Avast anti-virus users warning

**spookytooth** · 3rd December 2009, 16:15

Latest update is a bit screwey Found this on another forum
I've taken this from the DSLReports thread here http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r234...e-positive-in-
Avast-or-is-it-real

8 pages of user troubles wrote:

From AVAST!: The recent avast! VPS update has a serious flaw inside it, various files are being marked as "Win32

elf-MZG (Trj)". Some of the common files being marked as this false positive include Skype and Spybot S&D.

Apart from marking various files as this virus, the new update brought a crippling threat to the windows operating system. Accounts are vague but some are reporting that the new update may hinder the windows operating system's boot.If you have updated avast during the last 48 hours do not restart your computer!This is caused by avast scanning the starting files, during this process it will mark a file as hazardous and will not allow you proceed without aknowledgement, being that this is happening during the time in which windows loads there is no possable way to give aknowledgement to the program therefore putting the computer at a standstill.

Possable workarounds

1. Besure to determine if your avast has been updated by finding your Spybot S&D folder and scaning the updater.

2. Asuming that it detects it as the false positive, open up msconfig and uncheck avast scripts in the services tab and the startup tab.

2.1 Going to the avast settings (Right click on icon 4th down) then going to the trouble shooting tab.Finally check the second box"Delay of loading of avast" may also work

So it's possible rebooting your machine might be a *very* bad idea also

**scissorhands** · 3rd December 2009, 16:37

I tried Avast a year ago but i ditched for some reason I can remember, AVG free now

**soundbeltfarm** · 3rd December 2009, 18:00

fuk fuk fuk

wish i seen this before.
just deleted heaps of stuff because it said it picked up viruses.

**slofox** · 3rd December 2009, 18:03

Right. So I updated it this morning. And turned the puter off. So how the hell do I alter things without turning it back on again..? Verily, 'tis a mindfucker...

**RiderInBlack** · 3rd December 2009, 18:27

Fu*k it has already buggered my Spybot.

**spookytooth** · 3rd December 2009, 18:28

mine auto updated this arvo then it fucked a few programs for me,hopfully they sort it soon

**mrchips** · 3rd December 2009, 18:34

Sweet, thanx for the warning.

**Usarka** · 3rd December 2009, 19:07

End of the thread says a new update has fixed the problems auw.

**The Pastor** · 3rd December 2009, 19:42

i use avira free, its really good but has a buy me now popup every 2 or 3 hours >_>

**Blackbird** · 3rd December 2009, 21:16

Thanks for the confirmation! Spent a while checking my neighbour's computer tonight and came to the conclusion that it was a false alarm (but not before I'd deleted Spybot as a precaution

)

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 3rd December 2009, 21:24

Must get round to putting an AV back on my system... haven't had one for about 2 years now...

**SMOKEU** · 3rd December 2009, 21:44

AVG Free rules

**Pixie** · 4th December 2009, 10:15

Use Comodo Internet Security

http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-...t-security.php

http://www.comodo.com/products/free-products.php

Spybot is crap now too

**Slyer** · 4th December 2009, 10:55

Some of our clients that have Avast installed on their servers have been reporting that our app is no longer working... Bloody Avast has been deleting it.