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Hi,

Can anyone help with this please?

I have MWB on three Win10 PCs. On one, I keep getting an error pop-up message that appears in the middle of my screen (a banner of

about 4"x3").

It's headed "mbam.exe - bad image" and starts "C://windows/system32/pnrpnsp.dll is not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error..."

It appears when I click on MWB to run, but also at other times.  It usually takes about 10-15 clicks (and often more) on the 'X' in the RH corner to make it go. Very annoying!

Can anyone advise what is causing it and how (in very simple terms if possible!) I can stop it from keep appearing?

Thanks

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, davidkent said:

Can anyone advise what is causing it and how (in very simple terms if possible!) I can stop it from keep appearing?

I'm sorry the software isn't working properly but we'll do our best to help.

To begin, please do the following so that we may take a closer look at your installation for troubleshooting:

NOTE: The tools and the information obtained is safe and not harmful to your privacy or your computer, please allow the programs to run if blocked by your system.

 

  • Download the Malwarebytes Support Tool
  • In your Downloads folder, open the mb-support-x.x.x.xxx.exe file
  • In the User Account Control pop-up window, click Yes to continue the installation
  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click Gather Logs. A status diagram displays the tool is Getting logs from your machine
  • A zip file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your desktop, please upload that file on your next reply

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Hello and Welcome
 
We need to get information from your computer in order to have the proper details to help you going forward.
 NOTE: The tools and the information obtained is safe and not harmful to your privacy or your computer, please allow the programs to run if blocked by your system.
    
    
    Once the file is downloaded, open your Downloads folder/location of the downloaded file
    Double-click mb-support xxx.xx.exe to run the report
        You may be prompted by User Account Control (UAC) to allow changes to be made to your computer. Click Yes to consent.
        
    Place a checkmark next to Accept License Agreement and click Next
    You will be presented with a page stating, "Get Started!"
    Do NOT use the button “Start repair” !
    Click the Advanced tab on the left column
    
    Click the Gather Logs button
    
    A progress bar will appear and the program will proceed with getting logs from your computer
   
    Upon completion, a file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your Desktop. Click OK
    Please attach the ZIP file in your next reply.
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The reply above says "please upload that file on your next reply", so how do I actually send you the file?  Do I upload it here - on a public forum?  I logged into my own account but this only has 'Knowledgebase' and 'Ask the Forums' - the email for MWB support is missing.

Incidentally,  when it was running the "Run FRST" stage, the error message I reported above, kept appearing on my screen (with its title amended), i.e,

"Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x54)
C:\WINDOWS\System32\drprov.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error..."

Clearly, running MWB or anything related to it, produces this message which keeps appearing and keeps having to be clicked numerous times before it disappears (only to subsequntly reappear).

David

 

 

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Thanks for the replies

(1)I will try the System File Checker & Deployment Image Servicing and Management to see if this resolves the matter.

(2)"If you are trying to start Malwarebytes and you receive an error message that the resource is already". The error message shown doesn't  say that.

(3)So do I send the mbst-grab-results.zip file generated (previous replies refer)? And if so, what is the email I have to send it to please?

 

Thanks

David

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I ran
   SFC /SCANNOW
and it reported errors so I ran
   DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
This stalled at 64.3% for a long while but then continued and reported the process had been successful.
(I had also reinstalled MWB with a fresh copy from the MWB website in case any of its files had become corrupted.)


Much to my relief, the error message did not appear even when I clicked on the MWB desktop icon (which always triggers the error message!)
However, my joy was short-lived as shortly after this, the message did appear and on this occasion was headed
"mbam.exe - bad image"
The message is annoying but what exacerbates the situation is that it needs to be clicked about 10-15 times before it disappears (only to appear some time later.)

* I am still wondering if I need to send the mbst-grab-results.zip file generated (previous replies refer)? And if so, to what email should I send it please?

Any other suggestions regarding this annoying situation would be appreciated.

Thanks

David

 

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I started to do as you listed but on clicking the download as administrator, a blue banner apperared (which I've never had/seen before) saying:

"This app can't run on your PC

To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher"

My PC (bought new two years ago) runs Windows 10 and is updated every week.

What now please?

 

(Also, on clicking the MWB program (which does work), the error message I reported, appeared and needed about 15 clicks to  finally disappear)

 

 

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Please see the following topic on how to disable Windows Smart Screen @davidkent

https://www.maketecheasier.com/disable-smartscreen-filter-windows10/

See the following topic on how to turn off Windows Defender

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-off-defender-antivirus-protection-in-windows-security-99e6004f-c54c-8509-773c-a4d776b77960

 

Bottom line is unless you get one of these rootkit scanners to run you're going to end up having to format the drive and reinstall Windows or take it to a Computer repair shop and pay someone to fix it.

When these other tools won't run that's a pretty good sign the computer is either infected or is severely misconfigured

 

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