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18-Feb-2009, 07:05 PM #1
Solved: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sptd.sys
When I try to scan for spyware or virus I get the warning that the program cannot open C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sptd.sys. Is this normal for this file? Is a virus preventing this file from being scan? My PC is not showing any signs of being infected. Running XP.
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Do you have Alcohol 120% installed or recently removed it? sptd.sys is a driver for it and is protected.
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19-Feb-2009, 07:38 PM #3
Dear TOYMAN1952,
NO.Anti-Virus softwares do scan system32 files and can be removed in "safe mode",where as on-line scanners only detect but cannot remove! Which A-V are you using and most importantly, did you get a warning like this before? Are the updates of the A-V, o.k?
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21-Feb-2009, 07:16 PM #4
I went to safe mode and when it was loading it said to hit esc if I did not want to load sptd.sys When I did that I can now scan the file for viruses and it was clean.
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TOYMAN1952,
Congratulations!
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21-Feb-2009, 09:23 PM #6
You never answered my question but I guess it was yes...
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Dear Karbo,
Has to be. Only He/She was shy about mentioning "alcohol" and that too 120% proof!LOL
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22-Feb-2009, 09:49 AM #8
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Do you have Alcohol 120% installed or recently removed it? sptd.sys is a driver for it and is protected.
No. I had installed StarBurn a tool for grabbing, burning and mastering CD, DVD, from http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ and I think it might have been from that software.
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22-Feb-2009, 07:10 PM #9
Well, it's pretty close. Alcohol 120% is a burning software also. I knew it had something to do with a burning software driver. So, I wouldn't be concerned.
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