How do you get Avast web shield to slow down? IT scans 10’s of thousands without finding anything and slows down the computer in the process. It is set at defalt. Thanks.
The web site is 96.17.106.39
that’s Akamai, so what?
What is Akamai and why does it get scanned 10 of thousands of times?
might be because Akamai is associated with thousands and thousands of ISPs and web sites to offer a few million mirrors worldwide ;D
Thanks. So why is Akamai mirroring my computer and how do I stop it and does this have anything to do with Avast file system shield not working and how do I fix it? Thanks in advance.
Akamai mirroring your computer ??? are you serious? ;D Akamai is mirroring some sites that you browse, and most likely your ISP’s servers ok? 
And on aside note, neither the FS shield nor the webshield slow down anything when browsing. If it’s the case for you then either your Avast setup is broken, or something conflicts with it etc… may be have a look at other software (especially security software) installed on your PC.
Thanks. Do you think this has anything to do with Malwarebytes saying it is over 14 days old each time I run it daily after update. I am running it on 2 identical secured computers and only one is acting this way. Thanks in advance.
no this shouldn’t be related. You got the paid version of MBAM (resident)?.. as to your message, no idea, update/license issue?
Ok I turned off Bloomberg and the scan slowed down, but the computer remains slow. The other computer does not do the 10 of thousand of scans with Bloomberg. This computer still does not do the File system shield. How do I fix it? Thank you in advance.
look it’s hard to say without a direct access to your computer, could be million of things… may be as a first step uninstall Avast, reboot, and re-install it. See if there is any difference. Also get rid of other security software if any (except mbam). btw what do MBAM scans say, nothing, no infection? As to Bloomberg that you said you “turned off”, does that mean that you excluded it from the web shield scope? or do you have any bloomberg related desktop utilities?
Thanks and sorry about being so vague. Mbam always says clean on scan except on the original load of Genuine Win 7 Pro. The Bloomberg was only Bloomberg TV on IE 8. I closed the page. I will try to reload Avast. Thanks.
Thanks for all the help. Removing Avast fixed the problems. I was wondering why every time I closed Microsoft Word I got the error message trying to print, even though I never told it to print. It now is back to full speed and Mbam scans in about less than 15 minutes like usual instead of nearly forever. I wish Avast would tell me in a friendlier way when it is broken. Thanks again.
might have been just an issue with the behavior shield. It got slightly modified in version 5.1, and there are issues. So you could have just uninstalled the module instead of uninstalling Avast completely. May be try to re-install, but choose “custom setup” and uncheck “behavior shield”.
“Trojan.FakeMS” was found by Mbam after Avast removed. Do you know what this does? First one found by Mbam after over 1 yr of scanning.
edit: I’m googling that…
did mbam remove it as well?
oups, someone says here that mbam can detect it but not remove it
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/2250456c-1a67-464c-ae2d-583bf531b064
edit: just notified Essexboy (he’s a malware specialist here).
Hi lets have a quick look see at your system to see if we can resolve this
Download OTS to your Desktop and double-click on it to run it
[*]Make sure you close all other programs and don’t use the PC while the scan runs.
[*]Select All Users
[*]Under additional scans select the following
Reg - NetSvcs
Reg - Shell Spawning
Evnt - EventViewer Logs (Last 10 Errors)
File - Lop Check
File - Purity Scan
[*]Now click the Run Scan button on the toolbar. Make sure not to use the PC while the program is running or it will freeze.
[*]When the scan is complete Notepad will open with the report file loaded in it.
[*]Please attach the log in your next post.
Thanks. Ots.txt is attached as requested. Mbam removed Trojan.FakeMS from this computer earlier today. Rescan says clean. Trojan.FakeMS is still in Mbam Quarantine. Thanks for your help.
oh okay, if mbam already removed it then… thought it didn’t, just detected. Anyway if any remnant of that are still in your system, OTL will tell.