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HD-kutz

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Reinstall
« on: April 27, 2004, 12:39:18 AM »
Some trojans have been getting past my Avast 4 home. Can I reinstall over my current version or must I uninstall before I reinstall?

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Re:Reinstall
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2004, 01:33:46 AM »
uninstall first and us the avast removal utitility when finished to clean any leftovers. then install fresh
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techie101

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Re:Reinstall
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2004, 03:40:32 AM »
HD,

Remember, Avast is desiged to detect viruses.  Some Trojans are really "spyware".

Try installing an anti-spyware product such as Adaware or Spybot.

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