VRDB ICON

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Previously while browsing the topics I saw info. on the VRDB icon and why it seemed to “disappear” from the tray, I helped a fellow novice user download AVAST, both icons were there last night, he now says that only the "a’ is there, and that he didn’t merge them. how do I find the information (which was extensive) here at the forum so I can help him get VRDB back?

p.s. I right cliked the icon last night (after the completed download) and started the generating process, was I right in doing that?

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What happens if you choose to merge the icons, reboot and then split them?

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No he said he didn’t do anything to merge the icons, it just wasn’t there this morning when he booted up. How do you get the icon back?

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No one merged the icons, when he booted up this morning the “i” icon was missing, how do we retrieve it, and is Virus data base still there?

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Read my post again and please try so.

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More info about VRDB could be found on ‘FAQ’ link in my signature bellow.
To configure VRDB options, see the [VRDB] section in ‘Settings’ on my signature.

Try one of these ways:

  1. Right click the ‘a’ blue icon and un-merge it choosing the menu VRDB.
    or
  2. Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > avast! antivirus > Remove. Then choose Repair function in the popup window (Repair).
    or
  3. Uninstall > Boot > Install > Boot

Note, VRDB (Virus recovery data base) is not the same as VPS (the virus signature database for detection).

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Good morning:

I just wanted to send a thank-you message for the info.
will go over to my friends and we will try out the solutions. Thanks again!! :slight_smile: