Spybot Warning

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Just curious if anyone else has received this warning message from spybot.
The following popped up in a dialog box after finishing the latest update
from yesterday, with a red 'x' in the upper left corner:
"An outsider did inject malicious code into this application!
It is strongly recommended that you do a full check-up of your system,
including anti malware and anti virus scans."
Personally I am not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
times.
Is this one of those schemes Shane was talking about, or must it be taken
seriously?

Harry.
 
Re: Spybot Warning

webster72n wrote:
> Just curious if anyone else has received this warning message from spybot.
> The following popped up in a dialog box after finishing the latest update
> from yesterday, with a red 'x' in the upper left corner:
> "An outsider did inject malicious code into this application!
> It is strongly recommended that you do a full check-up of your system,
> including anti malware and anti virus scans."
> Personally I am not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
> times.
> Is this one of those schemes Shane was talking about, or must it be taken
> seriously?
>
> Harry.
>
>

I didn't get that message yesterday. I would take it seriously if I were
you.

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning


The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it would
effect everyone using the application.
Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.

Harry.


"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
news:fbr437$c6t$1@aioe.org...
> webster72n wrote:
> > Just curious if anyone else has received this warning message from
spybot.
> > The following popped up in a dialog box after finishing the latest
update
> > from yesterday, with a red 'x' in the upper left corner:
> > "An outsider did inject malicious code into this application!
> > It is strongly recommended that you do a full check-up of your system,
> > including anti malware and anti virus scans."
> > Personally I am not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
> > times.
> > Is this one of those schemes Shane was talking about, or must it be
taken
> > seriously?
> >
> > Harry.
> >
> >
>
> I didn't get that message yesterday. I would take it seriously if I were
> you.
>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning

webster72n wrote:
> The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it would
> effect everyone using the application.
> Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.
>
> Harry.

Hey, it's your computer, taking it seriously or not is totally up to you.

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning


"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
news:fbs2d9$34e$4@aioe.org...
> webster72n wrote:
> > The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it
would
> > effect everyone using the application.
> > Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.
> >
> > Harry.
>
> Hey, it's your computer, taking it seriously or not is totally up to you.

Thanks for the 'generosity', much appreciated. <H>.

>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning


"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
news:fbs2d9$34e$4@aioe.org...
> webster72n wrote:
>> The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it
>> would
>> effect everyone using the application.
>> Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.
>>
>> Harry.
>
> Hey, it's your computer, taking it seriously or not is totally up to
> you.

Hey Alias......ignore him. He is usually about 3 bricks short!! No one
else seems to have had HIS problem, so just let him go on and eventually
he will be whinging about something else.

I wonder if he ever found that missing half of a hard drive (40 gig)
after messing about with Partition Magic when he knew d*ckall about it.
Snicker. I figure the local computer repairman knows him well.

I cringe when he comes on the antivirus groups and offers his *expert
opinion*......ACK!! I do not let on I know him. (G)

Heather
 
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Heather wrote:
> "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:fbs2d9$34e$4@aioe.org...
>> webster72n wrote:
>>> The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it
>>> would
>>> effect everyone using the application.
>>> Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.
>>>
>>> Harry.
>> Hey, it's your computer, taking it seriously or not is totally up to
>> you.
>
> Hey Alias......ignore him. He is usually about 3 bricks short!! No one
> else seems to have had HIS problem, so just let him go on and eventually
> he will be whinging about something else.
>
> I wonder if he ever found that missing half of a hard drive (40 gig)
> after messing about with Partition Magic when he knew d*ckall about it.
> Snicker. I figure the local computer repairman knows him well.
>
> I cringe when he comes on the antivirus groups and offers his *expert
> opinion*......ACK!! I do not let on I know him. (G)
>
> Heather
>
>

At least I tried but no more.

