Hello again.



Regarding my previous cry for help.



I am running XP home with SP2. I was also running AVG 8, Spybot and Ad-Aware
as security.

My problem probably comes from surfing via IE7. I think that someone has
attempted to view movie clips from a website which asked for an activeX
control (or whatever) to be downloaded.

Following this, strange web pages have started to appear during surfing.
Other things have also started to go "pear shaped". I have been unable to
successfully update AVG8 and subsequently unable to successfully use it.
Ad-Aware also did not seem to function correctly although this may be
because Spybot does not like it. Spybot was still running but I could not
open it. Not forgetting of course that Windows Automatic Updates have been
disabled. I have been to Services.msc as directed by Windows Update Help and
followed the instructions 1-5. I am then greeted with the following message;
"Could not start the Automatic Updates Service on local computer. Error
1058. The service could not be started either because it is disabled or
because it has now driver associated with it."

I have now installed Windows Live OneCare which as part of the installation
process insists that AVG and Ad-Aware are uninstalled. Initially Live
OneCare had the system status as good after finding and fixing many
problems. However since I have re-opened IE7 rogue website still appear and
the system status is "At Risk". Live OneCare is now asking me to turn on
Automatic Updates and guess what? Error 1058!

Since Live OneCare has been running I can now open Spybot, it has been
updated and I have run it. It has found the following problems:

AdRevolver, Adviva, Burstmedia, Clickbank, DirectTrack, DoubleClick,
FastClick, MediaPlex, Virtumond, VistaAntivirus2008, Zedo,
Zlob.Downloader.bs and Zlob.Downloader.rid. A grand total of 23 problems.

After "fixing selected problems" I am left with Vista Anti Virus fixed then
(Not Responding).

I have since run Spybot twice and on each occasion the system crashed while
Spybot was attempting to fix problems.

I have run Spybot in safe mode and it appears to have removed many of the
problems listed above. When I ran Spybot again in normal mode Virtumode (2)
was still present but was then removed.

Live OneCare has completed a "Tune up" and has backed up to CDs.

Throughout all of this Live OneCare is constantly asking me to turn on
Automatic Updates. I have attempted this via the Live One Care management
page but Automatic Updates seem to be quickly disabled again for some
reason. When these updates are switched On the system status is Good when
they are Off/Disabled the system status is At Risk.

When IE7 is open I am still confronted with rogue web pages. I therefore
think that it is reasonable to assume that the problem is still present
(whatever it may be).



Kind regards in hope and anticipation of a little help. Sychman.

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> TaurArian wrote:
>
>> Hi Malke, most common cause is Vundo and Zlob infections. A lot of it
>> going around on the WU NG.
>>
>> K
>
> I don't doubt that but I'm not going to guess, which is why I asked for
> more
> information. Perhaps I should have suggested that the OP answer the Second
> Question first! ;-)
>
> Malke
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