Spybotsd13.exe

Hey can any one tell me if spybotsd13.exe will work with windows 95? I have a pent 2 , 233 mhz (I know it's a dinosaur), and 64 ram. I just had a nasty problem with spyware that prevented me from opening MY COMPUTER, EXPLORER, CONTROL PANEL, AND INTERNET EXPLORER. Not to mention that it took talking to seven Gateway techs before one could fix this problem. the previous six techs wanted me to reformat my hard drive. Also, next to the download titles on this site, when it says win all under operating systems , does this mean windows 95 included? thanks.

 

thank you star17 . Can I get the winsock update from spybot's site or do I have to go Microsoft and search for it?

 

I'm also not sure if this is it but it looks promising...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/...s/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp

The info on the Spybot site is really not specific enough.

 

thats the one Alan .. i have it in my files , from tha Oldeee Win 95 Days
[Mental note] Geez .. i must clean out all me old files dating back ta 3.5..

 

how were you able to finally open things like explorer?...I can't open ANY program on the internet on my other comp...just says a third party removed n_case alert...I can't download anyhting to fight it because I can't open any programs.

 

Thanks star, alanc and 4xx and chaslang. I'LL check out those links. I gotta say this is a great site I wish I had found out about this site sooner.

Mike1616 in my case I kept getting an error message when I tried to open iexplore, my computer, control panel or explorer. the error was the good old" this program preformed an illegal operation and will be shut down". Than when i clicked on details it said explorer ( or iexplore, my computer, control panel ) caused an invalid page fault in VX2.DLL. So the tech had me go into dos and rename the vx2.dll file so th os couldn't access it anymore. I beleive the command was
c:\windows:ren_vx2.dll_vx2.old.*
(the _ are spaces not underscores)
hope this gets you up and running again.

Thanks again for the help everyone!

 

hello chas, the gateway tech told me that the vx2 file was spy/adware, I found the program om my progarm list in control panel and removed it. I just tried the link that alanc gave me for the winsock2 update (which I need do install spybotsd) but I get the 404 error page not found. is there a way I can check to see if I already have the winsock 2 update on my system?

 

thanks, i'm there. So i'll download and install this, I already downloaded spybot, when I'm finished installing that I should also download and install an adware removal program? is there a freeware on this site for adware I can download and install right away?? and will hijack this run on win95?

 

thanks I'm ON IT (SORRY SHOULD'VE READ YOUR PREVIOUS POST MORE CAREFULLY) I'm burnt out from this weekend, people looking at the house , the yard sale, ect. need to get this done and get some sleep. thanks again, let you know the results when I'm done.

 

Hello chas, I installed and ran spybot last night . It found 80 problems, fixed em all.Today my computer worked normally an actually seemed faster. Tonight I DOWNLOADED adware and hijack. I logged off closed out of everythin and attempted to install adware. Clicked on the adware icon and a window came up "initializing wise installation wizard" I don't have that on my computer. Sooo I CLOSED out of that and tried to log on but couldn't. When I clicked on details in the dial up window it said modem not detected. I clicked on the usrx modem identification wizard I have to make sure the modem was there and it was . I tried to log on again and did. I opened Iexplorer and instead of going to my home page it started taking me to a microsoft update page. SO I checked internet options to see if it was still set to my home page and it was, tested it by clicking on the ie home button and it took me to my home page. Then when I first attempted to log on here ie started taking me to microsft update page again. whats going on here?????????? also hijack is a zip file , how big is it when you unzip it??

 

okay

yes i disconnected from the internet and closed all programs to do the adware install because whenever I install a program it says to exit out of all running programs

the wise installation window closed itself maybe I didn't wait long enough

ok sorry the microsoft update thing has never happened in the 6 years I have been using the computer

so should I keep an internet connection while I install adware?

 

ok the modem not detected thing had me a little worried , thanks again chas

 

Hello chas , what's geekin, I can't get Ad-aware to install.

The wise installation wizard initialization window comes up and than closes itself.

should I download it again , I originally downloaded it from the link you posted.