AVG Update Cripples Windows

Bundy · Dec 4, 2010

It's been a long time since a virus caused this much trouble

W1zzard · Dec 4, 2010

Vancha said:
Switched to Avast! around a couple of months ago and it's been incredibly well behaved. I suggest it to anyone looking for a new anti-virus.

same here. switched from avg to avast and never looked back

newtekie1 · Dec 4, 2010

W1zzard said:
same here. switched from avg to avast and never looked back

I can't stand Avast's UI. Plus it used to break the 16-bit sub-system on 32-bit machines(not sure if it still does) but that was extremely annoying back when I still had to maintain 16-bit POS systems. The poor UI and breaking parts of Windows was actually what made me switch from Avast to AVG. Now it looks like MSE is the way to go, IMO.

Lionheart · Dec 4, 2010

gunsmoke said:
When i herd that voice i had my sound on full on boot up,
It made me jump out my skin.

Lol yeah thats happened to me plenty of times as well, scares the shit outta ya

HossHuge · Dec 4, 2010

This scared me enough to switch to avast. I've been using avg for years. The one function I like that avg has is the auto shut-down.

tomkaten · Dec 4, 2010

Gigabyte misnamed my board. It's called P55, but it's actually a H55. So what can you expect from a smaller company ? I know that's a bit random, it just goes to show how much they care about us. The general feeling you get from such errors is "let's get this out fast, they'll never know we didn't even check it".

It's the second time in the past couple of years that an AVG update screws up things for some people. I know some habits die hard, but maybe this will help steer people away from a product that's been going downhill for a while.

Avast is still good, so is MSE. Maybe even Avira, if you get rid of that pesky upgrade pop-up.

vanyots · Dec 4, 2010

I've been using COMODO Internet Security for a couple of years now. It's free and if you bear with the false positives(even the older versions of GPU-Z) is generally a great complete security solution.

pr0n Inspector · Dec 4, 2010

Avira(scanner only) on Windows.
Nothing on Arch(obviously).

The MSE scanner is slow as slowpoke.

remixedcat · Dec 4, 2010

nick_1992 said:
You'd think they would have tested this stuff before sending it out... Sounds similar to the EVE-O problem a while ago where the patch killed your windows.

when did this happen?

Crap Daddy · Dec 4, 2010

We've been using Avast and it did a great job until one day when it prevented us to play Starcraft 2. It seemed that the authentication from Battle.net writes a file onto your system every time you log in and, after a patch, Avast blocked it considering it to be malicious. Switched to MSE and never looked back.

mdsx1950 · Dec 4, 2010

Updated from AVG 9 to ESET NOD and never looked back.

AVG was good but at one point they just started to fail for me. It had false alarms and didn't catch the viruses even. Except the AVG Virut* Tool helped me get rid of one virus which none of the other free antiviruses couldn't get rid of.

1Kurgan1 · Dec 4, 2010

Thats hilarious, I go to work and my co-worker who I built a comp for says to me right away, "so my windows doesn't work and I think its AVG that caused it". Guess it wasn't just his, lol.

(FIH) The Don · Dec 4, 2010

claylomax · Dec 4, 2010

DaveK said:
Makes me glad I don't use AVG, stopped using it a long time ago because it felt bloated.

I was gonna say that. I used it in the past but now it's just a big piece of bloatware, a big failure. I use Avira or Avast instead.

cmanning27 · Dec 4, 2010

I switched to Norton 360 v4 from AVG.. So glad I did lmao..

(New forum member) Hello all!

Mussels · Dec 4, 2010

cmanning27 said:
I switched to Norton 360 v4 from AVG.. So glad I did lmao..

(New forum member) Hello all!

greetings.

_JP_ · Dec 4, 2010

mdsx1950 said:
Updated from AVG 9 to ESET NOD and never looked back.

AVG was good but at one point they just started to fail for me. It had false alarms and didn't catch the viruses even. Except the AVG Virut* Tool helped me get rid of one virus which none of the other free antiviruses couldn't get rid of.

