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Avast! Antivirus problem tonight

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  • spg_SCOTT
    spg_SCOTT Posts: 171 Forumite
    Please update to 110411-2 This should fix the problems :)
    -Scott-

    “There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!” Richard Feynman
  • fordmanchester
    fordmanchester Posts: 215 Forumite
    Getting an error when I try to update. Will keep trying though. Thanks.
  • vixen1500
    vixen1500 Posts: 655 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    spg_SCOTT wrote: »
    Please update to 110411-2 This should fix the problems :)

    tried to update to getting error messages :(
    Typically confused and asking for advice
  • spg_SCOTT
    spg_SCOTT Posts: 171 Forumite
    Yeah I think I managed to get it before the rush...seems with everyone trying to update, it is overloading the servers...giving error messages...
    -Scott-

    “There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!” Richard Feynman
  • fordmanchester
    fordmanchester Posts: 215 Forumite
    Downloaded update just now, and problem seems to be solved.

    Thank you very much to everyone who replied/posted.
  • HalfPint
    HalfPint Posts: 646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Problem solved, new updated seems to have done the trick.

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  • MarkBargain
    MarkBargain Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    Oh no! I thought my laptop was virus infected so run a scan, which reported 3,000-odd viruses. It then went into a boot scan and is currently deleting hundreds of files. I expect that will be the end of my laptop!!!!
  • spg_SCOTT
    spg_SCOTT Posts: 171 Forumite
    Can you stop the scan? I think Esc? Haven't done one in a while, let me check.
    -Scott-

    “There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!” Richard Feynman
  • MarkBargain
    MarkBargain Posts: 1,641 Forumite
    Yes, I just pressed escape and it is back into Windows 7. It seems okay now. Fingers crossed!

    Thanks Avast for that evening of fun!!!
  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    edited 11 April 2011 at 11:23PM
    MarkBargain wrote: »
    Oh no! I thought my laptop was virus infected so run a scan, which reported 3,000-odd viruses. It then went into a boot scan and is currently deleting hundreds of files. I expect that will be the end of my laptop!!!!

    Eep!

    Well hopefully you'll be able to run a system restore. At worst, use a bootdisk & file recovery tool to get anything you need from it.

    Edit: maybe you really do have a virus; the link below shows that as expected, the faulty definitions once again only affected the web shield.

    Edit2: that same link points out others have had local html files detected and removed. You may lose html files as part of help files for programs in that case; a simple reinstall, or using a file recovery program will suffice.
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