Spybot could make troubles…! I would drop it before…!!
asyn
Well I have Avast 5 installed successfully following the advice about uninstalling 4.8 from Control Panel, running the uninstaller tool them running the installation file, rebooting at every step.
Seems OK just now. AvastUI.exe shows 5,928K and AvastSvc.exe shows 60,096K. Does that look healthy :-\ I fancied it was slowing the system up more on a first quick scan, but not sure. OK on the whole and pleased at present.
It’s really nice to see a proper scan scheduler 8). Great improvement 8). I had previously had a daily scan to run Ashquick.exe using the Windows Task Scheduler (which I’ve now disabled). I’m wondering if I can now set (well I have to see if it works) a quick scan daily for 6 days of the week and a full scan on the seventh day. Maybe I ought to play safe and stick to a full scan as before, effectively.
Windows Security Centre took a little while to realise Avast 5 was installed!
On ‘Actions’ - what setting are recommended generally if a thread is detected. It seems the default is to do nothing. I’ve set ‘Move to Chest’ then no other action for all threats for now.
I really like the professional look to the interface - better than the dinky little media player look of 4.8
Thanks alot for help folks.
rob24, on demand scanning should have a purpose… Although it can be run very often, why do so? If avast resident is protecting you…
For the actions, the default is “Move to Chest” (or disconnect in Web Shield). If you’re an advanced user, you could set “Ask” for action in File Shield. Otherwise, set “Move to Chest”, the default.
OK thanks for the advice. I’m well pleased thus far.
You’re more thank welcome.
Glad it’s all good. (No reason why it shouldn’t be, of course.)
You may need to register the new version at some point. This is painless, via a right click on the tray icon.
Personally, I did a full scan once, and just do quick scans every week or two, in case of a zero day exploit. Nothing found, so far.
The first full scan will take a while; subsequent scans are faster.
I did register - painless as you say.
Hmm I may change my scanning schedule now that I can. I was a pain having the computer slowed for 60-70 mins every day using Ashquick.exe, though I chose a time when I tended not to be using it.
One point is that when the computer starts, after entering the password for my account, it hangs or dwells for maybe 15-30 secs then to a desktop with no icons where it hangs again for a similar time before the icons appear and the start continues to completion. The disc is working away during this so I’m assuming Avast is doing something as that is the change. Is that normal? I don’t mind much as long as it it is supposed to be doing that 
Thats Spybot…! Again, I would drop it…
asyn
OK but what do other’s think about Spybot in this context. The change I mention started only when I installed Avast 5 in place of 4.8.
It interferes only with avast 5.
asyn
OK but what do other's think about Spybot in this context.
It was great in it’s hay-day, now it’s time for MBAM. http://www.malwarebytes.org
Drop spybot.
OK thanks.
As you see from my sig I have Malwarebytes (free version) since about mid March 2010. It has never detected anything, whilst Spybot does (though only tracking cookies). I was also using superAntispyware with also used to detect a lot though can’t remember what. I stopped using it as it was freezing Windows. I still have it installed but not running. Spybot also froze Windows a few days ago for the first time ever (before updating to Avast 5).
So, for the last time…
- Drop Spybot & be happy.
- Don’t drop it and run into more problems, using it.
Anyway, it’s up to you.
asyn
I’m using SpyBot Search & Destroy without the TeaTimer resident module. I have none of the problems discussed here. See my signature for the list.
I still have SpyBot installed… but without TeaTimer.
But this is interesting… I also see my PC boot like Rob24 reports – no icons for awhile and seems to Almost hang. There’s HDD activity, but not for about 10 or 15 secs do the desktop icons show up. System tray icons show up slowly too. Maybe twice as long as it used to with avast-4.8. I just thought it was avast-5 checking for updates. I was wondering what was causing this but have been putting up with it. SpyBot really doesn’t find anything, but I do us ‘immunize’ which always adds some protection I thought ::).
So you’re saying SpyBot is the culprit?
Thanks.
Yes. Correct…!!!
Better drop it.
asyn
Interesting. Someone else finding the same specific thing!
I just checked the Spybot forums for mentions of Avast and although I didn’t check very thoroughly, I only saw various references to Avast 4.8. Not this specifically. Maybe I’ll post on there see what happens.
You mention Spybot doesn’t really find anything. Of what is does find, is it just tracking cookies?
Why not check the avast forum…!??
asyn
Rob24 wrote: [i]You mention Spybot doesn't really find anything. Of what is does find, is it just tracking cookies?[/i]
SpyBot doesn’t even find tracking cookies as I clean those out frequently using CCleaner (along with cache etc. There’s a setting in CCleaner where you can keep certain cookies so you don’t have to log into frequently viewed sites.
Post back if you find out anything from the SpyBot forum. I’d be interested.
I did and couldn’t find anything relating to SpyBot (and avast5) causing slower boot or slow icons showing up. BTW, I do not have TeaTimer running.