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Can you check if your Avira Antivirus is still working correctly?
mdonaldson
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I updated Avira Antivirus today as usual and I have noticed a problem with it. When I right click on a file that I want to scan and select "Scan selected files with Avira", the file scanner appears for a split second and then disappears. This happens even if you select a folder with many files in it. I do not believe any file scanning is occuring.
Also, if I go into the antivirus program and click the gear icon in the lower left hand corner, a message appears saying "Avira Antivirus error Error : 500 Could not open configuration".
I thought this might have just been a corrupted file on my computer but when I checked Avira on another computer we have, it has the same problem. I am wondering if there was a problem with the most recent released update for the program?
If you have Avira installed, can you check to see if you have got the same problem? I can find no real information about this error on the Internet and I am hoping that Avira is still protecting me correctly.
Also, if I go into the antivirus program and click the gear icon in the lower left hand corner, a message appears saying "Avira Antivirus error Error : 500 Could not open configuration".
I thought this might have just been a corrupted file on my computer but when I checked Avira on another computer we have, it has the same problem. I am wondering if there was a problem with the most recent released update for the program?
If you have Avira installed, can you check to see if you have got the same problem? I can find no real information about this error on the Internet and I am hoping that Avira is still protecting me correctly.
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please tell us what is your system
you might not need this?0 -
Both machines are running Windows 7. I have also just updated Avira on a Windows 8 tablet and there is no problem with it so maybe this is a Windows 7 problem?0
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"The European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) has developed a test "virus" " https://docs.trendmicro.com/all/ent/iwsva/v5.5/en-us/iwsva_5.5_olh/test_virus.htm it is harmless, but test many a/v packages0
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I fixed it by uninstalling and then reinstalling Avira, thanks anyway.0
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mdonaldson wrote: »I fixed it by uninstalling and then reinstalling Avira, thanks anyway.
A reboot of the machine and a manual update of avira did mine..........Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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You should have stopped at that point
A bit harsh
Avira is still a very good, capable and safe a/v, and it's not like every other a/v hasn't had the odd issue here'n'there, hence why I tend to swap over on a semi-regular basis
......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple0
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