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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: riskpusher4life on March 18, 2010, 07:00:52 AM
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I have been using avast for the past four years, and can personally say that i have recommended the migration of most of my friends...(numbering atleast a couple of hundred) and god knows how many people they recommended it too, being satisfied with it. ;D
My issue is, when Avast 5 came out, (long overdue) and had all the looks of being a champ, there are a few niggling issues with it that needs working out, for example, in my computer, after using avast for a few days straight, a big red "X" shows up on the icon,scrolling over it theres a message saying SYSTEM IS UNSECURED and it doesnt work anymore. I have tried reinstalling it like a dozen times, but to no avail. :'(
I use, Spybot S and D, along with USB disk security 5, and recently been working with Immunet Protect for an additional layer of security. Windows XP pro, no firewall. P4 512 Mb ram, (browsers, Chrome, Opera). I do not understand this issue. Please someone help me out. Is this a known issue? What may be the problem?
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Download the uninstall utility`s http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
run the V5 remover and reboot
run the 4.8 remover and reboot
run " Eusing Free Registry Cleaner " fix all and reboot http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
Install V5 again ....reboot......and pray...... ;D
and i would replace Spybot S&D with Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.org
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I get that Message when I disable a shield and forget to uncheck it in Settings, Status Bar. I also 2nd dumping SpyBot.
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I really appreciate the prompt reply and quality of your assistance but enlighten me on your reasons for dumping spybot S and D.
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you could use a2 free - has no resident scanner and very good dedection rate.
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you could use a2 free - has no resident scanner and very good dedection rate.
Why dont we have an open discussion with quick points on a proper anti malware/spyware tool.... and please do not forget about the AVAST RED X and the system unsecured.
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Because Malwarebytes have way better detection and removal capability
If you go to websites like Geeks to Go or Bleeping computer where they are working with malware removal every day, you will see that the tool they always use is MBAM
http://malwareresearchgroup.com/?p=1197#more-1197
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Because Malwarebytes have way better detection and removal capability
If you go to websites like Geeks to Go or Bleeping computer where they are working with malware removal every day, you will see that the tool they always use is MBAM
http://malwareresearchgroup.com/?p=1197#more-1197
Well, Pondus, thanks for all your assistance. Really appreciate it. But i do not wish to purchase the full version of it, how good is the lite version of the program compared to the Spybot? and how heavy is it on system resources? Does it have a resident scanner?
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Why dont we have an open discussion with quick points on a proper anti malware/spyware tool.... and please do not forget about the AVAST RED X and the system unsecured.
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why? don't know. just start one...
don't know bout your redx - thought you related it to spybot. (cause it has a resident scanner afaik)
which os do you use?
btw: if u don't know whats llama - u maybe are one. *g*
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ha...well..thanks for the well directed pun. Please enlighten me on what a llama is supposed to be... thanks for that. On a more serious note.. .I use Windows Xp Service Pack 3... and its not due to Spybot...Although i just wanted to provide information regarding my system.
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And already we're getting in trends for the poll in, early on, it seems MBAM has taken a sizeable lead, i wonder which planet i was marooned on, to not have used this software! :)
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Spybot only detect and remove the easy stuff, MBAM removes the tuff stuff
The pro is a one time fee for a lifetime license.... ;) then you get autoupdate, sheduled scan and protection module with IP block
Please enlighten me on what a llama is supposed to be...
I don`t know why it is there as defult, but i think it comes from this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaUmx5s6iE&feature=fvsr
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The pro is a one time fee for a lifetime license.... then you get autoupdate, sheduled scan and protection module with IP block
Well, what if the user is not willing to, or not in a position to pay that lifetime license fee, then what would he resort to??
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Would he look for some free alternatives?
