MSE Error Code: 0x80073b01/Issues with Malware, MSE, and Webroot

Have you paid for Webroot, or is this a 30day trial? You don't want to run both Webroot and MSE on your computer.

Antivirus programs are resource hogs and will fight each other for your system's resources, as well as possibly fight each other's virus definitions.

What browser are you using? You may have what is called 'Adware', that some Anti-virus products don't detect.

Let's see if AdwCleaner finds something that might have been overlooked ...
Download AdWareCleaner AdwCleaner Download to your desktop
1.Right-click on adwcleaner.exe and select Run As Administrator to launch the application.
2.Click on Delete button.
3.Confirm each time with OK.
4.Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart. Please post the content of that logfile in your reply.

Note: You can find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[Sn].txt as well - n is the order number.

jsnmcgill

If you want to uninstall MSE ? You could use RevoUninstaller .

Download RevoUninstaller below


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Please download and install Revo Uninstaller Free
Double click Revo Uninstaller to run it.
From the list of programs double click on MSE to remove
When prompted if you want to uninstall click Yes.
Be sure the Advanced option is selected then click Next.
The program will run, If prompted again click Yes
when the built-in uninstaller is finished click on Next.
Once the program has searched for leftovers click Next.
Check/tick the bolded items only on the list then click Delete
when prompted click on Yes and then on next.
put a check on any folders that are found and select delete
when prompted select yes then on next
Once done click Finish.

Download Security Check by screen317 from here http://screen317.spywareinfoforum.org/SecurityCheck.exe or here http://screen317.spywareinfoforum.org/
Save it to your Desktop.
Double click SecurityCheck.exe and follow the onscreen instructions inside of the black box.
A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt.
Please post the contents of that document.

jsnmcgill said:

I do not like Webroot; it will not allow me to open the security program, it is calling it malware, and that the parameters are undefined. I have MalwareBytes Pro right now, can I just get rid of Webroot and forget it as a piece of software that's way too touchy for me. Then install MSE after it's all figured out? Or something else?

Also, VistaKing Revo uninstaller could not find MSE. I tried the hunter utility, but all it found was my CCleaner on the desktop.

Inside RevoUninstaller look for something called Microsoft Security Essentials

Ah I forgot the version of MSE . You installed the 64-bit . The free version only is able to see 32-bit programs . For removing the 64-bit programs you would in fact need to download and install the 30 day trial of RevoUninstaller Pro .