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MrC, I tried to uninstall Java 6 Update 24 but it won't uninstall. I tried to remove it with 3 different tools the windows uninstall/remove, JV16 Powertools, and even with a utility called JavaRa-2.1. None of them were able to remove it from my system. Any suggestions?

OK MrC. For the last couple of days Malwarebytes has been running flawlessly. Ever since I uninstalled Avira from my system i did not have a problem with gray outs. Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to run. You had mentioned in an earlier post that we had some cleaning up to do still. Let me know. Thank you.

Going to install Avast and include the suggested exceptions from that post you suggested.

Still had Avira when I booted the computer up this morning and the same shenanigans happened as yesterday. I uninstalled Avira, rebooted and ran Avira's registry cleaner post as well. So far Malwarebytes seem to be running OK. Is there anything else that you want me to run? Let me know.

I just saw your post. I will uninstall Avira and try Avast instead.

OK. So I rebooted once again. However, this time as soon as I had the Avira logo in the system tray I disabled the real time protection so that it wouldn't try to auto-update to the latest database. I noticed that the Malwarebytes logo in the system tray remained blue and both the files system protection and website blocking remained enabled for longer than just a few minutes. Then, I manually updated Avira to the latest database and when it was done I re-enabled the real time protection. Malwarebytes is still functioning properly. I am suspecting that Avira might have been the culprit. Do you have any suggestions for a different free antivirus software? Avira is starting to behave like bloatware.

Rebooted again and at first the Malwarebytes icon was blue but within two or three minutes it turned gray again. One thing I noticed is that this morning Avira Antivirus is timing out the during the automantic database update. Perhaps Avira is the culprit tripping on Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is listed in the exceptions but I am thinking that Avira doesn't like it.

This morning when I booted up the computer the Malwarebytes in the sys-tray was grayed out again. I updated to the latest database, rebooted and it was once again blue. However that lasted for about 2 minutes and then it turned gray again. I am going to reboot once again to see if it turns blue again after 2 consecutive reboots. Here are the results from the Security Check scan. Results of screen317's Security Check version 0.99.61 Windows XP Service Pack 3 x86 Internet Explorer 7 Out of date! ``````````````Antivirus/Firewall Check:`````````````` Windows Firewall Disabled! Avira Desktop Antivirus up to date! `````````Anti-malware/Other Utilities Check:````````` Malwarebytes Anti-Malware version 1.70.0.1100 Java 6 Update 24 Java version out of Date! Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 Adobe Reader 10.1.6 Adobe Reader out of Date! Mozilla Firefox 18.0.2 Firefox out of Date! ````````Process Check: objlist.exe by Laurent```````` Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbamservice.exe Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbamgui.exe Avira Antivir avgnt.exe Avira Antivir avguard.exe Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware mbamscheduler.exe `````````````````System Health check````````````````` Total Fragmentation on Drive C:: 6% ````````````````````End of Log``````````````````````

Yes right now it's OK. May I uninstall ComboFix or do I need to keep it installed??

I just manually updated the Malwarebytes database to the latest version. Also, in the Settings tab/Updater Settings tab I unchecked both "download and install program updates if available" and "notify me when a program update is ready for installation". I rebooted the computer and now the "Enable malicious web site blocking" is checked and the Malwarebytes Icon in the system tray is blue.

Yes, I was able to re-install Malwarebytes. The "Enable malicious web site blocking" was checked after yesterday's re-installation. However, this morning the "Enable malicious web site blocking" is once again unchecked and the Malwarebytes icon in the sys tray is once again grayed out. Not sure if that Blackberry desktop installation program that popped up during the re-installation screwed something up with the Malwarebytes re-installation. The thing that's weird is that there seems to be no physical trace of that Blackberry desktop install and yet every time I install a new program on my computer that thing pops up and tries to install as well. May I uninstall ComboFix or do I need to keep it installed??

O.K. did what you suggested. However, something very odd happened. When I was re-installing Malwarebytes an old Blackberry Desktop program (that I thought it was no longer in my computer) popped up tried to install itself. When I hit cancel (to install the Blackberry Desktop program) a bunch of failed installation messages popped up. I think the messages were from the Blackberry Desktop program.

Yes, i used to use it to rip my cds so that I could put the mp3 files on in my ipod. However, at the moment my cdr-rom and dvd-rom do not work so I haven't had a need to use that program.

Here is the scan from AdwCleaner # AdwCleaner v2.115 - Logfile created 03/22/2013 at 11:54:11 # Updated 17/03/2013 by Xplode # Operating system : Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32 bits) # User : Fabrizio - MILAN # Boot Mode : Normal # Running from : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\adwcleaner.exe # Option [search] ***** [services] ***** ***** [Files / Folders] ***** Folder Found : C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\FreeRIP3 Folder Found : C:\Program Files\FreeRIP3 ***** [Registry] ***** Key Found : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} Key Found : HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\063A857434EDED11A893800002C0A966 ***** [internet Browsers] ***** -\\ Internet Explorer v7.0.6000.17117 [OK] Registry is clean. -\\ Mozilla Firefox v18.0.2 (en-US) File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7tauvwq9.default\prefs.js [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7tauvwq9.default\prefs.js [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7tauvwq9.default\prefs.js [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\7tauvwq9.default\prefs.js [OK] File is clean. -\\ Google Chrome v25.0.1364.172 File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences [OK] File is clean. File : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences [OK] File is clean. ************************* AdwCleaner[R1].txt - [2036 octets] - [22/03/2013 11:54:11] ########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner[R1].txt - [2096 octets] ##########