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Name: joshwest
Date: June 12, 2006 at 21:56:32 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: 1.8/1gig
Comment:

whenever im browsing the internet using ie6 after a while i get a message from ie saying

"NOTICE: If your computer has errors in the registry database or file system, it could cause unpredictable or erratic behavior, freezes or crashes."

Fixing these errors can increase your computer's peformance and prevent data loss.

Would you like to install ErrorSafe to check your computer for free? (Recommended)"

^^^That message happens at random. it doesnt matter what web site im viewing it just comes up.

Then there are two options either "OK" or "CANCEL" even if you click cancel it still keeps going to another webpage with the heading "Repair and protect your PC with ErrorSafe"

I ran Ad-aware fully updated and it came up with nothing.

I also ran online scans at "Panda" and "Kaspersky" and it came up with nothing

also ran Symantec anti virus fully updated and it detected nothing.

is errorsafe spyware? coz none of the scans detect it?


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Response Number 1
Name: joshwest
Date: June 12, 2006 at 22:03:17 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

sorry i forgot to mention that i downloaded the latest version of crap cleaner and ran it and it cleared all internet history such as cookies etc. and i still have the same problem with errorsafe popups


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Response Number 2
Name: joshwest
Date: June 12, 2006 at 22:22:58 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

just downloaded spybot-search and destory fully updated and it didnt detect a single thing...


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Response Number 3
Name: Johnw
Date: June 13, 2006 at 02:24:33 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

After updating Spybot, did you click on Immunize on the left hand side of the page & get the message saying everything is blocked?

If not blocked, go to Immunize at the top of the page & click. Run Spybot again.


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Response Number 4
Name: Johnw
Date: June 13, 2006 at 03:31:21 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
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Response Number 5
Name: Sleeker
Date: June 13, 2006 at 23:15:56 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

I also get this pop up after opening certain sites with Netscape.

What do I do with the info from the link previously posted?

Thanks :)


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Response Number 6
Name: Johnw
Date: June 13, 2006 at 23:34:07 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
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Sleeker, install & run spybot as your first step.
SpyBot
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/SpyBotSearch-Destroy.shtml
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
http://beam.to/spybotsd
Update from MajorGeeks if unable to get from Spybot > Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update
http://majorgeeks.com/
Bad Checksum message
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/20.html
Once you have the program installed, open SpyBot, Select > Mode > Advanced ( menu at the top, gives you more options ) then select the "Immunize" icon on the left & Click on Immunize ( the green icon up the top ) in the new page. Repeat this process every time you Update, unless you get a message that everything is blocked.
Tick > Enable permanent blocking of bad addresses in Internet Explorer & Select > Block all bad pages silently.
Select your download site.
Click the button that says "Search for Updates" & when the check is finished, click Download Updates.
If you get a bad checksum message ( it just means that the download site is too busy & you need to select another) you will see 5 items near the top of the window, "Search for Updates", "Download Updates", "Show Log" and "Help". To the left of "Download Updates" you will see a "down" arrow. Click the "down" arrow and you will have more download site choices.


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Response Number 7
Name: Sleeker
Date: June 14, 2006 at 00:32:09 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

Hi John,

So I've finished scanning with Spybot and it found errorsafe along with another couple of nasties which I have now removed.

However, it also found 'Windows Security Center.AntiVirusOverride'. Should I fix this problem as well?

Thanks ;)


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Response Number 8
Name: Johnw
Date: June 14, 2006 at 07:07:20 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

It's not a problem Sleeker, I get the same message myself.

This is from Spybot Customer Support:

Since the Detections Update from July 25, 2005, Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 has been detecting Security Risks (renamed to "Windows Security Center" on July 30) associated with Microsoft Security Center Registry changes. This is neither a false positive nor a bug. It is just an information.
Spybot-S&D only wants to bring to your attention that "someone" disabled one or more notifications in the Windows Security Center, e.g. the notifications that your virus protection is not active or not up-to-date. If you changed the settings yourself you can safely tell Spybot to exclude those detections from further scans.
In order to do so please right-click each in turn, then click "exclude this detection from future scans". That way, should any other part of security center settings change, Spybot will still detect those.
The same is true if you have another security solution installed (like McAfee Security Center or Norton Internet Security). These programs also disable the Windows Security Center in order to take care of things themselves. The reason why the changes are flagged by Spybot-S&D is that there are also malware programs that disable the notifications so the user doesn't take note of his security tools not being effective.


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Response Number 9
Name: Johnw
Date: June 14, 2006 at 07:14:34 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
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Three extra programs to use Sleeker.
Make sure you use the SpyBot/SpywareBlaster/Ad-aware/ewido > Online > Update button regularly.
Malware Removal and Prevention: Overview
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
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SpywareBlaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.
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Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoft.de/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
All software offered on this page is free* to download and use and compatible with Windows 98/ME/NT40, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Home and Professional.
Download sites.
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button
http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506
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ewido security suite free for Windows 2000/XP
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/
Please use the online update after the installation. Only then can the recent signature database be transferred and installed.




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Response Number 10
Name: Sleeker
Date: June 14, 2006 at 15:52:17 Pacific
Subject: errorsafe? what is this? spyware?
Reply: (edit)

Thanks so much John!

You guys are a serious credit to the internet world!


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