Anti-virus

[Smash Bros]

I installed avast and went through all the shit that it wanted me to do. with restarting it and all.

anyways after all that it was working scanning my system.

and all of a sudden i get the bsod. i uninstalled avast and everything works fine again :S


anyways anyone know of a different antivirus that doesnt lag the pc heaps??

and i already have comodo installed on here aswell.

[Red Dragon]

Well - I prefer Avira Antivir (links to both programs in step 2 here -> http://forum.oddthought.com/tutorial-section/12283-guide-removing-malware.html )

But if you wish to keep avast - this issue will be fixed in their next update

Here is a workaround until that point

To install it, please follow these steps:

1. disable the avast self-protection module (right click avast tray icon, select Program Settings, go to the Troubleshooting page and check the disable self defense box)

2. download the fixed driver:

32-bit Windows: http://public.avast.com/~vlk/aswsp-ext2fsd-fix/i386/aswSP.sys
64-bit Windows: http://public.avast.com/~vlk/aswsp-ext2fsd-fix/x64/aswSP.sys

and place it to the \windows\system32\drivers folder (overwrite existing)

3. re-enable avast self defense (disabled in step 1)

4. reboot the system.

-by vlk

[Smash Bros]

i think ill just use the one you are lol.

aslong as my system doesnt suffer from it all should be good.

although giving me the bsod pissed me off lol.

[Zeus]

Why cant Antivirus companies keep up with the program? seems like we have to change antivirus programs every 6 months to keep up with the times. bullshit if you ask me, I remember when Norton was the shit, but seems corporate bureaucracies take a toll on such companies and make them unreliable to the savvy consumer. Probably is/will be the nature of the beast forever.

[Dymond]

Yeah even AVG was the shit for awhile.. So far Avast is doing well for me.. No BSODs at least.

[Smash Bros]

doing better then me dy.