I get this weird error message from time to time, and my system scans keep coming up clean. Using Avira Avtivir (free), AVG (both as secondaries) and Spyware Terminator / Clam AV as main. Scanned with Spybot also... and nothing. This is the error that pops up. Any clue guys? EDIT: Figured I'd post a HijackThis log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:41:53 AM, on 10/6/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\SpywareTerminatorShield.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\uTorrent\utorrent.exe C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Control.exe C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVDtray.exe C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeter.exe C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeterSvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\SbieSvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\sp_rsser.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqSTE08.exe C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\MMDiag.exe C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\mim.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\java.exe C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.comcast.net/b/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896 R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157 R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file) O2 - BHO: HP Print Enhancer - {0347C33E-8762-4905-BF09-768834316C61} - C:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_printenhancer.dll O2 - BHO: HP Print Clips - {053F9267-DC04-4294-A72C-58F732D338C0} - C:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_framework.dll O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6902F36D-E8DE-4F58-9A64-5B68B888130D} - (no file) O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpywareTerminator] "C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\SpywareTerminatorShield.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogMeIn GUI] "C:\Program Files\LogMeIn\x86\LogMeInSystray.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [µTorrent] "C:\Program Files\uTorrent\utorrent.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SandboxieControl] C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Control.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PeerGuardian] C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AnyDVD] C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVDtray.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DU Meter] C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeter.exe O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [MySpaceIM] C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM\MySpaceIM.exe (User 'SYSTEM') O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [MySpaceIM] C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM\MySpaceIM.exe (User 'Default user') O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra button: HP Clipbook - {58ECB495-38F0-49cb-A538-10282ABF65E7} - C:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_extensions.dll O9 - Extra button: HP Smart Select - {700259D7-1666-479a-93B1-3250410481E8} - C:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_extensions.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O15 - Trusted Zone: *.musicmatch.com O15 - Trusted Zone: *.musicmatch.com (HKLM) O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe O23 - Service: DU Meter Service (DUMeterSvc) - Hagel Technologies Ltd - C:\Program Files\DU Meter\DUMeterSvc.exe O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - CACE Technologies - C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe O23 - Service: Sandboxie Service (SbieSvc) - tzuk - C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\SbieSvc.exe O23 - Service: Spyware Terminator Realtime Shield Service (sp_rssrv) - Crawler.com - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\sp_rsser.exe -- End of file - 5996 bytes
Hey ahiah9 I'm sorry, but I do not have an answer for you. I don't think anyone does though... checked it up on google, and so far no one has a good solution, even though installing a codec for this victim, who had the same error when opening avi files, worked. Perhaps we can limit this down. When does this error occur? After you open any specific files or folders? Also, please install service pack 3 through microsoft updates. This might help, as I haven't seen a computer with service pack 3 that has the same error. Here are some websites to which you can try the solutions to: http://www.technologyquestions.com/technology/windows-xp/214317-windows-explorer-avi-error.html http://help.com/post/99098-os-windows-xp-professional-sp2 http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/547035-new-ever-massive-error-message.html Best Regards
Well, I havent gotten back with you in a couple of days. Been busy with work. Thanks for your help guys. Not always, but a lot of the time I get the error when playing or unraring avi's. So I assume it is a codec issue. I use ffdshow instead of codec packs, so I'll play around with the settings and see what I get. At least I know its not a major error or some sort of malware. I'd still like to get it sorted though, as it keeps crashing exlorer when it happens. So if I come up with anything I'll post back. Thanks again.