Same here, except for me was more like AVG7.5 -> Avast! -> ESET+NOD32. AVG 8 just didn't work for me. Plus, when I get asked what's the best free security suite I always reply MSE or Comodo, but this last one is only if that person has a grudge on Micro$oft...
I can say I'm very happy with my choice. Not going to change it in the near future.

KainXS · Dec 4, 2010

hahahahahaha a friend of mine kept saying AVG is better than AVAST for years and he woke up this morning and got a suprise :laugh:

but us use MSE now

claylomax · Dec 4, 2010

This is the kind of thing that pisses someone off; I mean, the fact that you cannot even reboot in Safe Mode and have to go through all that procedure to fix it, let alone you cannot use your computer in the meantime. Like my boss says sometimes: "It's an absolute disgrace mate".

MrAlex · Dec 4, 2010

Mussels said:
and this is another good reason for why i tell people NOT to use the free AV's. MSE is the only exception, since at least its been tested decently.

avast! Home edition is the best free AV. They get they're money from businesses, not home users. That's why its free for one user. Also, it is the second best AV according to the November 2010 AV tests.

CounterZeus · Dec 4, 2010

Glad I use MSE. Although it's slowing my pc down sometimes, it's probably my outdated hardware ^^ will buy a new one this summer I think

jpierce55 · Dec 4, 2010

normally I don't use an av, but I had downloaded the new AVG when it came out and it would not let my wireless printer work...... plus a couple years back I had to spend a couple of hours cleaning up somebodies computer when an AVG update included a virus. It is unfortunate it went downhill, but it seems all virus software does once it gets established.

TheLaughingMan · Dec 4, 2010

Mine didn't brick my system. It just bricked itself. I booted the system up after the update and it told me AVG was not working. I then got a windows warning about not having an active virus scanner and that I should address this issue.

I ran the install fill, clicked repair and the issue went away.

Mescalamba · Dec 4, 2010

Yea thats what you get when you use crappy antivirus software. Get Avast! ..

Both are "Czech made" (along with NOD I think), and only Avast! is decent.. rest is pure crap.

TheLaughingMan · Dec 4, 2010

Mescalamba said:
Yea thats what you get when you use crappy antivirus software. Get Avast! ..

Both are "Czech made" (along with NOD I think), and only Avast! is decent.. rest is pure crap.

Czech made! That explains way too much. Glad I switched from that mess.

System Name	Grandpa
Processor	i5 4690K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK
Cooling	water
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengence 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 5850 x2
Storage	Samsung SM951
Display(s)	Catleap 27"
Case	coolermaster stacker
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	logitech g5 original
Keyboard	Ducky
Software	Windows 8.1

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Boomer Master Race
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS APU
Motherboard	BareBones Mini PC MB
Cooling	Mini PC Cooling
Memory	Crucial 32GB 4800MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 680M 8GB IGPU
Storage	Crucial 500GB M.2 SSD + 2TB Ext HDD
Display(s)	Sony 4K Bravia X85J 43Inch TV 120Hz
Case	Beelink Mini PC Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Built In Realtek Digital Audio HD
Power Supply	120w Power Brick
Mouse	Logitech G203 Lightsync
Keyboard	Atrix RGB Slim Keyboard
VR HMD	( ◔ ʖ̯ ◔ )
Software	Windows 10 Home 64bit
Benchmark Scores	Don't do them anymore.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus
Memory	GSkill 8GB Dual Channel DDR4-2800
Video Card(s)	MSI GamingX RX580 4GB
Storage	Kingston V300 240GB SSD + WD Green 2TB
Display(s)	ACER K212HL 27" + Haier 55" + Lenovo Explorer Mixed Reality Headset
Case	Enermax Ostrog (Red)
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W
Software	Win10 64bit

