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Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« on: June 12, 2012, 08:38:37 PM »
Hello!

Several years ago I'm using Avast, but the new version is very slow down the hard drive. I have a folder into which many program's installation is, if I click into the folder into the mouse stops for a while and lag, and just working on the hard disk. If Avast is not installed, it should be ok. Is there any solution or move to other free antivirus?
Sorry for my bad english.

This folder is about 200. Exe file in it. http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6949/adsadg.jpg

Thank you
Thomas

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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 06:27:38 PM »
hey and welcome to the forum. what version of avast you using? free pro suite?

you could try a installation from the scratch and see if that could help.
Windows 8.1 amd a10-5700 64 bit
12 GB ram 1 tb hard drive. Avast 18, MBAM

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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 11:13:34 PM »
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This folder is about 200. Exe file in it.
Is this your Downloads Folder?  LimeWireWin.exe in there?  http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6949/adsadg.jpg

Running torrent programs can cause problems.
Windows 10 Home 64-bit 22H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.1.6099 (build 24.1.88821.762)  UI version 1.0.797
 UI version 1.0.788.  Windows 11 Home 23H2 - Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.2.6105 (build 24.1.8918.827) UI version 1.0.801

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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 02:04:43 PM »
I found why it slows down the hdd. Protection behavior. But I can not find where the exception, the programs folder.
Because it is so bad that even the mouse will stop when I click into the folders.  :-[
50-60 wiped clean file from this folder, but nothing has changed, not only in this folder

Here, the image: http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4796/gfitzitr.jpg
Avast! Free 7.0.1426

Thanks for reply!  :)

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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 06:10:19 PM »
hey and welcome to the forum. what version of avast you using? free pro suite?

you could try a installation from the scratch and see if that could help.
Please note that a torrent program such as LimeWire will open 100's/1000's/10,000's of internet connections out of your computer, as that is what it is designed to do.  Avast Web Shield would try to cover all these connections, Network Shield, as well.  What is notable is that this behavior is from the get-go, it begins from the moment your computer is started from a cold start.  Uninstalling a torrent program will help to fix that, and speed up your computer.  Much less work for your computer to have to do.

Do mikaelrask's advice, then do the second.  What version of firewall are you running?

Does sound like you have an infection.

Post logs from this link here:  http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0   

Attach all logs, run Malwarebytes, OTL, and aswMBR.exe only, and stop all cleaning efforts for now. You can damage your system more than what it already is.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2012, 06:18:19 PM by mchain »
Windows 10 Home 64-bit 22H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.1.6099 (build 24.1.88821.762)  UI version 1.0.797
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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 06:27:16 PM »
LimeWire is not installed on my machine. I do not use a firewall, which is only included in Windows 7. I do not use any torrent program. What did you see in the picture, that's a two-year installation file.
my machine:
-ASRock 870 Extreme 3
-Phenom 2 X4 955 Black Edition
-Kingston 2x2GB DDR3-1600MHz
-gtx550 ti 1gb
-Samsung HD501LJ-500GB x2
-Windows 7 Ultimate X64 + Avast Free 7

As I wrote in my previous posts, if the behavior of protection is turned off, the hard drive is not working at a stretch, if I click into the folder. In previous versions of avast did not observe such a thing.

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Re: Avast! Free slow down the hard drive! Please help
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 06:44:44 PM »
@ arcus,

Did you do a clean install of 7.0.1426 Free?

Get aswclear.exe from here: http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility   Save this file to your desktop only!

Get direct free version of avast! 7.0.1426 here:  https://support.avast.com/index.php?languageid=1&group=eng&_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1139

Uninstall avast! through Program Uninstall, (may say unable to complete), then go to Safe Mode as administrator.  Uninstall all versions of avast! you have ever used, using aswclear.exe, reboot back to Safe Mode after each uninstall until done.  Read entire page above about installing Avast!

THEN:

Install avast! version 7.0.1426 as normal, in administrator mode, reboot.

You are not running a firewall of any kind?
« Last Edit: June 15, 2012, 06:47:47 PM by mchain »
Windows 10 Home 64-bit 22H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.1.6099 (build 24.1.88821.762)  UI version 1.0.797
 UI version 1.0.788.  Windows 11 Home 23H2 - Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Avast Premier Security version 24.2.6105 (build 24.1.8918.827) UI version 1.0.801