Cloud Constructors Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 During startup, I get this error as shown in the attatched jpeg file Please help, what can I do? I already scanned for viruses, ad-aware, yada yada yada - how the hell do I get rid of this firedemon...err firedaemon lol thnx for any help Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
panicswitched Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 firedaemon - firedaemon.exe Application that works in the background and allows a user to install and run any other suitable application as a Windows NT or 2000 service. seems harmless probibly something installed with a program that starts as a service on windows side note: where did you get that theme and icons? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584458435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
erp Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Find it with the windows search tool. Look it up on google. Find out what program it came with and if you can uninstall it or update it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584458457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bartekpl Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 WOW. i love those icons! Can you give me a link ? ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584458464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 ah, solved the dilemma myself - simply deleted firedaemon.exe from the system32 dir and that dreaded error' doesn't pop anymore! oh, the theme + icons can be found at: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=195319 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584458584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted August 30, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2004 didn't you install firedaemon yourself? it's a program to make any exe a service. how else could it get there? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584459589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 what's firedaemon? never heard of it before. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584459621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post-It Note Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 insanekiwi said: what's firedaemon? never heard of it before. Like someone already posted, it allows (almost) any program to run as a service. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584459640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 4, 2004 Author Share Posted September 4, 2004 damn it, I still encounter this problem - can anyone help? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584496916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 4, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 4, 2004 you never answered my question, did you install firedaemon yourself? were you trying to run soemthing as a service? thats the only way it coudlve gotten there... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584498960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 no I just installed windows xp sp2 from scratch and started getting this Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584499676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jooface Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 firedeamon is most commonly associated with trojans do a virus scan ;) and check services.msc and uninstall any services that don't look right. IE iroffer, or servu Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584499852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 IRONCHEFARU said: firedeamon is most commonly associated with trojans do a virus scan ;) and check services.msc and uninstall any services that don't look right. IE iroffer, or servu damn I've disabled all services associated with firedaemon still though no avail! :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584505988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 6, 2004 a default install of windows definitely shouldn't include this, right? i can't check my own setup cuz i've installed firedaemon on all my systems... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584506407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 it doesn't matter whether I have this service installed or not I am just really annoyed at the fact that the error message always comes up when I startup windows Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584506748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptiliffe Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 This is a wild guess, but check if the program is associated in any way with http://www.daemon-tools.cc. good luck. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584506775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 ptilffe..no but i do have that program installed Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584518500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SureGuy Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hanif said: it doesn't matter whether I have this service installed or not I am just really annoyed at the fact that the error message always comes up when I startup windows That's kind of like saying "Is there any way to turn of the check engine light on my car's dashboard? It's really annoying - and while it may indicate a problem I don't really care." Which is really up to you but I'd investigate further and determine what is actually happening in the background. With firedaemon if you stop the service (set it to disabled) it shouldn't continue to start - or try to start. If it is starting anyway then something is starting it in the background. In all likelyhood this is some sort of malware - and firedaemon definitely doesn't come with SP2. SureGuy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584520044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 (edited) this is getting too annoying I've about tried everything to destory that damn errror, including Edited registry Virus-scanned Disabled any services associated with FireDaemon Deleted dllcache directory in windows Edited September 8, 2004 by Hanif Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584520542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 8, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hanif said: it doesn't matter whether I have this service installed or not I am just really annoyed at the fact that the error message always comes up when I startup windows yes it does matter. if you installed it, thats one thing. if you didn't, it DOESN'T come with windows, and you have some sort of virus/trojan/etc. those are pretty much the only 2 ways that this program can get on your computer. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584521864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 anyway, just help me find a solution thats all we need here Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584521983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Well, without knowing how or why it came to be on your computer it is hard to say and a solution is one that involves much more than making that annoying error go away. Hell, if you are that worried about it just disable windows error reporting...issue solved. The problem is that Firedaemon 1) has an uninstaller 2) Is not used by any malware I am familiar with 3) you have obviously 'tweaked' the system itself that you are not dealing with a 'I just installed WinXP w/SP2 clean and it just happened' scenario. Wipe your drive and start over. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584522078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 ah, finally some good news I logged onto the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Chat and asked the Microsoft Experts about my particular problem. Heres what they said: Quote Firedaemon is a well-known virus that hijacks a local computer and transmits information via the Internet. You are receiving warnings about it because the new Windows Firewall does not allow FireDaemon traffic by default.I've had a machine infested with this myself, and was only able to remove it by re-installing the OS. As uxtheme_vortex mentions, FireDaemon is not -only- virus/worm software, but it is commonly used in that context. See http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100274.htm well the link might have solved the problem as I installed McAfee and ran a virus scan and here is what I came up with (see screenshot) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584524281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastSamurai Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 C:\Windows\system32\sperm??? lol, you might wanna delete the entire folder. what AV program did you use at first? it missed quite a few. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584524339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Constructors Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 LastSamurai said: C:\Windows\system32\sperm??? lol, you might wanna delete the entire folder.what AV program did you use at first? it missed quite a few. oh i know! mcafee is by far my favorite AV software now I was using Norton Antivirus from Systemworks 2004 and it did not find any infected files and this was after latest definitions update system seems to be running smoothly now!!! :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/210681-suddenly-i-get-a-firedaemonexe-error/#findComment-584524609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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