AVG Update Cripples Windows

Bundy

W1zzard

Administrator

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

Lionheart

HossHuge

tomkaten

vanyots

pr0n Inspector

remixedcat

Crap Daddy

mdsx1950

New Member

1Kurgan1

The Knife in your Back

(FIH) The Don

claylomax

cmanning27

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

_JP_

KainXS

claylomax

MrAlex

New Member

CounterZeus

jpierce55

TheLaughingMan

Mescalamba

TheLaughingMan

System Name	My Box
Processor	Core I7 4790
Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary
Cooling	Alpenfohn Ben Nevis
Memory	16 GB DDR3 1600, Dual channel
Video Card(s)	Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition
Storage	SSD OCZ Arc 120 GB, WD Blue 1 TB, WD Blue 1 TB
Display(s)	HP Pavilion 27xi IPS LED Backlit
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Sabre 24/96 DAC
Power Supply	LDLC XT-650P 80+ Platinum
Mouse	A4 Tech Basic
Keyboard	Microsoft Comfort Curve
Software	Win 10 Pro X64

System Name	HomePC
Processor	Intel Celeron D 347(3.06GHz, 512KB L2, 533MHz)
Motherboard	MSI PM8PM-V
Cooling	Box
Memory	2x1024MB DDR2-800 A-Data
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon 3450 AGP
Storage	500GB Hitachi

System Name	RemixedBeast-NX
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.9Ghz (8C/16T)
Motherboard	Dell Inc. 08HPGT (CPU 1)
Cooling	Dell Standard
Memory	24GB ECC
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Nvidia RTX2060 6GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD//2TB WD Black HDD
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster P2350 23in @ 1920x1080 + Dell E2013H 20 in @1600x900
Case	Dell Precision T3600 Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 // Fiio E7 Amp/DAC
Power Supply	630w Dell T3600 PSU
Mouse	Logitech G700s/G502
Keyboard	Logitech K740
Software	Linux Mint 20
Benchmark Scores	Network: APs: Cisco Meraki MR32, Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC-LR and Lite Router/Sw:Meraki MX64 MS220-8P

System Name	Old Fart / Young Dude
Processor	2500K / 6600K
Motherboard	ASRock P67Extreme4 / Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3
Cooling	CM Hyper TX3 / CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	16 GB Kingston HyperX / 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti / INNO3D RTX 2060
Storage	SSD, some WD and lots of Samsungs
Display(s)	BenQ GW2470 / LG UHD 43" TV
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced / Thermaltake Core v31
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Wharfedale D 10.1/ FiiO D03K/ JBL LSR 305
Power Supply	Corsair TX650 / Corsair TX650M
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 100 / Rival 110
Keyboard	Sidewinder/ Steelseries Apex 150
Software	Windows 10 / Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Knight-X
Processor	Intel Core i7-980X [4.2Ghz]
Motherboard	ASUS P6T7 WS
Cooling	CORSAIR Hydro H70 + 2x CM 2000RPM 120mm LED Fans
Memory	Corsair DOMINATOR-GT 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 2000MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon HD6970 2GB CrossFire [PhysX - EVGA GTX260(216SP) 896MB]
Storage	2x Corsair Perf. 512GB \| OCZ Colossus 1TB \| 2xOCZ Agilities 120GB SSDs
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp™ 3008WFP [2560x1600]
Case	Cooler Master HAF-X + NZXT Temp LCD
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar D2X \| ONKYO HTS9100THX 7.1
Power Supply	Silverstone ST1500 1500W [80 PLUS Silver]
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate X64 (Build 7600)
Benchmark Scores	Heaven 2.0 with Extreme Tessellation at 1080p - 96FPS

System Name	My Comp \| Fiancees Comp
Processor	i7 5820k @ 4.6Ghz 1.285v\| i5 2500k
Motherboard	MSI x99 SLI Plus \| AsRock Z77 Pro 3
Cooling	Watercooled
Memory	16GB DDR4 2400 @ 2666 \| 12GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	AMD R9 290x \| MSI 5850 OC
Storage	128gb SSD + 2x 2TB \| 2TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" LCD \| 25" Hanns G
Case	CM Storm \| CM Elite 430
Audio Device(s)	Creative Recon 3D PCIe
Power Supply	Enermax Galaxy 1250W \| Rosewill 630w
Mouse	Logitech G700s \| Logitech G100s
Keyboard	Logitech G901 \| Logitech G105
Software	Win 8.1 Ultimate x64 \| Win 8.1 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	3D Mark - Fire Strike Extreme - 4403

