p2p

Hi everybody, and sorry for my poor English.

Few days ago, I noticed all emule-related *.exe files had disappeared from my internal HDD. I tried to copy them from a USB HDD, copy happened but two seconds later, the file disappeared again. This problem stopped when I deactivated Webroot Spy Sweeper's shield. After installing the Mule without Spy Sweeper, the install was completed successfully, but at the first boot after after having re-installed Spy Sweeper, I had a light blue screen annoucing "emule.exe deleted, eMule0.47a-Installer.exe deleted, shareazaa.exe not found, limewire.exe not found, kazaa.exe not found", etc. :confused:

Would it be possible that Spy Sweeper has been infected by some virus, or would it be an anti-p2p policy applied by Webroot?

My security tools are NAV 2006, NPF 2006, Ad-Aware, Ewido, Arovax, and formerly (of course) Spy Sweeper.

Check your view....show hidden files and system files

OK. Done. And now? What do I have to check?
Thx

I am not sure what your question is??

Apply to all folders......

Can you see the files now??

MLF

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What do I have to check?

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Check if they have reappeared. Another question. How long
has Spy Sweeper been on the system? Did you recently
update definitions or change the configuration?

Did the P2P programs themselves disappear, or only EXEs that you
have downloaded?
:cool:

I tried this before and no, they didn't reappeared. Today, Spy Sweeper isn't installed anymore on my system. If it was, it wouldn't be possible to use emule anymore. But when my emule problem occurred, I had had two Spy Sweeper automatical updates in less than one week.

No downloaded exe file disappeared, "only" emule.exe, LinkCreator.exe and eMule0.47a-Installer.exe.

The fact I had received two updates few time before might mean the problem comes from Webroot... except I frequently read people saying "What are u telling me? I got emule, Shareazaa and the very latest version of Spy Sweeper updated and I have no problem".

That's why my question : virus (or spyware or malware) or Spy Sweeper update?

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Originally posted here by morganlefay
I am not sure what your question is??

Apply to all folders......

Can you see the files now??

MLF

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When Spy Sweeper was still installed on my system, I tried this and no, I couldn't see the files. By "emule-related exe files", I mean emule.exe, LinkCreator.exe and eMule0.47a-Installer.exe. exe files downloaded by emule did not disappear.

are you sure you are looking in the right folder...

and that the files arent zipped up...hence no exe extension

otherwise I have no idea....

MLF

Two questions:

1. Is that a legitimate and licenced version of Spy Sweeper?

2. How do you know that your filesharing software is "clean" and is not in fact a version that also installs spyware?

:)

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Originally posted here by morganlefay
are you sure you are looking in the right folder...

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The right folder? Err... As only emule.exe, LinkCreator.exe and eMule0.47a-Installer.exe are concerned, I of course looked into c:\Program Files\emule and in d:\Install files... Where else could I?