MalwareBytes AntiMalware v1.31

[Dustin Cook]

"Heather" <no.one@home.invalid> wrote in news:ghcsdi$jge$1
@news.motzarella.org:

> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9B6BBA0EF45DHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247...
>> "Heather" <no.one@home.invalid> wrote in news:ghbtl6$okd$1
>> @news.motzarella.org:
>>
>>> Hey Dustin......I had put this latest version on here yesterday.
>>> Today
>>> it won't update.....saying I am not connected to the internet or
>>> check
>>> my firewall, etc. My XP firewall is on and I am connected via cable.
>>> Is this a bug in the program??
>>
>> Hmm, is the XP firewall the only firewall you have up? And if you
>> switch the
>> update site, will it connect then?
>
> Yes to both, son. And it is working now. Seems to have been a
> temporary glitch.

Aye. one of the definition servers didn't answer the phone when MBAM dialed
it. LOL!


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Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Dustin Cook]

Andy Walker <awalker@nspank.invalid> wrote in news:493b0349.103566093
@news.webtv.com:

> Heather wrote:
>
>>"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns9B6BBA0EF45DHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247. ..
> <snip>
>
>>Yes to both, son.
>
> Is it true that Dustin was put up for adoption because he was a
> colicky baby? ;-)
>

Good Morning Andy.


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Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Larry Sabo]

"Heather" <no.one@home.invalid> wrote:

>
>"Larry Sabo" <larry_sabo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:73ajj4d530lri8h89cs5p92pmtadrs8mvj@4ax.com.. .
>>
>>>"Heather" <no.one@home.invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:ghbtl6$okd$1@news.motzarella.org...
[snip]
>>>Heather
>>
>> [Top posting corrected.]
>>
>> Heather old girl, I had the same thing today. If you select
>> Malwarebytes,org as the Proxy server (in the drop-down on the main
>> page), no problem updating.
>
>*Old Girl*??? Smack!! (G) Anyway, I checked and it was set to
>Malwarebytes.org. Thanks, Old Phart......and you know I prefer to top
>post, grin.
>
>Cheers.....Heather

Hahaha. It was a test, to see your if you're still able to sit up
unassisted for 3 minutes or more, aware of your surroundings,
responding to external stimulus, etc. :-)

Larry

[Heather]

"Andy Walker" <awalker@nspank.invalid> wrote in message
news:493b0349.103566093@news.webtv.com...
> Heather wrote:
>
>>"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:Xns9B6BBA0EF45DHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247. ..
> <snip>
>
>>Yes to both, son.
>
> Is it true that Dustin was put up for adoption because he was a
> colicky baby? ;-)

Nah, he was a "perfect baby"......just ask his Mum, lol.

[Dustin Cook]

"Heather" <no.one@home.invalid> wrote in news:ghej0o$irp$1
@news.motzarella.org:

> "Andy Walker" <awalker@nspank.invalid> wrote in message
> news:493b0349.103566093@news.webtv.com...
>> Heather wrote:
>>
>>>"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:Xns9B6BBA0EF45DHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247 ...
>> <snip>
>>
>>>Yes to both, son.
>>
>> Is it true that Dustin was put up for adoption because he was a
>> colicky baby? ;-)
>
> Nah, he was a "perfect baby"......just ask his Mum, lol.

Oh... No, she wouldn't lie for me...
Nice joke btw.


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Regards,
Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[jen]

"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9B6B3D97688D6HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247.. .

Hey Dustin,

Do you have any insight to this posters problem?:

"Just found something out about Malwarebytes that I don't like,
and maybe it can be fixed. It's a minor annoyance, but it is an
annoyance,
nonetheless. It seems that if you don't leave I.E., or I assume O.E.,
or
WMP in an online state when they were last used, Malwarebytes can't
access
the Internet. However, if I open I.E., go online with it, then close
it,
then I can hit the Update button and get a connection to the update
site.
I've looked for an "Ignore offline state", or something like it, and the
only thing I can find related to I.E. is terminating it before removal.
I
don't use I.E. I hate I.E. I use Firefox, because it doesn't give a
rip
what state that online/offline "switch" is flipped. If it can't
connect, it
can't connect. Neither Ad-Aware nor Spybot cared one way or another,
either. Got any ideas, or am I just going to have to put up with this?"

