Hi All,
I run Windows XP Pro SP3. I use Superantispyware and spyware blaster together with Avast 4 Home.
I have had boot up problems after downloading Comodo firewall. I had to uninstall the same and as a result of the problem, bootup kept looping over and over. That problem was solved.
The problem now is that after doing boot up scans as recent as early today Avast scan report contained many instances of “Unable to scan Adobe” other instances referred to several other files on my system. This seems strange to me as Antivirus programs are supposed to be able to scan all files.
Could it be that Avast became damaged or some other thing occurred to cause this unusual behaviour? and/or do I have to uninstall and re-install Avast.
Thanking you in advance for your advice.
standeb
Well one problem it could be is the file is password protected. Some of my .rar files of games I’ve downloaded have been seen on the not able to scan list for me.
While looking at the scan report, it may be necessary to move the sliders at the top of each section to expand/view the text, and also to view it in full screen. To the right of the text “unable to scan…” will be, once expanded sufficiently, the reason. Usually it is “the file is password protected” or sometimes “the file is corrupted”.
Whatever the reason, it is not unusual, and usually no reason for concern, as password protected files are usually created by the program that created them, eg: AdAware. (I have no experience with Adobe. The second thing I do with Windows on installation is to get rid of Adobe Reader. But maybe it’s another Adobe program that this refers to?)
There’s a bit of a procedure to follow to be sure Comodo firewall is fully uninstalled. It has to be one of the most difficult applications to uninstall. There’s a multi page thread on the Comodo forum concerning this.
Attached is a text file downloaded from the Comodo forum, and created by one of the members.
It will clean the remaining Comodo Firewall entries. I’ve used it, and it appears to work well without problems. But I must say the author stated there is no guarantee with this, ie: run it at your own risk.
If you choose to, after downloading it to the desktop, rename the suffix from “.txt” to “.bat”, then double click it to run. (Then press the “any” key.) 
Hello,
Thank you for the reply and suggestion. I searched my system and found a file on comodo. It was promptly uninstalled and/or removed.
Iam now free of comodo. That was strange since it is rated as one of the best if not the best firewall. I won’t be downloading that again.
Thank you again and
Best regards.
standeb.
Comodo is a good firewall. You muist have been unlucky, maybe some configuration it didn’t like…who knows? It’s entirely possible the problem you had with it is easily fixable, but I guess once bitten…
You’re welcome, by the way.