Anyone else's computer running slower?

Hi
thanks drragostea
rt click the avast ball and do update>programs that will also get definitions
then open avast and schedule the boot time scan- reboot

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post the log so we can check for false positives
Avast logs should be posted at the Avast forums, or member should follow procedure in our malware forum, thanks.

if you get a -gen (for generic) I'll ask you to upload to virus total so we can rule out FP's or send you to Malware Removal

For a second opinion you could try a Kaspersky on line scan
This will be for information only as Kaspersky will not remove anything

Glad this might not be a yet another windows update problem as that would be big

If Virustotal comes back positive or as a false positive could you zip it up, password protect, and e-mail to virus at avast.com with the password in the body of the e-mail and the link to the virustotal results

you might also upload to Jotti as Spybot will get results from there

thanks for helping improve detections
 
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Hello everyone,

Just to clarify, has this thread become one pertinent to Avast, because if so I will move out of Spybot-S&D support to the Tavern.

Best regards. ;)
 
please...

@ firebrddriver: If you keep having problems, visit the malware forums like i suggested here: http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...90&postcount=9

@ tashi: No avast is just a part of firebrddriver's problem, a trojan was detected and his computer is going slow, i recommended him to go to the malware removal fourms if avast is unable to deal with the trojan and/or his computer is still slow. :)

@ guvvy please create your own thread so someone can assist you.
Edit: Split off. http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=34036

Thanks. :)
 
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Computer seems to be running normal..funny thing thou,,remember how I started out this thread asking if anyones computer was running slower than normal,,well today I couldn't get online at all,,I called verizon my dsl provider,,they did a few line checks but couldn't figure out what was wrong,,I went to work and called my wife who said verizon will be out tomm sometime,,when I came home from work my wife told me the computer was running fine and she was able to get right online,,I think my original problem may lie with verizon itself,,I will report back if anything is found but for now it seems OK,,(fingers crossed) Thanks again for all your support.
 
good!

firebrddriver said:
Computer seems to be running normal..funny thing thou,,remember how I started out this thread asking if anyones computer was running slower than normal,,well today I couldn't get online at all,,I called verizon my dsl provider,,they did a few line checks but couldn't figure out what was wrong,,I went to work and called my wife who said verizon will be out tomm sometime,,when I came home from work my wife told me the computer was running fine and she was able to get right online,,I think my original problem may lie with verizon itself,,I will report back if anything is found but for now it seems OK,,(fingers crossed) Thanks again for all your support.
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No problem, i am glad we were able to assist you. Let us know if anything changes. :) And again, if you think you are infected, you may want to visit the malware forums to get checked out. Thanks!
 
Tech said:
avast starts at boot time (drivers, services) by default.
Maybe he just lost the avast icon on the system tray.
If this is so:

1. Check the option in the Appearance tab of settings.
or
2. Repair your avast installation through Control Panel.
or
3. Make a link to ashdisp.exe in your startup folder
or
4. Add the path to ashDisp.exe into a value named avast! in the Windows Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
See picture here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=26155.msg213891#msg213891

If that does not help, please, uninstall, boot, install again, boot.

What other security based software do you have that might block new startup entries, e.g. Spybot S&D (TeaTimer), AdAware (AdWatch), SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor (StartUpGuard), PrevX, WinPatrol, ProcessGuard, etc.?
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Source: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=38582.0
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This is more for you, firebrddriver.
 
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This will be my last post on the topic,,it seemed my computer slowed down after up dating both windows and spybot,,,plus the virus I got. Turns out none of them had nothing to do with the slow speeds I was experiencing,,I was able to delete the virus,,,,what happened is my dsl line was causing the slow down,,I at one point couldn't get online at all,,,its just that it started at the same time I got the virus and after the update downloads,,verizon was able to repair the problem and everything is fine now,,it was just a coincidence (spelled that wrong I know) that everything happened at the same time,,,,sorry for mis- identifying the whole situation,,everyone was very helpful about my problem,,take care all.
 
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Coincidence. You spelled it correctly. Well, tashi moved it, since it was no longer relevant...

If it happened to turn out to be your DSL connection line, then... it's resolved I presume?
 
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