DEP is going crazy...help!

[Hyperlite]

I installed the AOL antivirus program, rebooted, and started getting piles of uncontrollable errors about data execution prevention blocking services...it immediatly kills Windows Updates, won't let the task manager run...firefox still works for some reason, thank god...is there a way to disable DEP?

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[stars]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352

 

[ryan256]

Dude... why the hell are you using AOL anti-virus??? Screw ups like this is what you get for using it imho. Try AVG if you want a free anti-virus program.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: ryan256
Dude... why the hell are you using AOL anti-virus??? Screw ups like this is what you get for using it imho. Try AVG if you want a free anti-virus program.

If he's referring to AOL Kaspersky, it's better than AVG, and is a well-behaved program. I installed it in place of the full $50 version of Kaspersky to test it, other than the security toolbar, and uninstalled it again with no repercussions.

Hyperlite, maybe you have an infection.

1) Try installing a 30-day trial version of the full-on KAV6 (link to it). This version adds rootkit detection since it features the Proactive Defense module too.

2) Download my maxed-out configuration file from here: http://www.mechbgon.com/maxed-out.cfg .

3) After installing & updating KAV6, reboot if required, then right-click the red K, choose Settings, and click the Load button in the Protection panel. Load the settings from maxed-out.cfg and then close the settings panel and run a full Scan My Computer.

 

[Isaiah]

By looking at the icon on his desktop he is using "AOL Active Virus Shield". It is the best FREE antivirus program out there. Schadenfroh says "Best of the free ones is AOL Active Virus Shield, which uses Kaspersky's antivirus as its base."