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ha...well..thanks for the well directed pun. Please enlighten me on what a llama is supposed to be... thanks for that. On a more serious note.. .I use Windows Xp Service Pack 3... and its not due to Spybot...Although i just wanted to provide information regarding my system.
llama..? maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama or it's something completely different... *g*
sorry bout that 2 all, couldn't resist...
but for your problem...
i use the same os without any problems, so it's bout your systems config or some installed sw.
maybe you dare to drop spybot? i experienced probs along w avast (but thats long ago, so maybe it's not your problem)
thanks 4 your poll.
asyn
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The pro is a one time fee for a lifetime license.... then you get autoupdate, sheduled scan and protection module with IP block
Well, what if the user is not willing to, or not in a position to pay that lifetime license fee, then what would he resort to??
a2 free!
hint: second word!! ;)
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Download the uninstall utility`s http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
run the V5 remover and reboot
run the 4.8 remover and reboot
run " Eusing Free Registry Cleaner " fix all and reboot http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
Install V5 again ....reboot......and pray...... ;D
and i would replace Spybot S&D with Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.org
Well, Im at work right now and the issue is on my home system, I'll do that, and get back to you on what ever happened. Thanks for the assistance.
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good luck & please let us know your results.
could be help to others.
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and how is this poll relevant in this topic ???
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and how is this poll relevant in this topic ???
Thats a nice point, the topic just came up in our conversations.
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ha...well..thanks for the well directed pun. Please enlighten me on what a llama is supposed to be... thanks for that. On a more serious note.. .I use Windows Xp Service Pack 3... and its not due to Spybot...Although i just wanted to provide information regarding my system.
SpyBot Search & Destroy should not be causing you problems. See my signature. I do use the immunizations of both Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster. I've had only one problem with Avast5 early on with updates not working after a few days, and a Add/Remove programs | Repair promptly took care of it.
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
They're available. The only two that are resident all the time are Avast5 and Sygate Firewall. The rest are on demand. Run too many security apps resident and watch your protection fall apart or at least slow your system to a crawl. The rest are all on-demand and are only loaded and ran occasionally, (once a week or less often).
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
way too much...
even when not resident - some parts allways load in background..,
anyways.
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Maybe there's some type of an conflict between S&D resident protection and the new avast! 5.x version--it does have a new AV/AS and Heuristics engines. Know in the past that S&D had issuses with other security software e.g., BitDefender.
As to your "UNSECURED too often" problem, do not have anything help to offer. I'm using custom install of AIS 5 on three Win XP SP3 systems and have not yet encountered what you're experiencing.
As to S&D, was a longtime S&D user until I started using BitDefeder 8 AV and had issues. I dropped S&D and switched to SAS free, and purchase SAS Pro upgrade lifetime license for $19.95.
Reason why I dropped S&D is even back then it was falling behind the other spyware apps as to detection and removal.
Have not seen any recent new tests/reviews of the newer S&D 1.4 and 1.5.x versions that S&D did very well; e.g.:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2261193,00.asp
You can use SAS free for awhile, and will eventually get an opportunity to purchase a lifetime license for the Pro version for a reduced price. I also have the paid version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. If I'm going to use and rely on any software on a daily basis I'll purchase or provide a donation to support it.
Hence as to your Poll I selected "Combination": SAS Pro on-demand, and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with the resident real-time protection.
As to your post "Well, what if the user is not willing to, or not in a position to pay that lifetime license fee, then what would he resort to??"
If not willing then its about time they learned TANSTAAFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch) ::)
If truly in a position that one cannot afford to pay $20 for lifetime license, guess they would have rely on using one of the free apps available or do without. Though would think that most that have the means (i.e., PC and ISP) to use the internet would being be able to afford $20. ;)
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As to your post "Well, what if the user is not willing to, or not in a position to pay that lifetime license fee, then what would he resort to??"
If not willing then its about time they learned TANSTAAFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch) ::)
If truly in a position that one cannot afford to pay $20 for lifetime license, guess they would have rely on using one of the free apps available or do without. Though would think that most that have the means (i.e., PC and ISP) to use the internet would being be able to afford $20. ;)
Well, most of us do not live in The Chosen Land that is America...no offense.
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But your patience and interest is really appreciated, Thanks a ton.
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SpyBot Search & Destroy should not be causing you problems. See my signature. I do use the immunizations of both Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster. ...
