I have avast free, and it keeps telling me that I am unprotected and when I click either the start or resolve all buttons a pop up comes up that asks if I want to allow avast to make changes to my comp and I say yes and then nothing happens. Thanks for any advice!
Repair avast!:
- Control Panel → Add/Remove programs → avast!
- Click on ‘Repair’.
- Follow instructions.
- Reboot.
I got the same issue and still have it after I successfully repaired AVAST und rebooted the PC.
If a repair doesn’t work, you’ll need to do a clean install.
- Download Avastclear, Rejzors uninstall tool and the appropriate Avast program edition
Note: It’s important you used the stub online installer from the one I linked… NOT the offline one.
Note: You need to be ONLINE during this install (online installer works in all cases whereas offline sometimes doesn’t)
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_pro_antivirus_setup_online.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_internet_security_setup_online.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup_online.exe
Avastclear : http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avastclear.exe
Rejzors Uninstall tool: http://rejzor.wordpress.com/avast-cleanup-tool/
- Uninstall Avast by control panel [If you don’t have Avast in control Panel go to #4]
- Uninstall in safe mode using Avastclear.
- Run Rejzors Uninstall Utility in Normal Mode (removes traces avastclear doesn’t) - reboot.
Check : Once uninstalled check in device manager>view>show hidden devices if there is anything related to avast with a yellow triangle… if so, uninstall it and reboot. - Install the version you downloaded.
- Reboot.
Note : If you have a paid license, install it after the reboot at stage 6.
Thanks, it worked, but only once I deactivated the Windows Firewall. Afterwards I reactivated the firewall and AVAST still runs.