Avast will not fully exit and cannot be prevented from starting up via a start up manager, it also cannot be disabled from process manager “operation cannot be completed access denied” I have also tried in safe mode etc and this problem has only come about since avast 4.8, I am using the home version of the antivirus.
We all need to be able to fully exit avast at times, I discovered this problem when I tried to run trojan remover which asked me to exit avast before scanning.
I should point out I am the computer’s administrator.
This issue was introduced in 4.8 and related with avast! self-defence. So it is unlikely that it wll be fixed.
BTW you are trying to remove only UI to avast! AV service, it is virtually useless for trojan remover usage. Instead you can try to stop Standard Shield from Avast tray. It would exclude any interference with Trojan remover scan.
I’m afraid even avast misses some nasties that have appeared on my PC, it’s been a great AV but this will put some people off using it, there are times when the service needs disabling completely, faster defrags and other scans for example.
I need to be able to control the AV not have the AV control me.
Simply stopping ‘on access protection’ doesn’t appear to stop any of it’s processes.
All the same I think it would be best to try something else, an AV the lets me control what’s happening to my PC.
Sorry, but this is nonsense - you won’t get any faster defrags or similar stuff if you stop avast! processes.
As for other scans, stopping avast! resident protection should be enough (and if not, it’s a conflict between antivirus drivers - which would occur earlier anyway, no matter if avast! processes are running or not.)
You can disable the self-defense in avast! settings (Troubleshooting page), if you want to. But as I said, your reasons are just wrong.
Let’s agree to disagree here, the antivirus doesn’t fully exit period.
Stop blinding yourselves with science.
I want the AV to fully exit just like it used to and just like other AV programs do.
I want to control it, not it control my PC.
Of what I speak isn’t nonsense and clearly anyone with a little knowlege in the I.T world would know to exit everything before scanning or defragmenting!
Files in use are not scanned and defragmenting uses a lot of resources especially on older machines so yes it’s better to have a minium of processes running.
I haven’t come here to argue I have been a member of the forum for 4 years and have found it a helpful read.
If this is a new feature that’s here to stay, then so be it, I will find another free or perhaps buy a an antivirus that will fully exit when it’s told.
Have you read my post or not?
The feature will certainly stay, as it improves the antivirus protection significantly - but you can disable it in program settings, if you feel the urge to.
I am sorry to say that the posts here reflect rather more on the poster’s lack of knowledge on how avast has been working for the last 4 years and the control very mistakenly thought (“like it used to”) to be enjoyed in those “good old days”.
Exactly the same parts of avast terminate on stopping on access protection as they have done for the last 4 years, no more no less.
There were always avast drivers running that you did not terminate and were, most likely, unaware of.
You have been performing your defrags and other tasks in a blissful lack of real knowledge apparently quite happily for the last 4 years. Now you have heard that there are a couple of new drivers that you cannot turn off (joining the other drivers that you did not turn off).
If you believe that other AV products do not work in the same way then you will have to suspend disbelief or be consigned to perpetual disappointment.
I agree with the other posts.
And not only am I unable to exit AVAST, I can’t even disable it from running on start-up. And as intrusive/persistent/thorough all the other anti-virus programs I’ve used in the past had been, they at least allowed me that. It shouldn’t even matter WHY one may want to exit AVAST.
When a program runs on my computer I want to have control over it, rather than be protected in spite of everything - against myself and for my own good.
Program Settings, Troubleshooting- disable Avast self defence module.
This doesn’t seem to work for me - I still get the “Unable to terminate process. Access denied” message when I try to end (avast) processes.
Is there any way to disable AVAST! from starting at start-up?
I cannot disable it through MSConfig, nor through third-party start-up manager software (TuneUp).
I understand the need for the super-high level of protection/security of Avast processes and under normal circumstances it is a commendable feature. However I use a low-end lap-top and sometimes even the 5,964K AshDisp.exe can be a drain on resources.
So, once again - what, if anything, can I do to disable Avast running at start-up?
Thank you for your help.
Of course Avast is among the best Anti-Virus GUIs but…
Checking Disable avast! self-defense module does not work. It resets itself to off the moment you close the settings/troubleshooting window. Now I cant keep Avast from loading at start up… that’s right I dont want it loaded at start up. I run virtually allot and so dont worry about viruses for the most part.
I enjoy using the link on the context menu for scanning individual files. Sometimes I will turn all of Avast on when I need to do a system scan but this is extremely rare. I run the leanest possible WinXPP system, I like it that way, I want it that way, I need it that way for programming and debugging and general operation.
I can update and scan with Avast with just the few modules left running after the 3 main EXEs are disabled in version 4.7. With 4.8 I cant do this.
I can’t prevent ashserv.exe, ashsimp2.exe and aswUpdSv.exe from loading by any means :o.
They cant be killed once they have been loaded either.
Anyway… I cant find out if I can have Avast the way I want it until I can get Disable avast! self-defense module to stay checked. Help! Thank you!
Disable avast! self-defense module should work. I’ve tested it yesterday. No problems.
Did you use any other antivirus in this computer.
avast is not programmed to be an on-demand scanner only… It’s not intended to work this way.
Here’s what I did; Ive uninstalled, cleaned up and reinstalled Avast 4.7 twice.
I used a 4.7 setup engine while disconnected from the internet, setup, disabled autoupdate in favor of manual updating and only then went on the internet to update the virus lists only… but here I had 4.8 installed and with the obstinate self-defense module checkbox refusing to hold its checkmark.
As for running as an On-Demand scanner all I can say is that with V4.7 I had disabled the Avasts exes that appear in MSConfig or the “Services” app. However, the Autoruns utility listed the context menu module and maybe a few others as loaded.
This suited my needs for an anti-virus program perfectly. Maybe I should install 4.8 from its own installation engine and not via 4.7?
