v0.6.34 Calibre keeps prompting Windows Defender

scub · 01-18-2010, 08:32 PM

I had an unusual issue last night after installing Calibre 0.6.34, Windows kept asking me to allow windows defender to send calibre.exe and calibre-parallel.exe to microsoft for analysis. I hit yes, figuring that M$ had not gotten signatures for it yet or something.

Other strange things were amiss and I ended up having to restore my PC from an image from Saturday night. It was crashing BSOD with BAD_POOL_HEADER errors. I'm just wondering if WD is choking on calibre's background process. I noticed there is not taskbar icon any more - is this normal?

BAD_POOL_HEADER is nebulous and rather elusive but I'm suspecting the Sony reader driver possibly compounded with calibre's interaction and window's defender (and 64-bit wow layer). I'm going to stick with the SD writer to get stuff to my Sony for now. If any of this makes any sense, let me know.

I'm running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate and I have a Sony PRS-600.

Other than that, my system has been very reliable.

Squirsier · 01-18-2010, 08:34 PM

I can't really help with anything, but just want to mention that I am using the latest version of Calibre and Windows Defender without any issues - however under Windows XP SP3.

Maybe that'll help you pinpoint the problem, hopefully it's not a virus issue :|

EDIT : Okay, scratch that. What I thought was Windows Defender is actually Windows Security Essentials (well, guess Defender is a part of it) and it DID warn me about the executables, however, it only did so when I clicked on its system tray icon to do a scan... But the scan didn't report any problems tho.

Timoleon · 01-18-2010, 09:23 PM

Disable Windows Security Essentials, and then re-install 06.34. Then open up calibre to make sure the problem is gone, and then close the application and reboot the computer. Then you can re-enable Windows Security Essentials. Same thing happened to me last week.

scub · 01-19-2010, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timoleon

Disable Windows Security Essentials, and then re-install 06.34. Then open up calibre to make sure the problem is gone, and then close the application and reboot the computer. Then you can re-enable Windows Security Essentials. Same thing happened to me last week.

The same thing happened to you last week, meaning your PC crashed or WSE kept prompting you..?

Timoleon · 01-19-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by scub

The same thing happened to you last week, meaning your PC crashed or WSE kept prompting you..?

WSE kept on prompting me. No BSODs, though --- but I'm not running Windows 7 in a 64-bit environment. If disabling WSE doesn't help --- could your permissions have gotten screwed up? Or could it be a 64-bit issue?

Sorry I can't be more of a help!

Ortep · 01-20-2010, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Timoleon

Or could it be a 64-bit issue?

Sorry I can't be more of a help!

It is not a 64-bit Issue. I run Win 7 64-bit and Calibre 0.6.34 without any problem

01-18-2010, 08:32 PM	#1
scub Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PRS-600	v0.6.34 Calibre keeps prompting Windows Defender I had an unusual issue last night after installing Calibre 0.6.34, Windows kept asking me to allow windows defender to send calibre.exe and calibre-parallel.exe to microsoft for analysis. I hit yes, figuring that M$ had not gotten signatures for it yet or something. Other strange things were amiss and I ended up having to restore my PC from an image from Saturday night. It was crashing BSOD with BAD_POOL_HEADER errors. I'm just wondering if WD is choking on calibre's background process. I noticed there is not taskbar icon any more - is this normal? BAD_POOL_HEADER is nebulous and rather elusive but I'm suspecting the Sony reader driver possibly compounded with calibre's interaction and window's defender (and 64-bit wow layer). I'm going to stick with the SD writer to get stuff to my Sony for now. If any of this makes any sense, let me know. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate and I have a Sony PRS-600. Other than that, my system has been very reliable.

01-18-2010, 08:34 PM	#2
Squirsier Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	I can't really help with anything, but just want to mention that I am using the latest version of Calibre and Windows Defender without any issues - however under Windows XP SP3. Maybe that'll help you pinpoint the problem, hopefully it's not a virus issue :\| EDIT : Okay, scratch that. What I thought was Windows Defender is actually Windows Security Essentials (well, guess Defender is a part of it) and it DID warn me about the executables, however, it only did so when I clicked on its system tray icon to do a scan... But the scan didn't report any problems tho. Last edited by Squirsier; 01-18-2010 at 08:59 PM.

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Timoleon Time Enough at Last Posts: 387 Karma: 1151316 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New England Device: iPad 3, iPhone 5, Kindle 3, Fire, Sony PRS-350	Disable Windows Security Essentials, and then re-install 06.34. Then open up calibre to make sure the problem is gone, and then close the application and reboot the computer. Then you can re-enable Windows Security Essentials. Same thing happened to me last week.