Hi
I am having problems with Avast when I run the Xilinx Vivado simulator. Avast sends me a message that it is checking the simulator when it starts running and then comes back with no issues. However, the simulator never ends and cant be stopped. I have to kill the program and reboot the PC. The only way to make it work is to turn off all the Avast shields before running the simulator. Can anyone assist with fixing this issue?
You can report a suspected FP (File/Website) here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php
Hi, it is not a false positive, it just hangs my program.
Well, report it anyway.
@Gordon53,
You didn’t mention which Avast product you are using. If you are using Avast Premium and Avast Firewall, have you tried setting Avast Firewall to Private and Restart.
@rocksteady
Thanks for your reply. I am using Avast Premium and Avast Firewall. The Avast Firewall is already set to private. The issue happens when I run my application. Avast halts it while it scans it, then when it gives the OK the app doesnt recover. Killing the application and restarting it doesnt help as the application says that files are locked. Only a reboot, turning off the shields and restarting the app will fix the issue.
For anyone who is interested I have had to make an exception for the file xsimk.exe in my current project directory. Once that’s done everything works as it should.
Again, for anyone interested, it is the file shield that is causing the issue.
Did you actually report a false positive to Avast as suggested by Asyn?
That would have got their attention.
Yes, I did report a false positive. They have responded with an email and asked me to see if I could work out which shield is causing the problem which I have done.