System Name	Ivy Biatch
Processor	i5 3570K
Motherboard	ASSRockzz z77TOTHEEXTREME!!!!
Cooling	bleh
Memory	2x4gb crucial 1866
Video Card(s)	HD7770, yes it does BF3
Storage	120gb Vertex
Display(s)	226BW
Case	whats that, oh my table
Audio Device(s)	stock onboard thing
Power Supply	HX850W
Software	7

System Name	Jaspe
Processor	Ryzen 1500X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming
Cooling	Stock
Memory	16Gb Corsair 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTS 450
Storage	Crucial M500
Display(s)	Philips 1080 24'
Case	NZXT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 425W
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Jaeger Mark-5
Processor	Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition @ 4.7Ghz.
Motherboard	ASUS Rampage IV Extreme.
Cooling	Black Ice GTX Xtreme 480 Rad, Apogee HD Block, 2 EK Titan Blocks, MCP655 Pump & a EK Res X3 400.
Memory	16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-2400.
Video Card(s)	2 EVGA GeForce GTX 980 TI SC 6GB cards.
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD SATA III. (OS)- 3 TB Seagate Barracuda XT SATA III. (Storage)
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440p 144hz with G-Sync.
Case	Corsair Obsidian 900D.
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 1200w.
Mouse	Razer Mamba
Keyboard	Razed BlackWidow Ultimate
Software	Windows 8.1 64-bit.

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor	IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard	Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling	Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory	2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage	SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s)	14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case	ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
Audio Device(s)	HD Audio, RealtekⓇ ALC3202 codec, DolbyⓇ Advanced Audio™ v2 / stereo speakers, 1W x 2
Power Supply	ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse	TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard	6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software	MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, Ryzen 9 5980HX
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4(With Noctua Fans)
Memory	32Gb Crucial 3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3080, Asus 6800M
Storage	Adata SX8200 1TB NVME/WD Black 1TB NVME
Display(s)	Dell 27 Inch 165Hz
Case	Phanteks P500A
Audio Device(s)	IFI Zen Dac/JDS Labs Atom+/SMSL Amp+Rivers Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 SE Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey Plus
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Illidan
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro V2
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 4
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z 32GB DDR4 3000MHz 14CL
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Storage	Crucial P1 1TB + Sandisk Ultra II 960GB + Samsung EVO Plus 970 2TB + F3 1TB + Toshiba X300 4TB
Display(s)	Iiyama G-MASTER G4380UHSU-B1
Case	Corsair 750D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH1000-XM4
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G604
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70 (Cherry MX Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	e8200 3.93mhz@1.264v
Motherboard	P5E3 Pro
Cooling	Scythe Infinity
Memory	4gb of G.Skill Ripjaw 6-7-7-18@1404 and 1.62v
Video Card(s)	HIS 5770 v2 940/1275mhz stock volts
Storage	1TB Hitachi
Display(s)	Acer 22" Widescreen LCD
Case	Blue Cooler Master Centurion
Audio Device(s)	Onboard audio :(, and Klipsch 5.1 Pro Media's
Power Supply	650 Watt BFG
Software	Vista 64 Ultimate

System Name	ODIN
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2
Cooling	Dark Rock 4
Memory	G Skill RipjawsV F4 3600 Mhz C16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ventus 3X OC LHR
Storage	Crucial 2 TB M.2 SSD :: WD Blue M.2 1TB SSD :: 1 TB WD Black VelociRaptor
Display(s)	Dell S2716DG 27" 144 Hz G-SYNC
Case	Fractal Meshify C
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio
Power Supply	Antec HCP 850 80+ Gold
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Lux
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	I don't benchmark.