Rename the wireshark executable. Then you can run the program.
Robert
From:
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[mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deneen
Wardell
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:18 PM
To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Wireshark-users] Conflicker GenB! Killed Wireshark
I
have a client that did not keep up with the updates on a Windows 2000 server
and was infected a couple of weeks ago with the Conficker GenB! virus.
The server had WireShark Installed on it and it appears that the virus killed
it. When they told me it had problems I tried to run WireShark it would
just come up with a the splash screen showing "Initializing
dissectors..." and it would do nothing else. I cannot do anything
with it. If I try to right click on the button in the status line and
close it, it will simply tells me that the program is not responding. The
only way to clear it is to reboot the machine. I tried uninstalling the
older version and installing the newest release, but it reacts the same
way.
I
didn't get the possible connection between the virus and the failure until I
saw the news release that said Conficker was attacking WireShark.