weird problem with AVG anti virus...

[generationfourth]

i installed the program and whenever i run it to change settings or tinker, it'll close down automatically after 10 or so seconds. for example, it detected i had the worm blaster, i open avg to scan, and it just closes.

i tried reinstalling with no luck.

 

[1sikbITCH]

Maybe the worm is killing your AVG. You could try going to Microsoft's website, running the patch that kills the worm, then try AVG again.

I don't know anything about it, just a thought.

 

[generationfourth]

yeah i tried getting the patch through microsoft, but now when i try and update, it does the same thing to the download or install wizard.

highly aggravating

 

[BoomAM]

Run this instead.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

If i think i have a virus, i run AVG & this several times just to be sure. And with it being a web applet, it shouldnt crash as AVG has.

 

[Mem]

Free online Trojan scan is worth checking your system with.

 

[Sid59]

my friend had the same problem. he had the gaobot. norton would shut down when i tried to do a scan and it wouldn't even update. i ended up going into safe mode and updating his antivirus and rescanning.

patch your machine
use online scanner
try symantec for the specific virus, usually that have a single download that will search and kill the virus.

 

[xgsound]

If you have blaster you have to use task manager(ctrl/alt/delete) to close the running program msblast.exe first to complete any on line task or av operation. Also find and delete msblast wherever you find it.

Jim

 

[Frightcrawler]

i have a problem with AVG FREE Version too. I tried downloading it multiple times. It did, but when i installed, its name was "RPG World Online." continuing with installation results in installing the game.

anyone else have this problem? its not virus related, because i scanned it using Avast.

 

[generationfourth]

ok well i booted in safe mode and ran all the updates.

it was running real well again (well avg still didnt work, but the internet worked well again). i decided to quit last night and continue tomorrow.

avg finds the blaster in "svchost.exe". and well i cant run avg.

ill try and run it in safe mode.

 

[Mem]

If it`s the blaster worm.

Manual Removal Instructions
To remove this virus "by hand", follow these steps:

Apply the MS03-039 patch (includes MS03-026 patch)
Terminate the process msblast.exe
Delete the msblast.exe file from your WINDOWS SYSTEM32 directory (typically c:\windows\system32 or c:\winnt\system32)
Edit the registry
Delete the "windows auto update" value from
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

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