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From: Ǝиçεl on 31 Mar 2010 18:32
Hi Gene,

Thanks for posting back. That's always a nice gesture when we get back a
post indicating if the suggestions were helpful or not.

-=-



"Gene." wrote:

> Thanks to all who responded to my post. I really respect people who not only
> willing to help others whom they don't know but even do not mind to share
> their valuable experience.
>
> I have resolved the problem. The problem was a number of viruses - 'trojan
> horse generic17' and some others.
> Re-registering automatic update dll - as a comon advise to this problem -
> did not help.
>
> I came accross of few posts which mentioned this problem with a solution to
> run antivirus AVG. That's precisely what I did. I had a working and current
> version of CA security suit 'CA security center'. Side point - get rid of it
> is you happened to be using it as soon as you finish reading my post.
>
> AVG antivirus found the problem but did not fix it. Then I downloaded Trend
> Micro as it was advised in post. It finished the work by founding viruses and
> cleaining them. Side point again: Trend Micro is highly recommended.
> Then everything start working. I have installed McAfee. CA cr..p was
> uninstalled at this point already. 2nd day it's all working.
>
> As far as antiviruses: I thought they are all more or less the same. Untill
> I noticed that Symantec takes too much IO's and cpu. Then I noticed that they
> all use different amount of memory too. Now I know that some can slip viruses
> to your machine. So using the right antivirus is not trivial task but it's
> already a matter for different discussion.
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Well, you see, I'm only reading what you post in this thread.
> >
> > When (approx. date) did you purchase this computer and in what way is it a
> > "new PC?"
> >
> > When (approx. date) did you install "CA security center" and when does your
> > subscription expire? Is this application named "CA Internet Security Suite
> > 2010?"
> >
> > Does the following describe what's happening? You open Start | Settings |
> > Control Panel | Automatic Updates and find that it's turned off so you turn
> > it on, OK your way out, reboot, and when you check again, you find that it's
> > turned off again.
> >
> >
> > Gene. wrote:
> > > It's been indicated in a previous posts:
> > > Win XP SP3, 32 bit
> > > CA security center. ( I have shut down it while running upgrade )
> > > It's not sudden problem, it's new pc.
> > > No other antiviruses were installed before.
> > >
> > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> > >> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit
> > >> SP2;
> > >> Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) when posting in a forum
> > >> or
> > >> newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply.
> > >>
> > >> Is this a sudden, new problem?
> > >>
> > >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> > >> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> > >> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
> > >>
> > >> Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
> > >> computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
> > >> bought
> > >> it)?
> > >>
> > >> Gene. wrote:
> > >>> I am experiencing next problem: When I run Windows Update, I am getting
> > >>> a
> > >>> message that One of the services - turns out Automatic Update - is
> > >>> disabled.
> > >>> I enable it and re-run update and again getting the same message.
> > >>> When I looked at the services - it's disabled again.
> > >>> I tried to disable Antivirus, it does not help.
> > >>> Any clues?
> > >>
> > >> .
> >
> > .
> >
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