Avast uninstall utility

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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The fix I posted will remove the security centre report and will just flush the system connections to default

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hi essexboy :smiley:

attaching the log as asked - avast has gone but now im getting a microsoft security essentials is turned off message (!) i havent had that on my pc for years (!)

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Can you turn defender on via control panel > security ?

Now that Avast is clear you can now install another AV

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hi essexboy :smiley:

i dont have defender on windows xp (?)

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According to security centre you have it :slight_smile:

AV: Microsoft Security Essentials (Disabled - Up to date) {BCF43643-A118-4432-AEDE-D861FCBCFCDF}

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Hey Essexboy

I uninstalled MSE about 3 years ago after moving to Avast so I have no idea what’s going on with that. :-\

There is no MSE software or any files anywhere on my pc. ???

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Use FRST to remove the entry :slight_smile: You should now be able to install the AV of your choice

CAUTION : This fix is only valid for this specific machine, using it on another may break your computer

Open notepad and copy/paste the text in the quotebox below into it:

CreateRestorePoint: AV: Microsoft Security Essentials (Disabled - Up to date) {BCF43643-A118-4432-AEDE-D861FCBCFCDF}

Save this as fixlist.txt, in the same location as FRST.exe

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73555776/FRSTfix.JPG

Run FRST and press Fix
On completion a log will be generated please post that

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hi essexboy

attaching log as requested

once again many thanks :smiley: