.3) with no problem and no tweaking in the Task Manager. FYI.....here is a copy of my email that I am having trouble sending....................Don

Good-day.....Quick question......I just installed S&D 1.4 on my new HP
Pavilion dv 4000 Laptop a few days ago(I've had it on my PC for ages) and
my scans take about 2+ hours. It scans some files then just hangs, scans
some more then hangs some more. I've properly removed and reinstalled the
the program many times but it still runs forever. All my other anti-virus
programs run at normal speeds. I'm running "default" scan. I tried
different advanced settings but it still runs slow.It seems to suck the
life out of the CPU Performance to using 100% most times with no other
programs running. I am running a Linskeys Wireless router but it is turned
OFF when scanning.It's a 1.6 Processor with 512mg ram and 60GB HD. I've
heard of some people on "web forums" with the same problem when they
installed the newer 1.4 version. I even tried my old 1.3 and it does the
same. Any ideas....It all starts to hang at file #643/
Central24..........................Thanks in advance....Don (Canada)

> --6DE3E85BBEDC86F361492A1DF1727702
 
Steps suggested dont work

I tried following the suggestions posted above but they dont work. Spybot crashes in my case at step 6689 and it takes a long tome getting there. Then the whole sistem goes crazy and I sometimes had to turn off power. I have a pIV 3.0 1ghz ram on a laptop sp 2 and all updates, It started more or less when I installed Panda titanium antivirus 2006, but I am not sure there is a connection. Any ideas?
 
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I doubt either of you have HyperThreading (HTT) so the solution here has nothing to do with your problems. HTT first became available with recent P4 3.0+GHz processors, but it's an option and I don't believe it's common on laptops. If it wasn't advertised as HTT capable, it's highly unlikely.

We've seen a few different issues with hanging and you each seem to have a different one.

Mário Rodrigues: Your's sounds like it's hanging in the CoolWWWSearch detections, which appears to be related to conflicts with other Anti-malware applications with active (real-time) protection. Try turning off that real-time protection if you can and see what happens. By your description it sounds like the Panda titanium antivirus 2006 is your problem as you had guessed.

ddfed: I've seen several with your issue too, though I've yet to see a solution for it. You could try scanning while in Safe Mode (press the F8 key at boot just before windows starts to load) to see if that works. In your case it sounds like it keeps moving forward, so have you ever just let it run overnight to see if it completes and how long that takes?
 
I do have H.T. and if I try to turn it off the computer wont start, but I dont think its related since the problem is so recent. I will try your suggestion tomorrow and let you know what happens. Thanks.
 
Its not Panda

No need to wait untill tomorrow, I turned off panda and the problem remained, cant think of anything else that might cause it. I ran several spyware scans with several programs and nothing was found.
 
My mistake, confused you two. Removed my previous post.

I suggest you try the Safe Mode idea using the F8 key to enter that mode before Windows boots.

If that doesn't work, what do you mean by 'goes crazy'? Are there error messages or does the system appear to crash somehow, and if so how?

Also, is there a fan operating that you can hear and does it speed up all the way shortly before the noticeable problem starts?
 
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IT goes crazy because everything crashes like W98 minus the blue screen, yes the fan really speeds up and (when the crash is mild I can see the cpu use goes from 12% to 70% or more. I am trying a few more things tomorrow and I will keep postig. Thanks.
 
Spybot hangs at file # 643/ Central 24

[.It all starts to hang at file #643/
Central24..........................Thanks in advance....Don (Canada)

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I have the same problem as above. The problem started about a week ago. I had "Spyaxe" and removed it successfully, using directions in the "malware" thread. I then got pop-ups for "Unspy" and I think I removed it successfully. I've run Adaware SE, TrojanHunter, AVG, RegClean, Ace Utilities, etc., and everything seems okay except that Spybot slows down/hangs at file #643.
Thanks for any help.
Berry
 
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Finnaly completed a search,

I Removed adware and win patrol (forgot I had it) opened S.B, I then check affinity again and this time it was marked 0 and 1 (previously only 0 was) I removed the 1, waited and started a search wich was completed, but taking much longer than usual and with a cpu usage of around 50%. It reported I had on registry EZCYBERSEARCH and I removed it. Does this give any clues?
 
Is the Ad-Aware the Personal or Pro version with Ad-Watch?

Does the WinPatrol have an active mode (real-time) monitor or is it just a scanner?

How long did it take, hours or just more minutes then usual?

I'd like to see the log where it found the EZCYBERSEARCH. Either the Checks or Fixes.txt file with today's date and the time you scanned/fixed will do. Open Spybot and select Mode > Advanced > Tools > View Report > View previous report and scroll to the right until you find one with the correct date and time (e.g. Fixes.060102-hhmm.txt).

Do you think you still have malware due to either pop-ups, sluggishness or other issues?
 
here is the report:

--- Report generated: 2006-01-02 15:30 ---

EzCyberSearch: Interface (IBHO) (Registry key, fixed)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Interface\{792BA958-75C3-48F7-8B7F-D2EF53370ECE}


--- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.4 (build: 20050523) ---

2005-05-31 blindman.exe (1.0.0.1)
2005-05-31 SpybotSD.exe (1.4.0.3)
2005-05-31 TeaTimer.exe (1.4.0.2)
2005-12-23 unins000.exe (51.41.0.0)
2005-05-31 Update.exe (1.4.0.0)
2005-05-31 advcheck.dll (1.0.2.0)
2005-05-31 aports.dll (2.1.0.0)
2005-05-31 borlndmm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 delphimm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 SDHelper.dll (1.4.0.0)
2005-05-31 Tools.dll (2.0.0.2)
2005-05-31 UnzDll.dll (1.73.1.1)
2005-05-31 ZipDll.dll (1.73.2.0)
2005-12-30 Includes\Cookies.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Dialer.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Hijackers.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Malware.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\PUPS.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Revision.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Security.sbi (*)
2005-12-30 Includes\Spybots.sbi (*)
2005-02-17 Includes\Tracks.uti
2005-12-30 Includes\Trojans.sbi (*)

On the time that it takes to complete the scan I would say that it takes 3 times than it used to (around 15 min.) the adware was the personal version, and the win patrol had a realtime feature, I since removed both. I have the panda firewall on andI ran several antispyware programs a squared and panda detected nothing and spyware doctor sometimes detects a trojan and others doesnt (Trojan.StartPage.GEN) I have been visiting very few sites and as far as I know these are reliable.
Can you suggest some program I should run to be sure?
When running spybot the computer does get slower.
 
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