Did get that skin load error earlier. This was after I ran Micro-trend anti spyware.
I was able to recover with the re-registering of the file. Seems that Micro-trend also thinks that Active Skin is poison. False positive? I don't know as Symantec also pings it at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/spyware.realspy.html.
More accuratly, it seems that some spywares out there are using Activeskin and somehow those keys are the ones picked on by the product to identify.
Just in case, will turn the active skin off and quarrantine the regkeys and associated files until this can be proven safe (or not) one way or another.
Here is the anti-spyware log (and they are still detected as of the last update):
--------------------------------- Anti-Spyware session started ---------------------------------
Machine=LINGUA-CONFUSED
Time=Fri Sep 30 05:52:49 2005
Product Version=3, 0, 1, 22
OS Version=Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Machine=LINGUA-CONFUSED
Time=Fri Sep 30 05:52:49 2005
Product Version=3, 0, 1, 22
OS Version=Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Started Scanning
Internet Cookies
Internet Cookies: Found '2o7.net' in 'Internet Explorer Cache'
Internet Cookies: Found 'server.iad.liveperson.net' in 'Internet Explorer Cache'
Internet Cookies: Found 'server.iad.liveperson.net' in 'Internet Explorer Cache'
CoolWebSearch Variants (CWShredder)
Programs in Memory
Windows Registry
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'ActiveSkin4.Skin'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'ActiveSkin4.Skin.1'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'Component Categories\{010E0B1F-1A47-4D07-A83F-43A819E39CCF}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\ActiveSkin4.Skin'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\ActiveSkin4.Skin.1'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\Component Categories\{010E0B1F-1A47-4D07-A83F-43A819E39CCF}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{0944D16C-D0F4-4389-982A-A085595A9EB3}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0944D16C-D0F4-4389-982A-A085595A9EB3}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{A5704C37-40DA-49EF-904B-97E5F5F9B1C5}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A5704C37-40DA-49EF-904B-97E5F5F9B1C5}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{52C01A76-19E2-4A50-AE8A-38FFBCCF9182}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{EC22770D-3343-4C56-8A8D-3E560475F655}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{52C01A76-19E2-4A50-AE8A-38FFBCCF9182}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C406F816-318D-4F7D-81CB-BA93CA7B70D5}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EC22770D-3343-4C56-8A8D-3E560475F655}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{3DCD2BC5-8489-48AE-891F-90C8B2F19F56}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{A506EF88-9EFC-4522-BFE1-A8E886A64D80}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3DCD2BC5-8489-48AE-891F-90C8B2F19F56}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A506EF88-9EFC-4522-BFE1-A8E886A64D80}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{3831331E-0D11-4716-871D-68F3B11D23C9}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{D502D4A3-03E6-4EAE-A14E-69606CA63430}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3831331E-0D11-4716-871D-68F3B11D23C9}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D502D4A3-03E6-4EAE-A14E-69606CA63430}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{762EC429-1A5D-4AB8-844A-9A552E1241DA}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'CLSID\{BBC73C94-337C-43CC-B52C-31EB9FA34013}'
Windows Registry: Found '' in 'ActiveSkin4.SkinLabel'
Internet URL Shortcuts
Files and Directories
Finished Scanning
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