TIA,
-jen

[The Real Truth MVP]

That's an interesting bug. I was able to duplicate it by selecting in IE to
work offline. Also if you go to settings in MBAM and select terminate IE
before removal it will toggle IE back online and you will then be able to
update. Should be a simple fix, just have MBAM use Explorer to update
instead of Internet Explorer.



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"jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in message
news:ypd0l.6576$M01.1142@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9B6B3D97688D6HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247.. .
>
> Hey Dustin,
>
> Do you have any insight to this posters problem?:
>
> "Just found something out about Malwarebytes that I don't like,
> and maybe it can be fixed. It's a minor annoyance, but it is an
> annoyance,
> nonetheless. It seems that if you don't leave I.E., or I assume O.E., or
> WMP in an online state when they were last used, Malwarebytes can't access
> the Internet. However, if I open I.E., go online with it, then close it,
> then I can hit the Update button and get a connection to the update site.
> I've looked for an "Ignore offline state", or something like it, and the
> only thing I can find related to I.E. is terminating it before removal. I
> don't use I.E. I hate I.E. I use Firefox, because it doesn't give a rip
> what state that online/offline "switch" is flipped. If it can't connect,
> it
> can't connect. Neither Ad-Aware nor Spybot cared one way or another,
> either. Got any ideas, or am I just going to have to put up with this?"
>
> TIA,
> -jen
>
>
>
>

[Dustin Cook]

"jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in
news:ypd0l.6576$M01.1142@bignews3.bellsouth.net:

> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9B6B3D97688D6HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247.. .
>
> Hey Dustin,
>
> Do you have any insight to this posters problem?:

Yep. Our updater is really an Internet Explorer window; so if IE is
toggled to offline, so is our updater.

Also, if IE is configured to use a proxy and it's not operational for
some reason, our updater will fail.

I have requested this be changed in a future release so that we are not
dependant on Internet Explorer for anything... However, that's still a
ways away.

So, the jest of it is this: If Internet Explorer won't surf, our updater
won't run.

The other applications mentioned aren't simply asking internet explorer
to access the net, so they don't care what it's specific settings are.


--
Regards,
Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Dustin Cook]

"The Real Truth MVP" <not@real.atall> wrote in
news:ghs10k$qtp$1@news.motzarella.org:

> That's an interesting bug. I was able to duplicate it by selecting in
> IE to work offline. Also if you go to settings in MBAM and select
> terminate IE before removal it will toggle IE back online and you will
> then be able to update. Should be a simple fix, just have MBAM use
> Explorer to update instead of Internet Explorer.

It's not a bug.

We use Internet Explorer for the updating. If you have configured internet
explorer for offline mode, well; our updater is offline then too.



--
Regards,
Dustin Cook
Malware Researcher
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[jen]

"Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9B73BB5CECA4EHHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247.. .
> "jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in
> news:ypd0l.6576$M01.1142@bignews3.bellsouth.net:
>
>> "Dustin Cook" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9B6B3D97688D6HHI2948AJD832@69.16.185.247.. .
>>
>> Hey Dustin,
>>
>> Do you have any insight to this posters problem?:
>
> Yep. Our updater is really an Internet Explorer window; so if IE is
> toggled to offline, so is our updater.
>
> Also, if IE is configured to use a proxy and it's not operational for
> some reason, our updater will fail.
>
> I have requested this be changed in a future release so that we are
> not
> dependant on Internet Explorer for anything... However, that's still a
> ways away.
>
> So, the jest of it is this: If Internet Explorer won't surf, our
> updater
> won't run.
>
> The other applications mentioned aren't simply asking internet
> explorer
> to access the net, so they don't care what it's specific settings are.

Thanks a million, Dustin!

-jen