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Avira just killed everything!
Did an update on my Avira Antivirus and it killed everything. None of my software works and even the OS is stuffed.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I re-install the whole lot?
Did an update on my Avira Antivirus and it killed everything. None of my software works and even the OS is stuffed.
Any ideas on how to fix this before I re-install the whole lot?
It won't let me. Avira deleted everything! I cannot access anything to do with the OS. Even Explorer shows up as a virus.
I am very disappointed with Avira. This is unacceptable.
Try booting from your win7 install dvd, then do a system restore.
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You mean that an A/V software caused problems? Say it ain't so!
Had to completely re-install Won't muck about with AV anymore though. From now on I'll just scan my Windows partition with my Linux partition.
Thanks for all your help though. Much appreciated.
Woah, good thing I switched to MSE a few weeks ago. Although Avira seems more powerful to me, MSE is more streamlined, plus it's made by the same people who developed Windows. Good luck fixing it man, hopefully you have a backup to fall back on.
EDIT: Use Microsoft Security Essentials.
Not such a good idea. Although there are people who do run their systems without any form of AV protection, I do not recommend that. Many of us here use Avast! (including myself), and there are also alternatives available, both paid for and free. It is possible that they have had a rogue definitions update (it does happen), and this may well be the case here.
To support what Dwarf, MSE nor Avast will cause problems with your system. I urge you to install one of them and not run without AV protection.