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Offline iswan

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Has Avast been hacked?...
« on: April 26, 2020, 07:22:48 PM »
My toolbar icon says "not protected", and I can't access the virus scan function of my Avast program. I keep getting a "UI not available" message, so I can't perform a virus scan. Any one else?

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Re: Has Avast been hacked?...
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2020, 07:51:40 PM »
Unlikely to have been hacked, more likely a program problem.

Try the Avast Repair function:
Control Panel - Programs > Uninstall A Program > select the Avast Antivirus > Uninstall (it doesn't uninstall immediately) - from the next screen there should be an option to Repair.  On completion restart the system (complete shutdown followed by a Start).
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Re: Has Avast been hacked?...
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2020, 10:02:26 PM »
Unlikely to have been hacked, more likely a program problem.

Try the Avast Repair function:
Control Panel - Programs > Uninstall A Program > select the Avast Antivirus > Uninstall (it doesn't uninstall immediately) - from the next screen there should be an option to Repair.  On completion restart the system (complete shutdown followed by a Start).
Use the Restart function. Not the shut down and then start your computer again.
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