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Vanity: AVG threat warning (constant pop-ups from AVG)
me | 9-30-14 | TZ

Posted on 09/30/2014 6:23:23 PM PDT by TurboZamboni

I get threat:"Virus found Win32/Patched| object name: c\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll process name: C\Windows\Systems32\SearchProtocoHost.exe

but when I try to remove the alleged threats, I get "file can't be removed because it's critical for operating system


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: avg; techping; virus; win32
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what's the point of having the "better"paid subscription for it to not help at all?

looks like people in the AVG forum have the same question.

1 posted on 09/30/2014 6:23:24 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Avast keeps bitching at me about something called “General Crawler”, but if I select to go ahead and remove it, it refuses because when I install Avast, I always decline the browser addon dreck-ware they try to foist on you. Which in turn makes me wonder if General Crawler is a legitimate issue or just something they made up to browbeat you into taking their crapware. Anyone know?


2 posted on 09/30/2014 6:26:58 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

avg was more’hedaches than it was worth. use avira plus malwarebytes. couple others periodically/as needed. no norton, no avg.


3 posted on 09/30/2014 6:29:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Use AVG, no problems as for malwarebytes ... it never finds anything. Run Superantispyware every day, finds and cleans things that others don’t seem to find.


4 posted on 09/30/2014 6:36:55 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Secret Agent Man

I used AVG for years until they made the free version into absolute crapware in about 08. Been using primarily Avast since then, but I’m cooling to them too. What do you think about Avast?


5 posted on 09/30/2014 6:37:51 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: TurboZamboni

K got rid of avg. Vaporware.


6 posted on 09/30/2014 6:38:22 PM PDT by buffaloguy
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To: TurboZamboni
I've had AVG (paid lic.) for a few years now. Lately I got a nasty adware/malware virus that totally hosed my system. Called AVG to have them help...NOPE!

They wanted to charge me $70.00 above what I'd already paid for my license to remove the virus.

I'm now a happy ex-AVG user. Signed up with PC-matic and so far, so good.

7 posted on 09/30/2014 6:47:25 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: TurboZamboni

switch to UBUNTU or any other linux OS...no viruses!


8 posted on 09/30/2014 6:49:23 PM PDT by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: Secret Agent Man

The overall best:

Free: Avira

Paid: Kaspersky and Bitdefender

Av-comparatives.org shows it in tests pretty well.


9 posted on 09/30/2014 6:52:28 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: TurboZamboni

I stopped using AVG a couple years ago. It didn’t seem to be able to “fix” anything. Have been using the antivirus built into my Windows 7 ultimate edition. Haven’t had a lick of problems with it.


10 posted on 09/30/2014 6:55:28 PM PDT by Bullish (You ever notice that liberalism really just amounts to anti-morality?)
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To: TurboZamboni

Lose AVG.


11 posted on 09/30/2014 6:56:23 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: Bullish

The Microsoft free AV is roughly 70%-85% effective.

Av-comparatives.org shows it as their baseline in malware tests.

You are probably infected already and you think you’re clean.


12 posted on 09/30/2014 7:08:06 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: TurboZamboni

I had it on my machine. I googled it and found the fix. It’s pretty simple, but I forgot what it was. I renamed a file.

I just remembered. I have firefox. I went to program files (x86) > Mozilla Firefox > Browser > Components

And renamed the file avgMozXPCOM.js.

At least I THINK it was “js”. That’s the part of the name I changed.

Here:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1010310


13 posted on 09/30/2014 7:11:29 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Use Microsoft Security Essentials. Works great in the background.


14 posted on 09/30/2014 7:12:27 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Still Thinking

I’ve used Avast for, like, forever. It seems to want to update a lot lately though. Maybe it’s time I actually paid them. ;-)


15 posted on 09/30/2014 7:13:02 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: AppyPappy

when renewal comes , I will.


16 posted on 09/30/2014 7:20:41 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: Still Thinking

not too much experience with it. since i am happy with avira and malwarebytes that’s the two i’ve kept working 24/7. iirc thenstuff i had read had these two higher than avast on user rankings.


17 posted on 09/30/2014 7:22:58 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Herdprotect to clean ur system. Hitman pro to check that ur av and anti malware stuff caught what is on ur system.

Avira or avast as your base antivirus. Don’t run more than 1 av package or you wil be eeeeexxxxxtttttrrrrreeeeemmmmmlllllyyyyy slow.

Forget AVG . Since about 08 it has been absolute memory, CPU, and disk hogging crapware.


18 posted on 09/30/2014 7:23:11 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Bump for reference.


19 posted on 09/30/2014 8:14:16 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: ShadowAce

tech ping.


20 posted on 09/30/2014 8:16:05 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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