Windows cannot access the specified file

Oh,yes.re:sddt.exe.

Where it showed up in Comodo's Security Policy once again even after uninstalling Comodo and installing a newer version,even though it doesn't seem to be present on your computer,you could get a malware helper's advice,if you like.
These are the procedures to follow:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288
Malware removal:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22

If you do decide to post in malware removal,you could post a link to this thread if you like,so your helper knows what they are giving advice on.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=48000
Cheers. :)
 
Hi. I am having the same problem that Chipmunk was having at the begining of this thread. I was following along with what you were telling him to do and such and got to the part about right-clicking on SpybotSD.exe and i enabled hidden files and folders and went to "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy" and Spybot.exe does not exist. i have tried re-installing and it worked at the beginning and i updated and then started a scan and minimized and suddenly it was gone. I still have Spybot-S&D Resident running in the system tray and i right click and press "Run Spybot-S&D" and nothing happens. Thanks.
 
Did you also remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files?

Were you getting the 'Windows cannot access the specified file.You may not have the appropriate permission to access this item' message?And do you have Comodo firewall?
 
I'm having a problem that may be similar to the earlier posts, but...

System running XP Pro. I appear to have gotten some kind of malware that renders HyjackThis and Spybot inoperable. Once they've been run I cannot run them again. I get the message
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

SpybotSD.exe has been set to RHSA, as have several other files in the spybot directory. I cannot change the settings on SpybotSD.exe with attrib and cannot delete the file. I also cannot rename the file.

Since this is a dual boot system I booted into Vista and examined the SpybotSD.exe file. I took ownership and made sure I had permissions. Still cannot delete the file or rename it.

AVG hasn't found any problems on the system, but my browser gets redirected on links, and random browser windows pop up. Unfortunately, as I said earlier, whatever I've got is clobbering HyjackThis too, so I can see what's going on there either......

Ideas?
 
Zenobia said:
Did you also remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files?

Were you getting the 'Windows cannot access the specified file.You may not have the appropriate permission to access this item' message?And do you have Comodo firewall?
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ok i unhid protected operating system files and now it shows up. and yes i get the same message when i try to open it. i do not have comondo firewall.
 
dkperez said:
I'm having a problem that may be similar to the earlier posts, but...

System running XP Pro. I appear to have gotten some kind of malware that renders HyjackThis and Spybot inoperable. Once they've been run I cannot run them again. I get the message
Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file.

SpybotSD.exe has been set to RHSA, as have several other files in the spybot directory. I cannot change the settings on SpybotSD.exe with attrib and cannot delete the file. I also cannot rename the file.

Since this is a dual boot system I booted into Vista and examined the SpybotSD.exe file. I took ownership and made sure I had permissions. Still cannot delete the file or rename it.

AVG hasn't found any problems on the system, but my browser gets redirected on links, and random browser windows pop up. Unfortunately, as I said earlier, whatever I've got is clobbering HyjackThis too, so I can see what's going on there either......

Ideas?
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Hi. :)
You could ask for help in malware removal.
Please read the "Before you post" sticky topic.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288
tashi said:
If the infection prevents HJT from running, please start a topic anyway and make note of the situation.
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Malware Removal:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
 
neonfire999 said:
ok i unhid protected operating system files and now it shows up. and yes i get the same message when i try to open it. i do not have comondo firewall.
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Ok,good,glad you can see spybotsd.exe now.
Do you also have Vista as your operating system?
Are you having any other noticeable problems with your computer?
 
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Zenobia said:
Ok,good,glad you can see spybotsd.exe now.
Do you also have Vista as your operating system?
Are you having any other noticeable problems with your computer?
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i have windows xp professional. i am having problems like when i click on a google link i redirects to somewhere else so i go back and try again till it brings me where i want. also avg shows that the email scanner is not active and i dont know how to put it back but i don't know if that is part of the problem. also my computer is running pretty slow and stuff like that. sorry it took so long to reply, havent been on the computer in a while.
 
sorry it took so long to reply, havent been on the computer in a while.
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No problem. :)

For the AVG email scanning problem,you could try going to Start,then Run.Type SERVICES.MSC and hit OK.Scroll down to the AVG EMail Scanner service and make sure that it is set to Automatic startup setting and click the start button.

You might want to ask for help in the Malware Removal forum.

The instructions are here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

Malware Removal:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
 
Zenobia said:
No problem. :)

For the AVG email scanning problem,you could try going to Start,then Run.Type SERVICES.MSC and hit OK.Scroll down to the AVG EMail Scanner service and make sure that it is set to Automatic startup setting and click the start button.

You might want to ask for help in the Malware Removal forum.

The instructions are here:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

Malware Removal:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22
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ok thanks, the services.msc thing didn't work but i think it has something to do with the infection. i started a forum here relating to my problem since i can't open highjackthis either.
 
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