MSE 2 Final Released!

Not sure if I should start a new thread or if I can get this taken care of here:

I've been using MSE for a long while now and just recently had a problem. Ever since I installed SP1 for 7, MSE will freeze explorer for 3-5 minutes while installing updated definitions, whether I do it manually or through windows update. MSE will go through the "searching" phase and "downloading" phase just fine, but when it begins the "installing" phase it freezes the pc.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling MSE, but the problem persists. MSE works perfectly fine on my old XP laptop and older Vista 32-bit machines, but does not seem to like my setup on the 7 machine. The only change to the machine was the installation of SP1.

I ended up removing MSE for now. Everything else is working fine. System specs are up to date.

When I said I updated my version it was when I first got the notification. Months/updates later I than get another notification. Anyways I've removed the offending file (was an old version) and all is good now. Thanks

And thanks for the link. Will come in handy.

Golden said:

Hi Spidey,

What anti-virus software did you have installed prior to MSE, if any? I'm wondering if there may be remnents of it left over, and is now causing havoc with the MSE installation. Although why it only happened after installation of SP1 I cannot say.

If may be worth doing an online scan using ESET too.

Regards,
Golden

Have not tried the ESET tool - I was using Avast! free 5.X? and since the MSE problem, using Avast! free 6.0.1. I've found users on here that had other SP1 problems, but everything is working great for me, aside from that 3-5 min freeze while definitions are installed. Also, during the freeze, I can move the mouse all over and bring up the start menu; however I can not open any other programs or use the task manager until the freeze stops.

oreo27 said:

I'm not quite sure but don't old Java versions get replaced when installing new ones?

I thought so too but apparently not....



The offending file was in the Deployment folder - which has a cache, which in turn has a 6.0 folder, which in turn has about 65 folders. The offending file was in folder #6

oreo27 said:

Don't thank me, It was another member who introduced PSI to me. I don't remember the member's name but I remember that the member had a Speed Racer avatar :)

It's really quite a good tool. I'm very skeptical to install anything on my Desktop but that app proved to be quite good. I'm pretty obsessive about updates but it still found an unpatched application, Adobe Air, on my system.

Yeah I've heard good things about Secunia.

Thanks.

I just noticed an interesting update for MSE2

Before the 9.42PM GMT +0 Update (today)
Security Essentials Version: 2.0.657.0
Antimalware Client Version: 3.0.8107.0
Engine Version: 1.1.6603.0
Antivirus definition: 1.99.1783.0
Antispyware definition: 1.99.1783.0
Network Inspection System Engine Version: 2.0.5854.0
Network Inspection System Definition Version: 9.1.0.0

After the 9.42PM GMT +0 Update (today)
Security Essentials Version: 2.0.657.0
Antimalware Client Version: 3.0.8107.0
Engine Version: 1.1.6702.0
Antivirus definition: 1.101.1.0
Antispyware definition: 1.101.1.0
Network Inspection System Engine Version: 2.0.5854.0
Network Inspection System Definition Version: 9.1.0.0

And NO, old java versions do not remove during update, heck, the program doesn't even update properly sometimes (update loops.)

sygnus21 said:

Did anyone else get a MSE warning about their Jave add-on being a trojan????

I got one yesterday....

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I also had the same notifications awhile back as posted here - MSE 2 Final Released!. I cleaned those files out just to be safe and all was good for awhile, even with Java installed - until yesterday.

Is MSE giving false positive on these???

Thanks.

Yes it happened to me too about 2 days ago. I just let it clean this "trojan" and then reinstalled the latast Java version. Obviously a false positive.