Hi…i just one case with avast 5 free & internet security (trial). I installed it on infected machine (with winxp os). Avast process cannot run/active. I try to use one of virus removal from kaspersky…and solved with kaspersky virutkiller. It seems that avast can’t clean virut or installed on machine that already infected by virut. But i don’t found this problem when using avast 4.8in the past.
Yes, i’m sure. When avast finish to install and reboot…windows failed to startup cause BSOD. Then i choose to start with last known good mode, and successfull to enter in windows but avast service didn’t run. Now, i try to installed avast 4.8 with newest update, and it can found the virus in boot time scan. In this boot time scan avast found vitro…
The only solution from virut is to format hard disk and re install windows. But before that, please back up all the important documents to a portable hdd. Make sure you do not include any exe, dll, scr, and html files. Later, make sure you scan the documents before inserting it to the cleanly installed windows. Please have a updated antivirus and windows.
I think this is the point of weakness (just my opinion): avast 4.8 can to install and clean the virus in an infected system, but not with avast 5. Avast 5 often failed to run boot time scheduled in infected system, but not with avast 4.8
Might be right, who knows?
I’m going with prevention being better than cure. Once a system is infected, there is no guarantee of being able to clean it, especially with a virut variant.
May i know what is avast 4.8 that you installed on your machine before your installed with AIS or avast Free 5.0?
If you compared with kaspersky virut removal it won’t be same, because virut removal is the specific tool which developed only for virut attacks. Different with other AV which focus with virus and malware attacks as general engine.
Beside that may i know what is the last version of avast 5.0 that you installed? Is it 5.0.594?
Yes i agree…but in this case is to cure and it’s very important too to give solution for users to cure their system. In fact, i like avast because it can prevent almost all of viruses from my system.
Yanto, i’m not try to find the way for clean my system (it’s already done). I just want report and ask about a weakness of avast 5 in boot time scan and can running in system which infected by this variance of virut.