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--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, Ardell Faul <ardell@...> wrote:
>
> This is all really interesting, because I am working on a unit that the
> customer, or at least his nephew, got an infection from some porn sites
> (He forgot to erase the IE history), and after that he ran
> SuperAntiSpyware (nice to have log reports), which I had installed a few
> months ago. Well the short of the story is that his efforts left the
> computer with a bunch of broken file associations. I have also been
> having this residual effect in some of the units I have cleaned over the
> past few months, and I always have been running SAS as one of the first
> cleaning tools.
>
> Now I am wondering if the broken file associations are the result of the
> spyware removal, which I assumed, or if they are because of this problem
> with SAS. AT any rate, for the time being I am going to avoid running
> SAS as one of my primary cleaning tools and watch for any broken file
> associations from soyware removal using other tools.
>
> Ardell Faul
> Computer Monitor Service Inc.
> Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
> 10816 E. Mission Ave.,
> Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
> ardell@...
> 509-891-5188
>
>
> On 9/1/2011 5:17 PM, emailshere wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I noticed the same thing....that it was supposedly fixed (posted
> > by the
> > forum's Admin member).
> >
> > And the fact that it doesn't exhibit this issue with your Win7 system
> > using
> > a paid version of SAS is, well, perturbing.
> >
> > I suppose I could try to communicate with SuperAntiSpyware's tech
> > support or
> > submit a post to that 14-month-old thread. I'll post here with any
> > feedback I get.
> >
> > SB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > vincentwinterling
> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 4:40 PM
> > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken file
> > association
> >
> > The thread indicates that the error was apparently fixed when it was
> > brought
> > to SAS's attention.
> >
> > Interestingly on W7 HP 32-bit with the Pro version no such problem is
> > identified. Just updated and scanned.
> >
> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "emailshere" <emailshere@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, I saw that thread, but those posts are well over a year old.
> > > You'd think SuperAntiSpyware would have written a patch for this
> > > problem and included it with the various updates. My copy (free
> > > version) was up to date when I ran it two days ago. I've updated it
> > > again and will re-run it today to see if it persists in warning me about
> > the broken file association.
> > >
> > > SB
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of David Ron
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:31 PM
> > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken
> > > file association
> > >
> > >
> > > Have you seen this forum posting about a similar issue:
> > > http://forums.superantispyware.com/index.php?/topic/3741-systembrokenf
> > > ileass
> > > ociation/
> > >
> > > It appears to be a problem with SuperAntiSpyware, not actually a
> > > problem with your computer. I don't use Windows, so I don't know if
> > > this is accurate information.
> > >
> > > --David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:02 PM, emailshere <emailshere@>wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Last Friday, my internet experience became unstable (sites would not
> > > > load in either Chrome or MSIE7; entering a good URL resulted in the
> > > > URL's being altered with spaces or odd characters added). This looked
> > > > like a browser hijacking, but after running SuperAntiSpyware in Safe
> > > > Mode and deleting the only serious threat it found, upon restart,
> > > > Windows could not load a couple Start-up programs ("Windows cannot
> > > > find this program; please select from a list or search online..." or
> > > > words to that effect), I could no longer open programs using my
> > > > desktop shortcuts, and I could not get online. Most of my quick-start
> > > > icons had changed to generic file icons. I tried to do a System
> > > > Restore, but Windows could not find that program either. If I'd had
> > > > more patience and a second computer, I may have been able to resolve
> > > > these problems on my own, but.......
> > > >
> > > > The threat SuperAntiSpyware found and removed was named "HKCR broken
> > > > file association" (HKEY_Classes_Root contains file name extension
> > > > associations...and is primarily intended for compatibility with the
> > > > registry in 16-bit Windows). Removing that "threat" didn't fix the
> > > > instability; it made it worse. You can find posts online where people
> > > > complain about this situation. Apparently, SuperAntiSpyware reports
> > > > this Critical Threat, but when people remove it, their file
> > > > associations go missing. There are "fixes" suggested for this
> > > > apparently false-positive result, but I don't trust the sources of
> > the
> > > > "fixes," so I haven't run any of them. I hired a roving tech who
> > ran a
> > > > program that re-associated the files with their programs, but he
> > ended
> > > > up simply doing a System Restore, because everything else he tried
> > > > didn't totally fix the problem. I re-ran SuperAntiSpyware which found
> > > > the so-called threat again, but I have NOT removed it, and my
> > computer
> > > > is working just fine.
> > > >
> > > > I also ran a new, updated copy of MalwareBytes which found no
> > > > problems
> > > > on c, but it did find Trojan.AVKiller on my backup drive. Avast found
> > > > no threats on any drives.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts on this HKCR broken file association that
> > > > SuperAntiSpyware reports as a Critical Threat?
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I posted about this same issue a month ago ("Does
> > > > antimalware program fix or delete a key?"). One reply said: "It will
> > > > not fix the broken association it will delete it. From what your
> > > > wrote(HKCR\.exe), there is nothing to be concerned about because
> > there
> > > > is no file associated with that ".exe"."
> > > >
> > > > SB
> > > > WinXP,SP3
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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