--
Alias
To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning


"Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
news:fbs4t6$b2j$1@aioe.org...
> Heather wrote:
> > "Alias" <iamalias@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:fbs2d9$34e$4@aioe.org...
> >> webster72n wrote:
> >>> The reason for posting was, that it is not addressed personally, it
> >>> would
> >>> effect everyone using the application.
> >>> Myself, I use the necessary precautions without 'lecture', thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Harry.
> >> Hey, it's your computer, taking it seriously or not is totally up to
> >> you.
> >
> > Hey Alias......ignore him. He is usually about 3 bricks short!! No one
> > else seems to have had HIS problem, so just let him go on and eventually
> > he will be whinging about something else.
> >
> > I wonder if he ever found that missing half of a hard drive (40 gig)
> > after messing about with Partition Magic when he knew d*ckall about it.
> > Snicker. I figure the local computer repairman knows him well.
> >
> > I cringe when he comes on the antivirus groups and offers his *expert
> > opinion*......ACK!! I do not let on I know him. (G)
> >
> > Heather
> >
> >
>
> At least I tried but no more.

Yeah, you tried allright, which can't be said of 'the canada goose'.
I was determined to install ubuntu, but my system simply will not accept it.
But that is, as they say: "water down the drain".
All that really matters is, things are 'perfectly aligned' in my sphere.
<H>.

>
> --
> Alias
> To email me, remove shoes
 
Re: Spybot Warning

Not to butt in here, 'but', there is no such thing as, "> Personally I am
not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
times.<"..........referring, to the 'fully protected' part. If this were
true, the Pentagon would be calling on you for tips.
I have seen no other reports about the 'malicious code' you mentioned and I
have not witnessed it on either machine in this house. Admittedly, this
sounds like a ploy used by unscrupulous vendors to peddle a product,
however, you seem to be alone in the warning. Did the warning come from the
Spybot app?? If so, (and if it were mine), I would be doing some serious
searching. JMHO, I could be wrong.
Heirloom, old and buttin'in


> Yeah, you tried allright, which can't be said of 'the canada goose'.
> I was determined to install ubuntu, but my system simply will not accept
> it.
> But that is, as they say: "water down the drain".
> All that really matters is, things are 'perfectly aligned' in my sphere.
> <H>.
>
>>
>> --
>> Alias
>> To email me, remove shoes
>
>
 
Re: Spybot Warning


"Heirloom" <roland58XX@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
news:OnAt9ec8HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Not to butt in here, 'but', there is no such thing as, "> Personally I am
> not concerned, with my pc being fully protected at all
> times.<"..........referring, to the 'fully protected' part. If this were
> true, the Pentagon would be calling on you for tips.
> I have seen no other reports about the 'malicious code' you mentioned and
I
> have not witnessed it on either machine in this house. Admittedly, this
> sounds like a ploy used by unscrupulous vendors to peddle a product,
> however, you seem to be alone in the warning. Did the warning come from
the
> Spybot app?? If so, (and if it were mine), I would be doing some serious
> searching. JMHO, I could be wrong.
> Heirloom, old and buttin'in

Since you respond in such nice and civil manner, H, it answers my original
question and I can answer yours, by the same token:
when the scan finished and before I got the warning message, there was an
entry on spybot by the name "MainPean". I performed some research on this
and discovered there were other people having the same problem and probably
getting the same message. They "fixed" it with spybot and it was gone. I did
the same thing and to be sure there were no remnants, I searched my machine
and found nothing.
Supposedly this "MainPean" is a malicious "Dialer" (I thought at first it
was a necessary program in C:/WINDOWS). Don't know how it got there, but I
did have protection against it and abandoned it a little while ago, since I
never had any trouble with it before.
Appreciate your objectivity, H, thanks.

Harry.
>
>
> > Yeah, you tried allright, which can't be said of 'the canada goose'.
> > I was determined to install ubuntu, but my system simply will not accept
> > it.
> > But that is, as they say: "water down the drain".
> > All that really matters is, things are 'perfectly aligned' in my sphere.
> > <H>.
> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alias
> >> To email me, remove shoes
> >
> >
>
>
 

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