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Title: Exit Avast!
Post by: Esgrimidor on August 09, 2008, 07:04:07 PM
I would like to know how can I exit Avast! not only stop the protection. Completely exit the program resident.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: igor on August 09, 2008, 07:18:41 PM
There shouldn't be any need to do that.
If you really want to, then you can uninstall avast!, of course.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: DavidR on August 09, 2008, 08:06:00 PM
I would like to know how can I exit Avast! not only stop the protection. Completely exit the program resident.

Thanks.

Why is it that you need to do this ?

Edit: missed a line.
If the reason is to reduce memory overhead avast doesn't use that much.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: wyrmrider on August 09, 2008, 08:50:16 PM
you can always use task manager and just blow most any program away
however an AV usually loads deep into your os
so you might not get as much resources back as you think you should
better to reboot and keep it from loading
then NO INTERNET ACCESS unless you are running VM or Sandbox or equivalents
The cure is worse than the disease

what exactly is your problem?
what os, firewall, other programs
how fast a system- how much memory  etc
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Esgrimidor on August 10, 2008, 01:50:26 AM
I would like to know how can I exit Avast! not only stop the protection. Completely exit the program resident.

Thanks.

Why is it that you need to do this ?

Edit: missed a line.
If the reason is to reduce memory overhead avast doesn't use that much.

Thanks DavidR. You aported the solution.

I have another post about multiple windows xp installations from image restoration.
When Avast! open I can't deleted certain entries in windows registry.
But you told me tha in safe mode the program is not activated. So I did .
Now all is correct and Avast! is running quite wonderful way .

Sorry my english

Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: DavidR on August 10, 2008, 02:38:02 AM
You're welcome, your English is fine.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 03, 2009, 08:15:37 AM
I would also like to know how to exit avast!

Sometimes when I "Stop On-Access Protection", the icon stops responding. It sometimes happens on all my computers.
I hate having to reboot every time this happens.

I would like to be able to exit avast!, then restart it.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Lisandro on April 03, 2009, 03:13:32 PM
Sometimes when I "Stop On-Access Protection", the icon stops responding. It sometimes happens on all my computers.
I hate having to reboot every time this happens.
Which is your operational system?

I would like to be able to exit avast!, then restart it.
Why do you want to do that?
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 04, 2009, 04:46:07 AM
Sometimes when I "Stop On-Access Protection", the icon stops responding. It sometimes happens on all my computers.
I hate having to reboot every time this happens.
Which is your operational system?

I would like to be able to exit avast!, then restart it.
Why do you want to do that?
Because as I said in my previous post, it stops responding (hangs, freezes).
My operating systems are Vista 32 and 64.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 04, 2009, 09:39:24 AM
you can always use task manager and just blow most any program away

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That is what I am asking. But which one? I haven't been able to get it to unload.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: RejZoR on April 04, 2009, 02:21:27 PM
avast! is using self protection so killing in task manager isn't possible anymore.
If there are lockups i'd say it's most probbaly something wrong with your system itself.
I'm running avast! on Vista 32bit and 64bit, two different systems without any problems.
Are you using any other security software?
Also do you have latest chipset driver installed (memory controller and disk drive controller).
These are usually the cause of bad performance and lockups.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Mr.Agent on April 04, 2009, 05:17:05 PM
i use Avast too and there no any problem of ram or something !
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Lisandro on April 04, 2009, 05:18:20 PM
RejZoR, don't lose time. It's spamming.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 05, 2009, 06:05:29 AM
avast! is using self protection so killing in task manager isn't possible anymore.
If there are lockups i'd say it's most probbaly something wrong with your system itself.
I'm running avast! on Vista 32bit and 64bit, two different systems without any problems.
Are you using any other security software?
Also do you have latest chipset driver installed (memory controller and disk drive controller).
These are usually the cause of bad performance and lockups.
I have no other problems except with avast!
But it only happens occasionally.
I am not running any other security software.
I have avast! running on 3 different systems (2 x Vista 32 + 1 x Vista 64). They all suffer from this problem now and then.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 22, 2009, 08:03:07 AM
I am still getting this problem now and then when attempting to disable avast! from the tray icon.

It completely hangs, and I have to restart.
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Dwarden on April 22, 2009, 10:29:17 AM
first you need disable Avast! self protection
then You can follow steps described by myself there
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29693.msg244422#msg244422

Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: Lisandro on April 22, 2009, 02:06:23 PM
Please, don't post twice the same. Just double the help effort.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=44459.msg372349#msg372349
Title: Re: Exit Avast!
Post by: dypsis on April 23, 2009, 12:21:41 AM
first you need disable Avast! self protection
then You can follow steps described by myself there
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29693.msg244422#msg244422


Thank you so much for the answer Dwarden.  :)