Laptop in Serious Trouble...

[essexboy]

OK could you now test out your laptop (including safe mode) and let me know of any residual problems

[SgtSimpson]

Still Seems Slow (Could be Vista), Explorer Keeps Freezing (Yet Again, Could be Vista), Can't Turn Avast! Web Shield on (Need to Update First, So I Don't Know About This), Malwarebytes Stll Comes up with Runtime Error 0 and 440. However Apart from That Everything seems Fine. Panda Cloud Reports as clean and Working.
Running a SuperantiSpyware Scan as I type.

Many Thanks!
I Don't Know What the People of Avast! Would be without you Helping us!

Yet Again, Many Thanks!

[essexboy]

OK lets tackle these one at a time 

Explorer (known vista problem)

From the Start menu, select all programmes, accessories
then right click the command prompt and run as administrator
In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
Select the OK button.
Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.


For Avast it sounds like a repair is needed
Go to control panel - programs and features
Select Avast
Several options will appear select repair

Malwarebytes uninstall via programs and features
Run this tool http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-clean.exe
Then download and install a fresh copy   from Here.

[SgtSimpson]

Sorry for the Long Reply but...
I Did the System File checker and it found no bugs or errors.
Avast! is still not working. Still has the "please make sure avastsvc (Or Something along the lines of that) is not blocked by your personal firewall." Which its Not. Avast! is a trusted program with all it's .exe files, Trusted.
What Do I Do Now then?

[essexboy]

What firewall are you running - or were running ?

[SgtSimpson]

Comodo Firewall, Latest Update.
Works fine on my Main Computer.
Work Like a dream together.

[essexboy]

OK somewhere it was posted here that there is a problem with comodo and avast if they are installed in a different order... I believe Avast should be installed first and then comodo - I will ask David as he knows about this

[DavidR]

OK, my 2p worth:
As far as order goes, whilst I have never used Comodo firewall I would still advise having avast installed first.

I have applied that for my Outpost Firewall Pro (or suite) as it detects avast as being installed and offers compatibility mode to disable its web control and anti-spyware modules, etc.

If avast is installed first, there would be less chance of any possible interference from comodo/defence+ during the avast installation. So I would suggest that order of installation and see if it makes any difference.

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I would suggest that a clean install of avast (as you used to have avast5 on here previously, but I can't see anywhere where you say what version of avast you have) to ensure there is a clean start point:
- Download the latest version of avast, 6.0.1203 and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again (if you didn't save your last download) before starting your uninstall/clean install of avast and comodo. Use that when you reinstall.

- Download the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here and save it to your HDD (it has uninstall tools for both 5.x and 6.0.x).

• 1. Now uninstall avast! (using add remove programs, if you can't do that start from the next step), reboot.
• 2. run the avast! Uninstall Utility from safe mode, first for 5.x if previously installed and then for 6.0, once complete reboot into normal mode.
• 3. install the latest version, reboot.

[SgtSimpson]

I was using Avast! 6.0, and I Did What you Said And It's Now Working!

Thanks for Your Cooperation and Time!!
Many Thanks,
            SgtSimpson



P.S- I Really Don't Know What the Avast! forums would do without you!

[DavidR]

No problem, glad I could help.