"Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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In hindsight (almost always 20/20) I can even see why software like Spyware
Blaster might bring up an unfinished install routine. The fact that install
is incomplete would have to mean that there was a link to the install
routine in the "Run Once" section of the registry, maintained there until
the program was completely installed. There might be many reasons why an
installation was incomplete and not rolled back, but one of the possible
ones is spyware that needs to connect back to its central server for the
installation process to complete - many of the dialer viruses have this
function as part of the install routine from what I have observed of them.
Because there is a suspicious and incomplete process involved,
SpywareBlaster was in effect saying "I can't scan this properly until
installation is complete, but it might be spyware so decide now whether or
not you need to install it. If not, get rid of it and we'll try this again,
if so, finish the process so that I can confirm that it gets a clean bill of
health".
At least, that's might interpetation of what has been discovered.

Mike Bourke

Mike Bourke wrote:
Hi Mike,

This seems to make sense. The main question of this thread was WHY
would SpywareBlaster insist on finishing a Smartsound Quicktracks
installation.

Here's what I think we have so far by way of scientific hypothesis:
1. A previous SmartSound QuicktracksPlugin.msi installation was left
unfinished.
2. SmartSound Quicktracks adds soundtracks to a number of video editing
applications.
3. Such as Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus, Ulead Video Studio 8 & 9, &
Cyberlink PowerDirector 4.
4. A vestigial "Run Once" registry key was left (too bad we didn't know
to check this).
5. SpywareBlaster update checks the value of this Run Once key data.
6. Spyware Blaster asks twice for you to complete that unfinished
installation.
7. After the second request, SpywareBlaster update fails

Is this the correct current hypothesis for why so many have this
problem?
So that others can start at this point, please correct if I said
anything wrong.

Working together to solve difficult problems,
Susan