Because unexplained changes and/or bad interactions with valid updates can be indicative of malware, and it couldn't possibly hurt.
I had a machine for which a service pack caused all sorts of issues. It turned out to be infected. Besides, if you have multiple machines, you can let the malware scanner spin on one whilst you diagnose the other. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:57 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: User Profile missing after windows updates > > Why would you suspect malware because the profile is missing? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:53 AM > Subject: RE: User Profile missing after windows updates > > > If WSUS is in use, and therefore these machines are disabled from going > to WU directly, I'd suggest running MalwareBytes or some such on them > ASAP. > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:41 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: User Profile missing after windows updates > > > > 10 to 12. The one I am working with is in the next room. Everyone > > else is > > in standby mode while I figure it out. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:37 AM > > Subject: RE: User Profile missing after windows updates > > > > > > You original report was plural. This last post indicates it's a > single > > machine? > > > > Is this a widespread issue, or is this one user affected? > > > > -sc > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: David W. McSpadden [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:32 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Re: User Profile missing after windows updates > > > > > > IE8 is disabled for us. I haven't gotten through the WSUS logs yet > > so > > > I am > > > unsure of what updated her machine. > > > Local Profiles. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "James Rankin" <[email protected]> > > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > software.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:28 AM > > > Subject: Re: User Profile missing after windows updates > > > > > > > > > I am assuming these are local profiles...are the folders actually > > > gone? If they were roaming, you'd be restoring a backup right now I > > > guess. Have any updates been done overnight (it wasn't the IE8 > > upgrade > > > going out, was it?) > > > > > > 2009/9/2 David W. McSpadden <[email protected]>: > > > > XP Pro SP3. > > > > Users coming in this morning are missing their profiles. That > means > > > there > > > > Outlook Express email, their IE favorites, desktop > > > shortcuts....etc.... > > > > What can I do to save my sanity? > > > > System Restore is disabled on the majority of these machines so > the > > > > Virusscanner can delete files without them going into a restore > > bin. > > > > > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > For the Lurkers that don't like of topic here is one you can take > a > > > swing > > > > at. > > > > Let us know what you know. > > > > Thanks > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you > put > > > into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I > > am > > > not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that > > > could provoke such a question." > > > > > > http://raythestray.blogspot.com > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