The immunizations should not cause any issues since it's just making entries to the installed browser(s) security/privacy settings, i.e., it's not an real-time resident running.
S&D's Tea Timer real-time resident protection should be the only item that may cause of problems with the real-time resident protection of another AV/AS app.
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But your patience and interest is really appreciated, Thanks a ton.
You're welcome.
You can try The Best Free Security Software for PC (http://www.techsupportalert.com/pc/security-tools.html)
Don't if it's the "best", but it is a good reference list.
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As to your post "Well, what if the user is not willing to, or not in a position to pay that lifetime license fee, then what would he resort to??"
If not willing then its about time they learned TANSTAAFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch) ::)
If truly in a position that one cannot afford to pay $20 for lifetime license, guess they would have rely on using one of the free apps available or do without. Though would think that most that have the means (i.e., PC and ISP) to use the internet would being be able to afford $20. ;)
Well, most of us do not live in The Chosen Land that is America...no offense.
??? so what ???
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Download the uninstall utility`s http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
run the V5 remover and reboot
run the 4.8 remover and reboot
run " Eusing Free Registry Cleaner " fix all and reboot http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
Install V5 again ....reboot......and pray...... ;D
Hey im doing this as we speak, but you guys totally forgot about me using Immunet Protect as well. What do you have to say to that.
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Well, here is a little more detail on my case. When avast opens up, it says system is unsecured, in the summary and theres a "Fix Now" Button next to it. When I click it, nothing seems to happen, although ive noticed, a prominent label shows up saying "upgrade to AIS for 50% less".
The other information that is shown states, "The avast antivirus program has been stopped, or is in an inconsistent state, Please re-start the program to resume protecting your system. And theres a Start Program button next to it.
Then when i go into the real time shields, the protection status is UNKNOWN. and when i try to start the shield again, It says, SHIELD UNREACHABLE.
When i attempt to start a scan, it says, Unable to start scan, THERE ARE NO MORE ENDPOINTS AVAILABLE FROM THE ENDPOINT MAPPER.
So, this is a real detailed look at whats wrong with the installation on my computer, as stated earlier, Avast is accompanied by Spybot S&D, Immunet Protect and USB Disk security. Windows XP Sp3 Pentium 4 512mb ram.
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
way too much...
even when not resident - some parts allways load in background..,
anyways.
You are wrong. The programs in my signature that are not resident load nothing that is resident. I've checked thoroughly. Of course, MSIE is always somewhat resident in Windows since it is embedded.
If you think that some parts of the others are resident, would you mind listing them?
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
way too much...
even when not resident - some parts allways load in background..,
anyways.
You are wrong. The programs in my signature that are not resident load nothing that is resident. I've checked thoroughly. Of course, MSIE is always somewhat resident in Windows since it is embedded.
If you think that some parts of the others are resident, would you mind listing them?
listing? i'm not on your system, so i cant list them... but!!! you can!
download hijackthis, install, look@! what you never have seen...
surprise! never mind - i had it too!
asyn
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
way too much...
even when not resident - some parts allways load in background..,
anyways.
You are wrong. The programs in my signature that are not resident load nothing that is resident. I've checked thoroughly. Of course, MSIE is always somewhat resident in Windows since it is embedded.
If you think that some parts of the others are resident, would you mind listing them?
listing? i'm not on your system, so i cant list them... but!!! you can!
download hijackthis, install, look@! what you never have seen...
surprise! never mind - i had it too!
asyn
Nothing there, at least from the non-resident programs in my signature. With SuperAntispyware, when I installed it, I disabled it checking for updates which was the only part that stays resident.
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Download the uninstall utility`s http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
run the V5 remover and reboot
run the 4.8 remover and reboot
run " Eusing Free Registry Cleaner " fix all and reboot http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
Install V5 again ....reboot......and pray...... ;D
and i would replace Spybot S&D with Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.org
Done it exactly as you've said. The result is *Hold ur breath* Avast is up and running again. PHEW! It seems okay for now, although i think it has some issue with its update process (program update). Might be nothing. Ive dropped Spybot even though we've shared a long relationship. Its MBAM now. Everything seems okay right about now.
