I've been getting this message when I navigate through websites. Just started a week or so ago. I've run AV, MalwareBytes, etc. Any ideas? Sometimes it will display a "?" mark instead of the "/" mark.
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edit: better image
Posted: 4/15/2012 10:10:27 AM EDT
[#1]
can you post what the top photo says i can't read it.
what i've read is you are possibly infected with a rootkit
or it could be an issue because of the chrome browser as well...
Posted: 4/15/2012 10:24:16 AM EDT
[#2]
"An application is trying to access a protected item"
I've tried a rootkit 'eliminator' (?) but it turned up no results. I'll try to get a better screen shot in a minute
Posted: 4/15/2012 10:26:59 AM EDT
[#3]
if you leave chrome closed do you continue to get that message?
you may want to uninstall your version and reinstall
Posted: 4/15/2012 10:30:03 AM EDT
[#4]
I've only seen it with Chrome running. Nothing while I just use the PC off-line. I don't use Opera, FF, or IE anymore.
Posted: 4/15/2012 4:28:52 PM EDT
[#5]
I've never seen any error like that before, not with windows 98, nt4, nt5, vista, 7, etc.
It could be related to Windows' ProtectedStorage service.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb432403%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Posted: 4/15/2012 6:40:44 PM EDT
[#6]
Chrome is gone and so is the error. Will run IE for a bit to see if anything turns up. Man, IE seems slow.
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Posted: 4/15/2012 8:11:29 PM EDT
[#7]
Try FF. I agree about the slowness of IE, especially IE 9.
