Avast stops Steamgames from starting

system · 2017-03-12T21:09:58.000Z

The newest Avast update (17.2.2288) stops most of my steam-games mid start.
Has anyone a solution for this problem that lets me keep avast.

Also: I uninstalled it to see if that worked and surprise, all my games worked perfectly.
So the problem must be with avast.

GopherJohn · 2017-03-12T21:53:18.000Z

My grandson is playing Steam games with Avast Internet Security v17.2.2288 without issues. So far, he has played 11 different games. The problem isn’t necessarily Avast, but perhaps a conflict between Avast, Steam and something else on your computer.

system · 2017-03-12T22:44:45.000Z

Possible. The issues started after the update though (i use avast since roughly a year and haven’t had any issues so far), and i haven’t installed any new software lately.
If there are known issues between steam avast and something else, i’d love to know about them.

GopherJohn · 2017-03-13T03:03:44.000Z

Running any other security software? Those are the usual suspects.

Asyn · 2017-03-13T04:18:28.000Z

xMichiJ1 post:1:

The newest Avast update (17.2.2288) stops most of my steam-games mid start.
Has anyone a solution for this problem that lets me keep avast.

Hi, disable the behavior shield or set an exclusion.
Avast GUI → Settings → Components → Behavior Shield

system · 2017-03-13T12:09:55.000Z

Hi, disable the behavior shield or set an exclusion.
Avast GUI → Settings → Components → Behavior Shield

Worked! Thank you so much!

Asyn · 2017-03-13T12:18:15.000Z

You’re welcome.

GopherJohn · 2017-03-13T15:39:44.000Z

FWIW, we didn’t have to disable the Behavior Shield. But, if that’s what works for you, all well and good. ;D

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