On Jun 18, 12:18*pm, Andrew <And...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Update to my mp3 situation:
>
> The problem, for me, seems to be an embedded virus / spyware / malware in
> all my mp3 files. Unfortunately for me the registry modification max posted
> just suppresses the popup in windows media player, but the mp3's are still
> infected.
>
> I've come to this conclusion because I just downloaded a new mp3 from a
> classical music website and the mp3 plays just fine in any media player.

I thought I didn't have this problem, because once I fixed the
registry Windows Media Player plays my MP3s fine now. But then my
wife tried to play some of them on her MP3 player and they play really
weird, like they are playing in fast forward, and the time goes really
fast. We don't have this problem with MP3s that I have just
downloaded today, just the ones that were left over from when we had
the virus.

I notice that the MP3s, when I view the file properties in Windows
Explorer have one bit rate, like 130kbps, but then when I view the
properties from Windows Media Player they have a different bit rate,
like 128kbps. So I think the virus modified the bit rates slightly,
and probably Windows Media Player (the latest version) doesn't respect
that bit rate, so it doesn't have a problem, but my wife's MP3 player
probably does use that bit rate, so it doesn't play them correctly.

I'm searching now for a program that will let me edit the bit rate,
but not *really* convert, just edit the bit rate that the file
properties show... or actually "fix" the bit rate. I'm also going to
try to convert them to another format, then back to MP3, see if that
fixes them.