To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what might be going on with my computer.
For the past couple of weeks, I have been getting error messages for microsoft works. (It had never been fully installed and the disk has gone missing so I found another program instead.) So I decided to uninstall the works programs hoping to get rid of the problem. at about the same time, I appear to have contracted some sort of malicious files (spywear, trojan, I'm not sure.) I tried to run Window's defender to find the offending files and it refuses to start.
When I start my computer I get this error message:
Windows defender
Application failed to initilize: 0X800106ba. A problem caused Windows Defender service to stop. And it asks to either restart or consult help.
While going through add/remove programs, I also decided to remove some old programs that I no longer had much use for which has proven to be a not so good idea. I removed Limewire. Ever since, even though I'm fairly sure I completely unintalled it, I have gotten this error message in a box that has the little java symbol in the corner and the option to save the message as if the program is trying to run.
LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2793160/4128768
com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailedException: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(GUILoader.java:278)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoader.java:48)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
STARTUP ERROR!
-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=0
WINDOW_X=5
PORT=36198
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=15362510
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=124
AVERAGE_UPTIME=160726
TOTAL_UPTIME=2410895
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=161
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
COUNTRY=
TREE_NODE_PREFIXES=a
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1165867202528
APP_WIDTH=1012
SESSIONS=15
SHOW_TOTD=false
UI_LIBRARY_PLAY_LIST_TAB_DIVIDER_LOCATION=605
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.0
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0022708646
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1166578478739
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=10
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Doc...
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=309
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
APP_HEIGHT=738
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\John\my doc...
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1167342403183
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=5CAECDD57E742FBC21C124BA9B1AE700
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=500
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2
FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\bet.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1030556054000
SIZE: 77
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\bonzi.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1004548958000
SIZE: 83
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\BrowserPage.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 20480
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261595138
SIZE: 307949
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\collections.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 916327280000
SIZE: 259265
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261596857
SIZE: 459988
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261597669
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261599232
SIZE: 355370
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261600826
SIZE: 388504
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261551091
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261601185
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icon_sm.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 565
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261603029
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261604013
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261605154
SIZE: 136693
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261606310
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261607107
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1033499286000
SIZE: 212688
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.html
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 42320
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1016127036000
SIZE: 64
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555747
SIZE: 159744
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261587310
SIZE: 7117582
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limewire.props
LAST MODIFIED: 1127610973874
SIZE: 279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553326
SIZE: 40960
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261609310
SIZE: 677952
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261611341
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261592982
SIZE: 2951044
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\money.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1033744162000
SIZE: 80
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261612091
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261593591
SIZE: 5786
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\RunLime.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764820000
SIZE: 4711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\Shared
LAST MODIFIED: 1127610973874
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261612451
SIZE: 620179
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261613576
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261614263
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553404
SIZE: 61440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553451
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261619638
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261620826
SIZE: 207655
Also, when I first contracted the malicious files, Limewire would close and reopen on its own without any prompting from me (which is one of the reasons I deleated it).
Please help!
Anything is appreciated.
Thanks.
~Winmix
For the past couple of weeks, I have been getting error messages for microsoft works. (It had never been fully installed and the disk has gone missing so I found another program instead.) So I decided to uninstall the works programs hoping to get rid of the problem. at about the same time, I appear to have contracted some sort of malicious files (spywear, trojan, I'm not sure.) I tried to run Window's defender to find the offending files and it refuses to start.
When I start my computer I get this error message:
Windows defender
Application failed to initilize: 0X800106ba. A problem caused Windows Defender service to stop. And it asks to either restart or consult help.
While going through add/remove programs, I also decided to remove some old programs that I no longer had much use for which has proven to be a not so good idea. I removed Limewire. Ever since, even though I'm fairly sure I completely unintalled it, I have gotten this error message in a box that has the little java symbol in the corner and the option to save the message as if the program is trying to run.
LimeWire version 4.12.6
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2793160/4128768
com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailedException: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(GUILoader.java:278)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoader.java:48)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)
STARTUP ERROR!
-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=0
WINDOW_X=5
PORT=36198
TOTAL_CONNECTION_TIME=15362510
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=49
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=124
AVERAGE_UPTIME=160726
TOTAL_UPTIME=2410895
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=161
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
CONTENT_AUTHORITIES=fserv1.limewire.com:10000
COUNTRY=
TREE_NODE_PREFIXES=a
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1165867202528
APP_WIDTH=1012
SESSIONS=15
SHOW_TOTD=false
UI_LIBRARY_PLAY_LIST_TAB_DIVIDER_LOCATION=605
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.13.0
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0022708646
UPDATE_RETRY_DELAY=1800001
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1166578478739
TOTAL_CONNECTIONS=10
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\John\My Doc...
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=309
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=14400001
RUN_ONCE=true
APP_HEIGHT=738
EVIL_HOSTS=BearShare 5.2
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Documents and Settings\John\my doc...
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1167342403183
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
CLIENT_ID=5CAECDD57E742FBC21C124BA9B1AE700
PLAYER_ENABLED=false
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=500
CONTENT_MANAGEMENT_ACTIVE=true
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=25
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2
FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\bet.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1030556054000
SIZE: 77
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\bonzi.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1004548958000
SIZE: 83
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\BrowserPage.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 20480
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261595138
SIZE: 307949
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\collections.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 916327280000
SIZE: 259265
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261596857
SIZE: 459988
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261597669
SIZE: 59154
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\commons-net.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261599232
SIZE: 355370
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261600826
SIZE: 388504
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261551091
SIZE: 12279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261601185
SIZE: 25678
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icon_sm.gif
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 565
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261603029
SIZE: 741440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261604013
SIZE: 94430
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261605154
SIZE: 136693
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261606310
SIZE: 255016
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261607107
SIZE: 69306
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1033499286000
SIZE: 212688
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.html
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764822000
SIZE: 42320
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limeshop.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1016127036000
SIZE: 64
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261555747
SIZE: 159744
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261587310
SIZE: 7117582
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\limewire.props
LAST MODIFIED: 1127610973874
SIZE: 279
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553326
SIZE: 40960
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\log4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261609310
SIZE: 677952
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261611341
SIZE: 630634
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261592982
SIZE: 2951044
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\money.url
LAST MODIFIED: 1033744162000
SIZE: 80
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261612091
SIZE: 40064
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261593591
SIZE: 5786
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\RunLime.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1033764820000
SIZE: 4711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\Shared
LAST MODIFIED: 1127610973874
SIZE: 0
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261612451
SIZE: 620179
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261613576
SIZE: 152711
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261614263
SIZE: 27215
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsFirewall.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553404
SIZE: 61440
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261553451
SIZE: 12808
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261619638
SIZE: 2147687
C:\Program Files\LimeWire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1156261620826
SIZE: 207655
Also, when I first contracted the malicious files, Limewire would close and reopen on its own without any prompting from me (which is one of the reasons I deleated it).
Please help!
Anything is appreciated.
Thanks.
~Winmix