And do anyone of you guys know what Immunet Protect is? How it works? Is it any good??
Or should I post this as another topic as well???
So far, I believe this issue has been resolved. If there are any further issues that might creep up, (because it dies after a few days of installation, like all the other times. I hope it doesnt now!) I will keep all you guys Posted.
For now, A big thanks to Pondus, Gopher John, Asyn and any others whom names i cannot remember. Thank you Guys.!
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That is a lott of stuff you've got working for you, isnt it?
way too much...
even when not resident - some parts allways load in background..,
anyways.
You are wrong. The programs in my signature that are not resident load nothing that is resident. I've checked thoroughly. Of course, MSIE is always somewhat resident in Windows since it is embedded.
If you think that some parts of the others are resident, would you mind listing them?
listing? i'm not on your system, so i cant list them... but!!! you can!
download hijackthis, install, look@! what you never have seen...
surprise! never mind - i had it too!
asyn
Nothing there, at least from the non-resident programs in my signature. With SuperAntispyware, when I installed it, I disabled it checking for updates which was the only part that stays resident.
good luck 4 u - the less the better...!
asyn
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You might take some time and check out Wilders Security Forums. Most software is discussed in length there.
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You might take some time and check out Wilders Security Forums. Most software is discussed in length there.
what 4? we're discussing here, anyway...
nice day
asyn
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Asyn, I was just saying, the OP would get a better idea from Wilders Forums discussions, than any quick answer I would give. Of course you or anyone here can offer an opinion.
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Asyn, I was just saying, the OP would get a better idea from Wilders Forums discussions, than any quick answer I would give. Of course you or anyone here can offer an opinion.
ok. i offer an opinion:
if you don't want to post your 'long version' don't post at all.
i and maybe others don't like to be redirected to any other site to be maybe more confused than before - most people - i think - use the forum to get answers from people, who already been there, did read it and are now knowing bout the problem, whatever it is....
but it's maybe only my point of view..!?
nevertheless anyone is thankfull 4 any feedback, if stuck.
love, peace and happyness,
asyn
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Asyn, your immature-comment reminds me of a sign I was checking out in the last pub I was in. It read,
" Please Engage Brain Before Opening Mouth"
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Asyn, your immature-comment reminds me of a sign I was checking out in the last pub I was in. It read,
" Please Engage Brain Before Opening Mouth"
i believe i did, but...
if u think otherwise, it's ok with me. :)
asyn
btw: where's the pub?
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Done it exactly as you've said. The result is *Hold ur breath* Avast is up and running again. PHEW! It seems okay for now, although i think it has some issue with its update process (program update). Might be nothing. Ive dropped Spybot even though we've shared a long relationship. Its MBAM now. Everything seems okay right about now.
And do anyone of you guys know what Immunet Protect is? How it works? Is it any good??
Or should I post this as another topic as well???
So far, I believe this issue has been resolved. If there are any further issues that might creep up, (because it dies after a few days of installation, like all the other times. I hope it doesnt now!) I will keep all you guys Posted.
For now, A big thanks to Pondus, Gopher John, Asyn and any others whom names i cannot remember. Thank you Guys.!
I see that you now have more than 20 posts which will permit you to update your profile to include signature information.
Go to PROFILE then Modify Profile then Forum Profile Information then Please select your country: then Signature: and put information about your system if you like just like my signature.
See discussion:
CLAM AV and IMMUNET joins together
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=56719.0
I do not use Spybot S&D
I noticed Asyn is a Comodo fanboy. ;D
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I noticed Asyn is a Comodo fanboy. ;D
no, yo!
not a fanboy, just using it... (using everything that works properly)
btw: isn't that orange kenny usually dying on mtv? ;)
just joking - no offend...!
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I noticed Asyn is a Comodo fanboy. ;D
no, yo!
not a fanboy, just using it... (using everything that works properly)
btw: isn't that orange kenny usually dying on mtv? ;)
just joking - no offend...!
No offence taken.
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So far no big surprise with the Poll results. :)