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Title: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: ziggyncali on March 31, 2012, 02:02:52 PM

I am trying to download music from a website I used many times before with no problem, now that I have avast it blocks every download I try. Can someone let me know if there is a way to keep avast but also be able to download P2P music files, thanks in advance for any help.

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: Pondus on March 31, 2012, 02:05:20 PM

is there a warning from avast ?
if so, what does it say?....can you attach a screen shot

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: ziggyncali on March 31, 2012, 02:21:01 PM

What happens is the music download will finish but then avast pops up an says dropper blocked, an then deletes my music file.

(http://oi40.tinypic.com/65pc9d.jpg)

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: Pondus on March 31, 2012, 02:28:31 PM

well...avast say the file is infected..... so avast stop it...as a antivirus is suppose to do   ;)

you can upload the file to www.virustotal.com and test it with 40+ malware scanners

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: ziggyncali on March 31, 2012, 02:46:07 PM

It does that to every file I try download on p2p site. On another computer at my gf's house I am able to downloads files with no problem. I guess avast just does not trust these type of files because I know they are not all bad since I download the same at gf's house who does not have avast running. I'm guessing the only way to download these files on my computer is to stop avast, is there a way to temporary stop avast from running on my computer while i'm on this p2p website?

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: -Genesis- on March 31, 2012, 03:05:45 PM

Just to be sure.

Follow Pondus guide.

Upload the file to www.virustotal.com

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: Gargamel360 on March 31, 2012, 03:39:05 PM

Quote from: ziggyncali on March 31, 2012, 02:46:07 PM

I guess avast just does not trust these type of files because I know they are not all bad since I download the same at gf's house who does not have avast running.

Love this.

Everyone wants an AV till it gets between them and their content.

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: Pondus on March 31, 2012, 03:56:39 PM

yea........think on this......what if your girlfriends AV whatever that is, is the one that is wrong?

Title: Re: Help? how do I stop avast from blocking P2P downloads
Post by: u1tra on March 31, 2012, 11:06:27 PM

You could try re-installing Frostwire.  Make sure you get the latest installation files from their site.