Latest Update 17.6.2310 crashes Firefox amd Explorer 

system · 2017-09-02T20:30:46.000Z

Im having problems with my browsers after installing latest avast free update . Chrome and Firefox start for a second in task manager then stop . I have the same problem with AVG .

Running 64 bit Windows 10 Home version 1607 , os build 14393.1198 .

Uninstalling avast or avg fixed my problem.

Could not rename the two files to check if this fixed because i get an administrator error .

Asyn · 2017-09-02T20:34:57.000Z

jocobralex post:17:

Could not rename the two files to check if this fixed because i get an administrator error .

Reread Reply #4, you need to disable Avast self defense first.

Eddy · 2017-09-02T20:39:31.000Z

jocobralex,

changing to another av is not a fix.
It is running away from the problem.

system · 2017-09-03T12:44:32.000Z

pk post:5:

Vapor, can you please try to disable self-protection (UI → Troubleshooting), rename “snxhk.dll” / “snxhk64.dll” and run your web browser again if it helps? Thanks.

It helped me.
Both ways are good:

Renaming just snxhk.dll to snxhk.dll(2) freed browsers
Changed filenames snxhk.dll to snxhk64.dll and snxhk64.dll to snxhk.dll also helped

Thanks for the clue! But no thanks to Avast for several lost hours of my Sunday! >:(

system · 2017-09-03T15:42:40.000Z

Eddy post:19:

jocobralex,

changing to another av is not a fix.
It is running away from the problem.

It’s just bad business to use a faulty product . It’s also stupid to leave your computers unprotected !

Eddy · 2017-09-03T15:48:09.000Z

If you don’t want to use a faulty product, stop using Windows.

Vapor · 2017-09-03T16:21:47.000Z

I have been using avast pro for probably 2 decades and during that time I’ve seen some bad releases that would cause all kinds of things, was I frustrated…Yes, even few times I thought of going to something else, but there is no perfect thing in this world and as always avast team would fix the issues , maybe not right away, but they would get to it and they will get to this one I’m sure.

This time is no different, the latest update is bad, GUI loads like snail and without renaming of the dll’s there is no go with any of the browsers, so hopefully they will get to that issues soon enough.

As far is Windows been venerable or sucks, yes in some ways, but other platforms have their share of horrid if not with venerability than compatibility and limitations in many other aspects, it is what it is ;D

Sugoi · 2017-09-03T17:06:33.000Z

jocobralex post:21:

It’s just bad business to use a faulty product . It’s also stupid to leave your computers unprotected !

Nobody’s perfect. Programmers are just humans too.

Simply proceed as suggested in this thread or revert to the previous version.

Spec8472 · 2017-09-04T07:48:50.000Z

Can you please confirm that Lucidlogix Virtu is installed on afflicted computers?

system · 2017-09-04T12:55:12.000Z

Spec8472 post:25:

Can you please confirm that Lucidlogix Virtu is installed on afflicted computers?

Uninstalling Virtu seems to have fixed the “ntdll.dll” crash for me. Firefox and IE were insta-crashing after the latest Avast update (both worked in Win7 safe mode, SafeZone browser was unafflicted), everything’s back to normal now.

system · 2017-09-04T13:05:57.000Z

I had the problem that Thunderbird and the Iron Browser (a Chrome-Browser) not start. After the renaming it works now. Thanks!

leonblueblade · 2017-09-04T13:22:04.000Z

Spec8472 post:25:

Can you please confirm that Lucidlogix Virtu is installed on afflicted computers?

I had Virtu 1.2.104 and after uninstalling it the issue is gone.

Asyn · 2017-09-04T13:32:04.000Z

OK, seems we found the culprit…

NON · 2017-09-04T14:38:57.000Z

Spec8472 post:25:

Can you please confirm that Lucidlogix Virtu is installed on afflicted computers?

The Japanese one who has the same issue also confirm his/her machine has Virtu installed.

Asyn post:29:

OK, seems we found the culprit…

Looks like that 8)

Spec8472 · 2017-09-04T15:16:41.000Z

Fix will be delivered ASAP by microupdate.

BeSecure · 2017-09-04T15:49:52.000Z

Spec8472 post:31:

Fix will be delivered ASAP by microupdate.

OK.

Vapor · 2017-09-04T16:40:12.000Z

Like I said, sooner or later avast team will find necessary fix

system · 2017-09-05T16:02:30.000Z

I too experienced issues with the recent update, except in my case, it affected Chrome and Internet Explorer.

I solved the issue by doing the following:

Uninstall Avast
Boot into Safe Mode and Run the Avast Remove Tool.
Install Avast
Boot into Safe Mode and navigate to your Avast install directory. Find the file named snxhk.dll and DELETE it. Empty your Trash and Reboot.
Open Avast and disable Auto Update. I set mine to notify me when an update is available.

This method worked on my PC running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I can now use Chrome, IE or any other browser without issue.

Hope this helps.

Eddy · 2017-09-05T16:22:45.000Z

1, 2, 3) not needed at all.
4) No need to delete it as has been explained, rename it.
5) avast can and will still install updates through micro fixes.

system · 2017-09-05T16:32:20.000Z

Eddy post:35:

No need to delete it as has been explained, rename it.

OK, then riddle me this Batman, what do you do if you have both snxhk.dll AND snxhk64.dll on your system as was my case?!

Eddy post:35:

avast can and will still install updates through micro fixes.

Yes and wouldn’t you know, as soon as I let it update, it dropped snxhk.dll back into the program directory and made Chrome shit the bed again. Better IMHO to disable Auto Update then continue to be Avast’s guinea pig, but you do you bro.

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