So this hunt was prompted when attempting to launch a game from Ubisoft's Uplay client, or attempting to use the Adobe Flash auto-updater caused the following error;
From there I found that trying to launch Internet Explorer would open an unresponsive window that would shortly close. I tried calling windows support about it, but they want me to pay $90 for them to remote into my computer to fix it.
Windows Defender and Malwarebytes both report 0 infected files on my computer.
Googling ieframe.dll errors led me to a windows help article about running sfc /scannow. Googling one of the file names listed as corrupted led me to a post on bleedingcomputer, and from there a script to fix it on thetechcookbook, but my file names didn't match so I didn't run that. A comment there brought me to this forum.
I ran SFCFix with my windows disk in the drive, the log follows;
Here is my full CBS log file, containing 3 runs of 'sfc /scannow'; View attachment CBS.zip
Code:
The ordinal 788 could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ieframe.dllFrom there I found that trying to launch Internet Explorer would open an unresponsive window that would shortly close. I tried calling windows support about it, but they want me to pay $90 for them to remote into my computer to fix it.
Windows Defender and Malwarebytes both report 0 infected files on my computer.
Googling ieframe.dll errors led me to a windows help article about running sfc /scannow. Googling one of the file names listed as corrupted led me to a post on bleedingcomputer, and from there a script to fix it on thetechcookbook, but my file names didn't match so I didn't run that. A comment there brought me to this forum.
I ran SFCFix with my windows disk in the drive, the log follows;
Code:
SFCFix version 2.4.4.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2015-06-05 09:31:19.017
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 3 - amd64
Not using a script file.
AutoAnalysis::
CORRUPT: C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..ed-telemetry-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17807_none_910ac2c6daa01c43\utc.app.json
CORRUPT: C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..ed-telemetry-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17807_none_910ac2c6daa01c43\telemetry.ASM-WindowsDefault.json
SUMMARY: Some corruptions could not be fixed automatically. Seek advice from helper or sysnative.com.
CBS & SFC total detected corruption count: 2
CBS & SFC total unimportant corruption count: 0
CBS & SFC total fixed corruption count: 0
SURT total detected corruption count: 0
SURT total unimportant corruption count: 0
SURT total fixed corruption count: 0
AutoAnalysis:: directive completed successfully.
Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 2.4.4.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2015-06-05 09:40:19.626
----------------------EOF-----------------------Here is my full CBS log file, containing 3 runs of 'sfc /scannow'; View attachment CBS.zip
