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Title: HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 01, 2004, 11:01:49 PM
i use Me ,OS. I use Avast! 4.1 and i run it at any setting and its goes really slow and frezzes the whole pc and end uo restarting. Most times its slow so i turn it off it took 1hour to scan 60,000 files half way, im not to sure what to do. It says i have a trogen and then frezzes just after. If you can help that would be great.  :)


limited_edition  
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Lisandro on March 02, 2004, 12:03:17 AM
Can you boot in safe mode (F8)?
Can you run avast! from there?

If not, can you run an on-line scanning?
When you were 'clean' you can see if the freeze system is due to Windows Restore...

What trojan are you talking about?
What do you mean by 'the system freeze' after the detection of the trojan?
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Summoner Yuna on March 02, 2004, 12:43:28 AM
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If not, can you run an on-line scanning?
http://housecall.trendmicro.com (http://housecall.trendmicro.com) or http://www.bitdefender.com (http://www.bitdefender.com)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 12:49:20 AM
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If not, can you run an on-line scanning?
http://housecall.trendmicro.com (http://housecall.trendmicro.com) or http://www.bitdefender.com (http://www.bitdefender.com)


im using them now but they dont find any think
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 12:52:56 AM
Can you boot in safe mode (F8)?
Can you run avast! from there? umm not to sure wat you mean

If not, can you run an on-line scanning?
When you were 'clean' you can see if the freeze system is due to Windows Restore...   ??????????

What trojan are you talking about? umm  C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\optimize.exe infected: Trojan.Downloader.Dyfuca.AE   ,,, C:\_RESTORE\TEMP\A0233000.CPY infected: Trojan.Keylogger.HotKeysHook.A   for trogens in different places called C:\_RESTORE\TEMP\A0233000.CPY infected: Trojan.Keylogger.HotKeysHook.A    thats only half way on bitdenfeder.com
What do you mean by 'the system freeze' after the  detection of the trojan?
.... well it finds the trogen then i click delete then i frezzeses
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Summoner Yuna on March 02, 2004, 12:58:52 AM
if the trojan is active in memory you may have to kill it in the process manager first.
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Lisandro on March 02, 2004, 03:09:54 AM
I'm using them now but they don't find anything

Can you try avast! Virus Cleaner Tool (http://www.avast.com/files/eng/aswclnr.exe) and after that a full scanning of avast! (Thorough scan and 'Scan archive files')?
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 01:28:15 PM
 well im back from school i left it running and my dad sorted it out and it found 4 trogen virus called  Win32:Trojan-gen. {VC} (four of them) it ran fully  :D im going to try Virus Cleaner Tool

Edit: i have started cleaner tool just waiting now, i will post the outcome
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Lisandro on March 02, 2004, 02:05:52 PM
well im back from school i left it running and my dad sorted it out and it found 4 trogen virus called  Win32:Trojan-gen. {VC} (four of them) it ran fully  :D im going to try Virus Cleaner Tool

Edit: i have started cleaner tool just waiting now, i will post the outcome

Hope you're successful!  ;)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 02:20:26 PM
well im back from school i left it running and my dad sorted it out and it found 4 trogen virus called  Win32:Trojan-gen. {VC} (four of them) it ran fully  :D im going to try Virus Cleaner Tool

Edit: i have started cleaner tool just waiting now, i will post the outcome

Hope you're successful!  ;)

done it found no viruses, i took a picture of what it said heres the url http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/76268/cleanerscan.bmp (http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/76268/cleanerscan.bmp)

now what shall i do? run virus scan ?
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 02:22:22 PM
well im back from school i left it running and my dad sorted it out and it found 4 trogen virus called  Win32:Trojan-gen. {VC} (four of them) it ran fully  :D im going to try Virus Cleaner Tool

Edit: i have started cleaner tool just waiting now, i will post the outcome

Hope you're successful!  ;)

done it found no viruses, i took a picture of what it said heres the url http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/76268/cleanerscan.bmp (http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/76268/cleanerscan.bmp)

now what shall i do? run virus scan ?

the picture is 2mbs i think...
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: igor on March 02, 2004, 02:39:03 PM
avast! Virus Cleaner detects only the most common viruses and worms. The fact that it didn't find any virus does not mean much.

What did you do with the files where Trojan-gen was detected? Deleted them?
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 02:42:32 PM
avast! Virus Cleaner detects only the most common viruses and worms. The fact that it didn't find any virus does not mean much.

