I think the confusion is coming from the warnings Prevx gives.
It should serve as a reminder when we download a programme, how many changes it can make to the p.c. without our knowledge.
At the risk of upsetting some members who don’t understand the English sense of humour … rtfm … about Prevx that is!
Be honest, how many of us get sick of the pop-up windows we get when installing programmes or on pages on the web and just take the easy route and click OK.
I have found it a very useful addition to my on-line security and have no problems with Prevx running along with Adaware Spybot Tauscan and avast!
There are many on these forums who want to know how to stop the avast virus warning they have encountered a virus. Now that is one popup box I certainly don’t want to simply click OK. I want to know what is going on with my system. Surely people are not geting so many infections as to be bored with the popup? If they are than it’s time to review their security proceedures.
But as someone mentioned it fires for every registry change (and there can be many) when a new program is installed. So there are times when it is recommended to disable whilst installing a trusted program.
Well, I have had Prevx for several days now and it works just fine. I do not mind the pop up alerts it gives me as I can make several choices when they do appear according to my preferences. It does what it says it will do, co-exists with all of my other security measures without any problems. I appreciate finding out about this program and will continue to use in with my WinXp Home, SP1. Thanks again. ;D
Just a thought for any readers of this thread who still use dial-up, Prevx should notify of any changes if you inadvertantley install a premium rate dialler. That’s got to be a good thing being as how one Irish telecoms provider is blocking premium rate numbers by default since last week because of the number of customers being hit with unexpectedly high 'phone bills.
I said “should” as I can’t test it as I don’t have any machines using dial-up.
I installed this a couple of days ago. It seems to be working fine for me on my W98SE computer … also using ZA4.5, Ad-aware, Spybot … and avast!4 Home, of course.
The best thing about prevx is how they managed to wrap a tiny, almost trivial set of utils to a nicely-looking package and furnished it with an aura of almightiness…
But it’s interesting to look at, that’s for sure…
BTW it keeps crashing one of my machines badly (it reboots even before the boot Windows XP logo shows). Maybe it’s because it’s WinXPSP2 + AMD64… Never mind.
Prevx has tonight started interfering with Avast updates generating 14 of these alerts within 2 seconds of boot and without giving the option to deny or allow.
Prevx prevented process ASHSERV.EXE[672] accessing a protected system file
This only started tonight after I updated Prevx, so I guess it’s somthing in the way prevx monitors the system rather than a change in the way avast updates that is causing the problem. Anyone getting the same problem?
If I update avast manually Prevx gives me the option to allow.
Just above the “block” button in the pop-up warning window is a box. Click it and choose from the options to allow the process (avast! is trusted
You’ll probably have to do this for each avast! process that you listed.
I did this and it’s allowing manual and auto updates again.
nope, my brother took it because my LG cd-rom drive was crashing my computer when a CD was put in it and my LG CD-RW drive was burning at very low speeds even when nero was set for it to burn a highest speen and the CD=RW wasnt reading program installers off cds
Apparently the update must have gotten rid of all or some of the info reguarding allowed sites and programs. I’ve had to give permission on a lot of things again not only avast.
;D