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Offline stibi

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Avast deinstall hacks my boot code !
« on: October 15, 2017, 12:57:37 PM »
Hi,
after going back to an image from july my Avast GUI does not start, see attachment.
Any idea for help?
« Last Edit: October 18, 2017, 03:17:54 PM by stibi »
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2017, 12:59:09 PM »
Perform a clean installation of the latest avast version.
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2017, 02:52:41 PM »

Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2017, 05:18:37 PM »
Well, I tried this Clean Install.

Download of the new version run up over 150 MBytes ... ?

 Avast Uninstall Utility (http://www.avast.com/en-gb/uninstall-utility killed my system - it only starts in safe mode, even when I went back to a clean image.


What ist this? How can I start my system normal?
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2017, 05:24:55 PM »
You start it in regular mode and then allow it to finish doing it's job in safe mode.
Did you watch the video ???
What operating System are you running ???
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2017, 06:06:56 PM »
Bob,
I clicked at Clean Install and the PC did someting, then went down. OS is Win7.

This marvellous tool pimped the boot manager which alsways starts in safe mode.

I think I try something better than this overloaded and unstable program.
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2017, 06:02:47 PM »
The deinstall routine changed the BCDedit  code so that it's impossible to start in a normal way.
Ist that normal  >:(
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2017, 02:12:02 AM »
Quote from: stibi on October 16, 2017, 06:02:47 PM
The deinstall routine changed the BCDedit  code so that it's impossible to start in a normal way.
Ist that normal  >:(
Why is it impossible ??? What are you seeing ???

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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2017, 11:23:19 AM »
Bob, I wrote it above - The deinstall routine from your "clean install" link pimped the Windows boot manager which now alsways starts in safe mode.

 Which means Restricted services and minimal screen resolution. And as this is injected inside the boot code this works permanent.

As most people I have problems here & there in the past, but this tops all of them: not even back to a clean system image solves the problem.

End of my relationship with Avast.
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2017, 12:31:00 PM »
Still don't know your OS.
Use the run command and open msconfig. From there you can fix your boot option to
restart normally.
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2017, 05:38:23 PM »
see answer #5 ... Win7
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2017, 06:10:46 PM »
winkey + R > type "msconfig" > go to boot tab> select normal boot > apply then okay.
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2017, 03:16:41 PM »
Thx.

But ther remains an enormous problem - the safety software orat least  it's deinstall tool changes the bootcode and a normal work is impossible.

 No software besides the OS vendor has to do anything in my boot code. Never!

That works like a virus for me.
« Last Edit: October 18, 2017, 03:19:05 PM by stibi »
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Re: GUI does not start
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2017, 03:26:57 PM »
Quote from: stibi on October 18, 2017, 03:16:41 PM
Thx.

But ther remains an enormous problem - the safety software orat least  it's deinstall tool changes the bootcode and a normal work is impossible.

 No software besides the OS vendor has to do anything in my boot code. Never!

That works like a virus for me.
You gave it permission to make that change and then didn't allow it to follow through.
Correct it by following the corrections outlined.
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Re: Avast deinstall hacks my boot code !
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2017, 11:09:22 PM »
No, Bob.
I Kwow you tend to excuse a lot of Avast's behaviour.

But a deinstall routine has nothing to do with changes at my boot code. Absolutely nothing.

It's malicious like any kind of malware. A malware program that destroys a basic computer function?
No-go...
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