DVD Rebuilder buffer overflow solution

[robc]

For the past several weeks I've been struggling to figure out why I suddenly started getting buffer overflow errors (0003 and 0004) on nearly every disk I attempted to back up using CCE multi-pass encoding with DVD-RB Pro. The errors all occurred during the rebuild phase.

After trying everything I could think of I finally remembered that I had install Avast version 5.0 in the not so distant past. I removed it, and lo and behold the buffer overflow problems disappeared.

If anyone else is experiencing the same problems maybe this will help you.

[jdobbs]

AV software... grrrr... all I can do is shake my head. :(. They are rapidly becoming more of a problem than the viruses they are meant to prevent. I had to dump McAfee last year because it was getting "too smart" and its heuristic scanning was creating issues with several software packages. A couple of years ago I had to make DVD Rebuilder sit in a "wait" state for a while because of Norton's delayed writes. This year I had to answer problems where F-Secure was not allowing DVD-RB to run (and a whole lot of other programs as well).

Sometimes I just want to dump AV protection altogether.

[Groucho2004]

Sometimes I just want to dump AV protection altogether.

I have never used AV software. In 18 years using a computer with internet connection I caught 1 virus which was back in 2001 I think. I restored my Ghost disk image (I always have an up to date image) and the problem was solved. Took 5 minutes.

From time to time I do run spyware or virus scanners manually just out of curiosity but they never find anything. :rolleyes:

Of course I use a good firewall (Outpost) which is properly configured.

[JJB]

I agree 100%. I stopped using a AV packages several years ago.

A router firewall and software firewall(Zone Alarm or others) with a free host file substitute (Host Man), along with Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware have kept me running fast and clear without the bloat AV packages that cause problems for several years.

[Capsbackup]

and, of course... stay away from questionable web sites! :p

[jdobbs]

and, of course... stay away from questionable web sites! :p You mean like accepting ActiveX downloads from "www.LookAtOurPornWhileWeReformatYourHardDrive.com"?

[Rumbah]

Nowadays it can be enough to be on a site with infected flash advertisement.

[bb1000]

You can add the DVDRebuilder WorkPath to avast FileSystemShield Exclusion.
For this select REAL-TIME SHIELD tab, then File System Shield item and press Expert Settings button.
In the appeared FILE SYSTEM SHIELD SETTINGS window select Exclusions item and press browse button on new row in the list of exclusions. Then you need to point avast! to DVDRebuilder WorkPath folder.
This seems to cure the buffer overflow problem

[frankvw]

AV software... grrrr... all I can do is shake my head. :(. They are rapidly becoming more of a problem than the viruses they are meant to prevent.

Amen to that, sir. However, in this particular case a major part of the problem is the less than informative error message displayed by DVD Rebuilder. A "buffer overflow"? What is in fact happening is that DVD Rebuilder is unable to access a file, run an executable, or spawn a process, or some such operation (I would imagine). I'm sure that from a developer's standpoint the reason why this ultimately results in a buffer overflow error message makes sense, but to me, the user, this does not even hint at the cause of the problem, much less how to fix it.

Just my 5 cents here. :-) Now that I know that AV software is the problem, I will take fire and sword to it and I'm sure that will sort it out, but still - the error message could be more informative. Food for thought...

// FvW

[Trahald]

The message is due to the language Rebuilder is written in, not an actual error message coded in DVD RB. The default behavior of VB is to throw the error and then stop running the code. TBH, even the authors of VB programs dont always know what caused the 'buffer overflow' error. They figure it out how robc did (some educated guessing).

In some cases the errors can be captured with additional error capturing code and then the program can substitute (or add?) its own error message. Im not sure if its even possible (or viable) here.

[jdobbs]

@frankvw

DVD Rebuilder can't possibly take the responsibility of identifying all the problems with your system caused by other software. How could it anticipate issues that are caused by your anti-virus package? The anti-virus software developer is at fault and any frustration should be redirected toward them, not DVD Rebuilder.