it is to mention that avast free antivirus is definitely the best free antivirus in the market in terms of availability of features but what is the real weak point & negative point from my & my friend’s practical experience of avast free antivirus is the removal capability of threats & malwares & stubborn & deeply embedded & blended forms of threats & malwares & rootkits , my usb drive (pen drive ) was infected with shortcut & recycler virus & autorun worms & a variant of zero access trojan , avast free edition 9.0 beta 2 detected it but failed in the proper removal of it & i took the pen drive into a cyber cafe where avira free antivirus was installed & avira successfully detected & completely removed it , such has been the case many times on my pc with avast free antivirus editions 8, 7 , 6, 5 in which avast free antivirus has detected a particular variant of threat & malware but has failed in removing it properly & i am forced to tell from my practical experience that avast really needs to make huge amount of improvement regarding the proper & complete removal & cleanup capabilities of any types of threats & malwares & stubborn rootkits & advanced complex threats & malwares whatever it may be , the proper & complete removal & cleanup & disinfection capabilities of any types of threats & malwares is the biggest weakness & bug & flaw of all editions of avast free antivirus versions till now but hope that the great & expert security developers & programmers of avast security software will definitely & positively & seriously fix this very very important & urgent & necessary issue related with the antivirus engine of avast free antivirus regarding the proper & complete removal & disinfection & cleanup abilities of any types of threats & malwares in the upcoming final stable version of avast free antivirus 9 ( 2014 )
hi MANKATA,
Proactive block is always the better approach: http://www.mcshield.net/
i am talking about the very much needed developments & improvements in the antivirus engine of avast free antivirus regarding the proper & complete removal & disinfection & cleanup capabilities of threats & malwares & any of their traces & remainants , i have been an user of all editions of avast free antivirus from version 5 to version 9 beta 2 & i have been troubled by one thing that is the weak removal capability & power of threats & malwares of the antivirus engine of avast free antivirus , avast free antivirus has got all the necessary features that are required to be present in each & every security software of the current market but the only bug & weak point in avast free antivirus has been the weak removal capability of threats & malwares & it has been my practical & real experience as an user of the popular avast free antivirus , so hope that the respected security programmers & developers of avast security software definitely makes serious amount of overall improvements specially in the proper & complete removal & cleanup & disinfection capabilities of any types of threats & malwares & stubborn rootkits & bootkits & complex worms & zero access threats & malwares & other advanced keyloggers & deeply embedded & blended & difficult forms of threats & malwares in the upcoming final stable version of avast free antivirus 9 (2014 )
Hi Mankata,
I have just run the Browser Cleanup which detected the MySearchDial and Lucky Leap spyware that my PC has been infected with and it said that it had removed them both BUT then when I start a new web browser its still there.
When I run the Browser Cleanup again it detects that Luck Leap is still there and when I try removing it again it says it has but it comes back next time I run me web browser!!!
Therefore I have to agree with you.
Ian
try this …
run AdwCleaner and Malwarebytes from this guide. http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0
if that does not solve it, we need you to attach the OTL log for a manual removal
Some people really dont get the facts right.
Today’s viruses are complex and hard to get rid off once they are in your machine.No AV program will remove everything v9 has improved in that aspect because the repair function seems to be somewhat working fine for file infectors from my tests but still I concentrate on prevention rather than removal
Plus,why do you infect your USB anyways?Because you got be completely stupid to do that in the first place,playing with fire is no fun. I had so many cases like yours and avast cleansed off the USB fine! So whatever you say Is not true? Did you hit move to chest option or delete? move the files to chest and that be good enough.Repair is not meant for today’s complex viruses.
Avast can move the infections to chest or delete them most of the time.I can still scan with avast free v8 and clean off my malware packs with no problem so whatever you say is wrong or you are NOT doing something right.Secondly,avira can become junk in past years with their toolbars.
Dont dive in to deep and behave like some sort of malware analyst or expert and these sodding complains will not help, we cant catch up with your trail.
Secondly,you dont mention what option you use while cleaning? Use move to chest or delete,will do fine,few days ago a machine had virut and avast free was given a test run it blocked off majority of infections and moved them to the chest and got rid off most of it and left over needed another option.
So again,I dont understand your saying,but whatever you say Is untrue.Avira has been going down in recent years,see AV test results.
This seems to be one of those guys who I say ragging about avast capabilities on avast facebook page who dont want to listen they will keep copy pasting their replies everytime like we dont know to read :
So next time,I demand explanation what option you use in avast for cleaning? if it is repair then it is a wrong option on your side because no AV will traditonally clean off settled rootkits or bootkits on a machine not even avira.Move to Chest option is the one to be used 99% of the time and it is the action avast takes by default.
There have been like more than 3 cases with my own laptop running avast free and a USB heavily infected with like over 375 items and nasty stuff.Avast managed to pull through alone without any issues whatsoever.It got everything into the virus chest and what I had to do at the end is format the USB because it was damaged at the end.
Also,avast has 185+ million users,so yeah! if that is the case then everyone here would be complaining and we wouldnt have those many users but guess what you are doing something wrong anyways Mr.Malware/Virus/Stubborn Rootkit/Bootkit remover Expert or whatever you and your friend think you are,seriously dont mind my question but whats your age? because your replies sound too immature and non-facts based ;D
+1
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
avast free antivirus has got all the necessary features that are required to be present in each & every security software of the current market but the only bug & weak point in avast free antivirus has been the weak removal capability of threats & malwares...@Mankata: No antivirus solution is 100% effective in malware detection or removal. If you don't already have it in your anti-malware arsenal get Malwarebytes free. It has proven in countless tests to be on its A game with malware removal, a great companion to any primary AV .
what you are doing something wrong anyways Mr.Malware/Virus/Stubborn Rootkit/Bootkit remover Expert or whatever you and your friend think you are,seriously dont mind my question but whats your age? because your replies sound too immature and non-facts based@True Indian: Just because you and a million others did not have the problem doesn't mean that someone else didn't, and that someone should be treated with respect and an open mind when they bring the issue to the fore. You really do Avast a disservice with the bang-up job your fanaticism inflicts as you go out of your way to attack and disparage users who dare say a word about some issue(s), or observation(s), that does not cast avast in a positive light. The moderators here should never allow this type of discourse you bring to the table. It is one thing to disparage other AV solutions, which you also have a history of doing. It is entirely another thing to insult users coming to this forum for help, and or, to share their experiences.
Malware removal capabilities will be improved in Avast 2014. 
Did my statement sound rude there? sorry if it did…it was just a bit of joke and that is the reason of my smiley there.Thanks for output aztony,I will make myself clear from now.
I never disparage other AV;s,I have used ton of free AV’s if you ever read my posts on wilders on avast.I will never be a fanboy because I dont worship like some people do.
But Again OP’s topic is pointless because he fails to mention what exactly are the options he uses to remove threats since repair option is a useless one for today; threats.I will never try to make a negative or attack effect on other users.But again its the way the people look at it
you could say the same thing about every av-program…