What did you do with the files where Trojan-gen was detected? Deleted them?


yes i deleted them and it worked they were deleted it said  but that was not on the highest setting shall i try Thorough and scan archive files??
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: igor on March 02, 2004, 02:52:10 PM
Well, you should try the same settings as you did originally - to see if the problem has gone.
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 04:07:57 PM
Well, you should try the same settings as you did originally - to see if the problem has gone.


yer it works :D but will it always be REALLY slow??  it will take me 2 hours+ on thorough settings

but it works on standard is there any other programmes you think i should put on i have spy bot s&d and ad-ware any others?? cuz i have 128ram but the pc is slow

cheers people!   limited_edition
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: RejZoR on March 02, 2004, 04:24:31 PM
Check with avast!,clean spyware with your mentioned programs,defragment drive and buy another stick of RAM ;) 256Mb is quiet enough for most users,while 512Mb or even 1Gb kicks you know what ;)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: bbfi on March 02, 2004, 04:31:32 PM
limited_edition,

I use the programs you mentioned, but I also use a² free scanner http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ (http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/).  The free version will scan for all types of malware (trojans, backdoors, hacktools, batch viruses and trojans, internet worms, irc worms, java scripts, webserver scripts, vbs scripts, virus construction kits, denial of service tools (DoS), distributed denial of service tools (DDoS), flooder, keylogger, nuker, sniffer and unix viruses) and can be updated manually.  :D

There is going to be an update of the program soon which will be faster, but in the meantime, it might be a good idea to use the version out now until the other is released.   ;)

Do you use a firewall?  If not, there a some good free ones available, like ZoneAlarm, Sygate, Kerio, Outpost 1.  If you want there links, I will post them.   :)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: limited_edition on March 02, 2004, 07:22:50 PM
i havent got a firewall i dont think but i tried Zoenalarm but didnt like it it got in the way, i might have one put im not too sure because this is and old pc (2000) but i have updated stuff :D..


..is it good to have a firewall is there any way of telling if i have one?

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Check with avast!,clean spyware with your mentioned programs,defragment drive and buy another stick of RAM  256Mb is quiet enough for most users,while 512Mb or even 1Gb kicks you know what  
im i have done everythink there and updated everythink part from put more memory i want to i might get my dads friend to do it,, any one else got any tips so i can get a smoothly running pc :D

limited_edition


 
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Lisandro on March 03, 2004, 02:48:53 AM
Why do you don't like ZA?
Did you have trouble configuring it?

I suggest you must have a firewall and continue searching the one which fits your needs...  8)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: elij on March 14, 2004, 09:22:02 AM
I have the same virus!

Avast cannot delete it, or it deletes it but it reappears. I've seen in addition two files cleaned from windows area one with the name GNDKRQWEL.EXE.TMP and the other MTAHC.EXE.TMP

In the log file of Avast I've seen two messages with errors on the application number 1648. The message read something like:

AAVM_scanning Error: x)Aavncheck Boot Direct Ex avgcanscan real of *BOOTA failed 00000005.
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Lisandro on March 14, 2004, 02:29:03 PM
I have the same virus!

Avast cannot delete it, or it deletes it but it reappears. I've seen in addition two files cleaned from windows area one with the name GNDKRQWEL.EXE.TMP and the other MTAHC.EXE.TMP

In the log file of Avast I've seen two messages with errors on the application number 1648. The message read something like:

AAVM_scanning Error: x)Aavncheck Boot Direct Ex avgcanscan real of *BOOTA failed 00000005.

Elij, you posted twice the same question.
Your answers will be found here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=3288  ;)
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: dbzgtobsession on June 24, 2004, 11:35:16 PM
I have Win32: Trojan-gen. {VC} too. I have Avast home edition, but no other antivirus program. The more I use my computer, the slower it seems to get and a lot of programs I use freeze. Avast won't let me fix them and there's an infected file in the Windows folder, so I don't know if it's ok to move them or delete them. These are the infected files:
C:\WINDOWS\System 32\ClrSchP014.exe
c:\windows\system32\keyhost.exe
c:\windows\belt.exe
c:\windows\bi.dll
Any suggestions?
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Negeltu on June 25, 2004, 01:22:06 AM
What is the name of the windows file? If it is not an important systems file try to quarantine the infected file and d/l Spybot S&D AND AdAware...

Spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/

AdAware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

d/l these two programs and scan with each one...  it will probably
pick up those bho's
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: dbzgtobsession on June 25, 2004, 01:33:38 AM
Um.. would you mind giving me a step-by-step? I'm kinda hopeless when it comes to computers. How do I quarentine the files? And why should I download those programs? Sorry  :-[
Title: Re:HELP!! avast! 4.1 goes very slow then stops
Post by: Negeltu on June 25, 2004, 06:22:26 AM
You should d/l those programs because some of those files you found are spyware and browser hijackers.  The programs I pointed you to will find them and should get rid of them.

Do another scan... and when avast finds that file in the windows folder choose quarantine button.  :)  
Title: Win32: Trojan-gen {VC} help
Post by: RICHIERICH on June 27, 2004, 02:45:09 AM
I too am having this problem...with the exact same file as one other on this board.  I received this warning today:

Account:  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Application:  1892
Description:  Sign of "Win32: Trojan-gen. {VC}" has been found in "D:\WINDOWS\autoload.exe" file.

Just two weeks ago I also received 4 warnings for Signs of "Win32: Trojan-gens. {UPX!}" but those were expendable files so I just deleted them.  What does the upx! versus the VC labeling mean?   ???

Finally, I did a scan with McAfee online just now and surprisingly they didn't flag the file in question.  And unfortunately they found two others that Avast! has yet to warn me about.    :(

I'm not certain what to do regarding the Trojan-gen {VC} file in my windows directory...I just noticed that it's not in my windows folder and is currently in the avast infected files chest.  Could somebody please shed a little light for me on this matter?  Much appreciated...thanks  ;)