Avast 5 and Final Fantasy 11

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Afternoon,

i was running 4.8 and i guess my 3 years was about up. the app kept giving me popups for 5 internet security w/ all the bells and whistles so i finally gave in and bought the 20.00 version. Once installed and playing Final Fantasy 11 every .75 seconds i get a minor screen glitch that’s driving me crazy. I put an exclusion into the real-time scan for the folder path and that didnt work. i have now disabled Avast for 10 minutes and that didnt work.

Any ideas before i regret updating to V5 and doing a system restore back to 4.8 pro?

Thanks.

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You should have been able to go to avast6, which is the latest version 6.0.1289 and not just avast5

So I would suggest that you do a clean install of avast Internet Security version 6.0.1289:

  • Download the latest version of avast, 6.0.1289 http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_ais.exe and save it to your HDD, somewhere you can find it again (if you didn’t save your last download). Use that when you reinstall.

  • Download the avast! Uninstall Utility, aswClear.exe find it here and save it to your HDD (it has uninstall tools for 4.8 and 5.x).

    1. Now uninstall avast! (using add remove programs, if you can’t do that start from the next step), reboot.- 2. run the avast! Uninstall Utility from safe mode, first for 4.8 if previously installed and then for 5.x, once complete reboot into normal mode.- 3. install the latest version, reboot.
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my bad it did upgrade to V6

i think i found a relative post

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=61919.0

however this post just ends… no solution ><

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disabling the firewall actually now makes the issue worse ><!!!

really starting to regret this update…

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That topic is also over a year old, so wouldn’t be for the version you are using right now.

Unfortunately I don’t use the AIS version or a gamer, so I can’t be any practical help.

Personally I would still suggest a clean install to make sure you have a clean start.

Check the behavouor shield log and see if there are any game files listed and try adding them to the behavior shield, expert settings, trusted processes.

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AVAST Software\Avast\report\BehaviorShield.txt (XP) Or (C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\report\BehaviorShield.txt)

It is almost 1:30am here and I’m calling it a night, hopefully someone in the same time zone can pick up on this.

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Yup, Disabling NDIS fixed it like a champ

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g359/jander4172e/avastNDIS.jpg

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OK, but in doing so you are effectively disabling the firewall, this from one of the avast developers in the topic you linked to:

So I wouldn’t say that was a viable solution.

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well then i say avast 6 isnt a viable solution to my PC needs and am now upset i spent 20 bucks on an upgrade i wont use.

i guess ill try a system restore and get 4.8 back.