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    Avira problem, access got messed up

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Chango99, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    I am frustrated with this, i'm not sure what caused this but it might have been me trying to disable the ad notifier. About a week ago I followed the instructions to disable the ad notifier (disabling permissions), but just recently, I noticed it's icon was missing and was replaced by the typical unknown icon thing. I tried to investigate, and it turns out I have no permission to view the Avira folder in my program files. I followed others instructions to fix it, but now my avira cannot be enabled for some reason.

    I tried to system restore back to other points, no luck. Any help? If you don't understand, will clarify later, g2g and am trying to see what responses i will get.
     
    Chango99, Dec 31, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Start from scratch with Avira then. Remove it completely and re-installing it, paying attention to what options you want to keep.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 3, 2010
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  3. Chango99

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    Uninstallation is kinda messed up because it didn't give me permission to. Eventually it was kind of successful, but when I reinstalled, avira didn't work. I have since then turned to Avast!.
     
    Chango99, Jan 3, 2010
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Good choice. Used to be an Avast fan myself, but now moving to MSE.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 4, 2010
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    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    You might want to know that Avast has a larger resource use and lower detection rate when compared to MSSE, so it might be prudent to switch (again) to that, if you want a slightly better protection.
     
    Deks, Jan 5, 2010
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