Avast Home and Drivecrypt Problems

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello…!!

Can someone help me…?

My problem : I have now the 4.7 Home Edition version…!

When i want to update it and after a reset i can’t mount my drivecrypt partitions.

I spend over 6 hours of work to get the problem that it was avast that make the problems …but i don’t know why.

I did made a image of my first boot partition .And after that i boot my system and update all programs i have.

I need 6 hours because i must test which program make problems after an update …now i know it is my favorite antivirus program :frowning: !!!

Can someone help me what avast do with which file that i don’t have a chance to mount my crypted partitions after i update avast to v 4.(8) ?

Thanks in advance ,Ultra

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I’m afraid no such issue is known/reported, so we don’t have any information on that.

I’d say try to update to the latest internal version, as announced here. There were quite a few problems fixed there (though as I said, not this one specifically - but some of the other fixes may solve this issue, too, don’t know).

If the problem is present:
What happens when you mount the partition - do you get any error message? Any other symptoms?
Does it help if you stop avast! resident protection?
Does it help if you stop avast! self-defense? (Troubleshooting page of avast! settings)

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I will make a imige in 2 mins and test it out which error message i get . I see the option to start the module after all other boot programs are loaded and swich it on …maybe this is helping me …I write a message here after i install avast home full 4.8.1178 and have problem not solved.And write the error message that come from drivescrypt 3.03b !
bye

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:frowning:

I have installed it and get this error as a screenshot :

http://xxxrebel.com/avast4.8error.jpg

and it is not helping me when i stop the resident protection .It is the same error and i can’t mount my other partitions you see which ones.

When i stop the whole avast is it the same error .

I must give it up now and use the older home v4.7 to have protection with the latest 4.7 iAVS update.

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Does it help if you disable the self-defense features in avast! settings?
Actually, the latest build is 1192… it would be best to invoke avast! update from 1178.

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Hello , please read what i wrote …!!

I disable the main avast program and all modules and get this error after installing v4.8.

Now i uninstall avast and test that is drivecrypt working after that …when not i wrote my old bootimage of c: back and use 4.7 and test it the next days with the updated version of 4.8 1172 .Can you give me the link as a response ?

Thanks that here is someone responding my mails :slight_smile: !

Do noone use drivecrypted partitions and have the same problems since now ? Because the update is some weeks or so ago and since that day i have this problems .

I’m not a betatester …so someday i must give it up and MUST use a other program :frowning: .

The problem is that i have a private website on my computer and don’t can write everytime images of my bootpartition …

Regards

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i forget something …avast did not find a virus .It is only when i install avast and reset the computer and wanna mount my rawcrypted (not filecrypted) partitions.

Best wishes,Ultra

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Is there any file of DriveCrypt being detected as infected?
Is there any file that you have sent to avast Chest?
I know that it does not help, but TrueCrypt is working fine with avast both on XP/Vista.

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1.nope
2.nope
3.sure ,i copy 400 GB’s to a network drive fomat all drive and use a other encrypt proggy and that only because avast destroy something and noone know why …hhmm… no i wan’t do that . I like avast because i use it since first days .But i don’t want spend 3-4 days of copying my server to a other drive and back and install a other crypt program and copy all data back to crypted partition.
Would you do it ? :wink: …i don’t believ it ;D

OK ,i will use avast a while without updating it and will test some weeks or months later if a 4.8 or higher version will do his job without destroy my drivecrypted settings.

Thank for response and i will look later here .
The screenshoot is back on later because i do now a image backup
Thanks and Greetings,Ultra

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If you need to downgrade…:

  1. Uninstall avast from Control Panel first.
  2. Boot.
  3. Use Avast Uninstall for complete uninstallation.
  4. Boot.
  5. Stay off-line (not connected to Internet)
  6. Install again the old version: http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
  7. Boot.
  8. Register avast (insert the registration key).
  9. Uncheck the programs updates (set to manual).
  10. Only then connect to Internet (go on-line).
  11. Check and post the results.
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Hello,did you read all my posts?

I have a downgrade ,when i restore my imagebackup from my bootsystem.Then i have v4.7 because the v4.8 destroy something of the settings from the program drivecrypt.
I’m not a beginner. :wink:
Reagards

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I’ve wrote: