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Cairo
23-09-2011, 20:30
New computer and downloaded Avast antivirus software (as recommended by many on this very forum), done a scan today and got 3 files (all C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernal32.dll blah de blah de blah) coming up as a HIGH threat with the recommendation to move to Chest, when I try to do so I come up with the message Error: Access is denied (5). When I got to Avast and search for help with this message it tells me that it comes up with no results for this phrase.

Any suggestions??

:(
henry
23-09-2011, 20:32
i donīt know?? for the pass 9 years i been useing norton. i just brought from their site the new norton 2012 for 30 dollars for 1 year. i been trusting norton for ages now.
markcuk
23-09-2011, 21:33
Hi

this could be a false postive or another problem

download hitmanpro http://www.surfright.nl/en and run it

You said its a new computer are you setting it up for the first time?
AL JAY
23-09-2011, 23:29
I use Avast free and also use Hitman pro...both Ace!!!
Chrislaff
27-09-2011, 01:30
New computer and downloaded Avast antivirus software (as recommended by many on this very forum), done a scan today and got 3 files (all C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernal32.dll blah de blah de blah) coming up as a HIGH threat with the recommendation to move to Chest, when I try to do so I come up with the message Error: Access is denied (5). When I got to Avast and search for help with this message it tells me that it comes up with no results for this phrase.

Any suggestions??

:(

Hi Cairo, not the sort of thing you want on ya nice new computer, if your running microsoft windows they now themselves offer a free virus-anti/mal/scumware program. It's very good and being microsoft integrates superbly...no more messing around installing and uninstalling different anti virus programs every 30days, 3 months, 6 months, yearly!.. cor even writing about it has wore me out lol. Try this link.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Give it a go you can always uninstall it :)
Chrislaff
27-09-2011, 13:21
Hi Cairo, I posted a long answer to your problem yesterday but the moderators have not passed it, maybe it's cos it had a link in it!!
Basically the email was to let all you folks know that Microsoft do their own Free Anti-Virus/Adware,scumware Program so you no longer have to waste time and money installing and re-installing paid for ones when they run out.
I my experience all free and paid for anti virus program become messy slow and troublesome afer a few years even weeks or days...No longer The microsoft one integrates as only microsoft programs can and works superbly.
It's called Microsoft security essentials, if you google it you'll find it :)
If you see a mod on your travel give them a poke to wake them up for me ;)
Give it a go folks you can always uninstall and go back to your old ones if for some reason you don't like it

Added after 2 minutes:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Free Microsoft Anti-Virus.
Chrislaff
27-09-2011, 13:24
Chrislaff
Thank you for posting! Your post will not be visible until a moderator has approved it for posting.

Argggh this is getting hard work lol

Added after 48 minutes:

I have written 2 quite exhaustive and I thought helpfull posts to this thread but they keep getting stopped and placed in limbo awaiting moderation? Have I got to try a third time to remember all I penned trying to help everyone? or will someone eventually wake up and press a button? lol Maņana maybe :crazy:
markcuk
27-09-2011, 15:19
here you go false positive DO NOT DELETE THEM

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=85464.0

let us know
Cairo
27-09-2011, 22:31
here you go false positive DO NOT DELETE THEM

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=85464.0

let us know

Ahhh, perfect...or not so perfect.... that was kind of what I was thinking it might be, a bit scary though when it tell you it is a high threat risk, zzzzz.

Thanks to all who posted replies :)

Chrislaff, as a Mod - oops :( To be honest, as far as my modding abilities go, I think the problem lies in that if your post is at the start of a thread and is auto-modded the whole thread is modded and made easy for mods to spot, if a post in an exisitng thread is modded a mod had to read through the whole thread and hopefully the automodded post will jump out at them to authorise.
cainaries
27-09-2011, 22:57
Ahhh, perfect...or not so perfect.... that was kind of what I was thinking it might be, a bit scary though when it tell you it is a high threat risk, zzzzz.

Thanks to all who posted replies :)

Chrislaff, as a Mod - oops :( To be honest, as far as my modding abilities go, I think the problem lies in that if your post is at the start of a thread and is auto-modded the whole thread is modded and made easy for mods to spot, if a post in an exisitng thread is modded a mod had to read through the whole thread and hopefully the automodded post will jump out at them to authorise.


Clear as mod, Cairo! Hope you got the avast sorted out. I'm pretty happy with it but it hasn't thrown me any curveballs as yet!
slodgedad
27-09-2011, 23:06
Clear as mod, Cairo! Hope you got the avast sorted out. I'm pretty happy with it but it hasn't thrown me any curveballs as yet!

What Cairo means is that if a new member posts links in their first couple of posts then then it is automatically modded as an anti spam measure, which is why you don't see too much spam on here.

The auto modder cannot distinguish between a porn site and a genuine link which is why early posts with links have to be checked

Normally this goes by unnoticed but we have been a bit bogged down lately.

Our apologies