Why is it that I can run all of my other anti-malware/spyware programs in Safe Mode, but I'm not allowed to run Ad-Aware?
Whenever I try to run Ad-Aware in Safe Mode, this Application Error box pops up with this message:
"Exception EAccessViolation in module Ad-Aware.exe at 001F4B58. Access violation at address 005F4b58 in module 'Ad-Aware.exe'. Read of address 00000418."
For some reason, I'm allowed to run Ad-Aware in Safe Mode on my mom's computer. I can't understand why I can't run it in Safe Mode on mine though.
I have Windows XP Professional and my mom has Windows XP Home Edition. Do the operating systems have something to do with it?
Is it okay if I continue running Ad-Aware in normal mode?
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Hi,
Your OS makes no difference
Does Ad-Aware (or any of your other security software) ever detect any infections on your computer, especially any they haven't been able to remove? Please run a scan with all of them (not at the same time
) and check.
Casey
Your OS makes no difference
Does Ad-Aware (or any of your other security software) ever detect any infections on your computer, especially any they haven't been able to remove? Please run a scan with all of them (not at the same time
) and check.Casey
Just to add to that:
Access violations are often the result of DEP problems (or AAW writing to the wrong part of the memory).
Please see attached for how to check this.
Thanks.
Access violations are often the result of DEP problems (or AAW writing to the wrong part of the memory).
Please see attached for how to check this.
Thanks.
QUOTE(casey_boy @ Feb 19 2009, 05:22 AM) 
Hi,
Your OS makes no difference
Does Ad-Aware (or any of your other security software) ever detect any infections on your computer, especially any they haven't been able to remove? Please run a scan with all of them (not at the same time) and check.
Casey
Your OS makes no difference
Does Ad-Aware (or any of your other security software) ever detect any infections on your computer, especially any they haven't been able to remove? Please run a scan with all of them (not at the same time
) and check.Casey
I run my McAfee antivirus program, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, SuperAntiSpyware, and Ad-Aware. The only program that detects the same type of infection all the time is SuperAntiSpyware. It keeps detecting an infection labeled "Unclassified.Unknown Origin" in the same registry key everytime I run the scan. I can't seem to get rid of it.
Other than that, I haven't had any other problems. I was just curious as to why I can run Ad-Aware in normal mode without a problem, but I can't run it in Safe Mode because of that Application Error that keeps occurring everytime I try to run it in Safe Mode.
Hmmm. I'm not sure.
Sometimes this error can be caused due to an infection preventing ad-aware from loading, or as Godders points out DEP - please double check this using his guide.
Would you please post a Hijack This log in the appropriate forum and explain why I have asked you to. Instructions are given in my signature.
Casey
Sometimes this error can be caused due to an infection preventing ad-aware from loading, or as Godders points out DEP - please double check this using his guide.
Would you please post a Hijack This log in the appropriate forum and explain why I have asked you to. Instructions are given in my signature.
Casey
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