Why your Windows becomes very very super slow mo with Avast as your antivirus?

.: Three (3) big updates for me this week.

1. Firefox 4 beta 9. 
2. Proprietary software updates. 
3. Program update for Avast 5.0.677 to 5.1.889. 

Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 : The second last beta for Firefox?

First thing first, Firefox 4 beta. I am quite a big fan of portable Fx, so updating and using the new Fx4b9 is a must. Plus I can send feedback about my preferred sites whether it is working correctly or not. ;-)

The question is, why use portable Fx when you can install it directly into your PC?
Urm... I dunno.. hahaha~   X-D

Then it's time to check my Firefox plugins - is it updated to the latest version or not? Nope, I had to re-install my new plugins: Adobe Flash player 10.1.102.64 (2.66 MB), Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U23 (15.3 MB), and the new Adobe Reader X (35.09 MB). Whoa, the new Adobe incorporates the SS-factor (SS is SocialSharing) and had enabled 'comments', wow, now even PDFs can go social, oh yeahhh~~  :-P

And while on my way to happily blogging and researching, I noticed that my PC becomes super super slow mo.. And you should know what I feels inside!

Dramatic Eagle.

Tsk, I hate this. I wonder is it because I use the old Fx4b7 and update it to Fx4b8 and to Fx4b9, and this is why it becomes slow? So, I download a new and clean Fx4b9 and reinstall my preferred Firefox add-ons again. Nope, it still slow...

My slow definition here means that when I opens a Youtube video, it only "loading" about 3 times or none at all for the video to finish. And my Facebook games should loads almost in a blink of and eye, but this time the slowessness is ridiculous! Fx4b9? Why you treat me like this???   :-(

Avast 5.1.889?

Then, somehow, like an intuition, I remembered just now I had updating my Avast 5 program from version 5.0.677 to 5.1.889 and I haven't restart my PC yet. From my past experience with AVG update, maybe Avast 5 is the culprit...

PC restarts..

Now, with some CCleanering, RevoUninstalling, and...... Yes! Now I know why. When updating Avast 5 program, please and always restart your PC so your Avast will start using the new antivirus engine. If not, you're toast, like me... My previous experience is much more dramatic, I can't even click anything from my PC because my AVG is not updated. I even cannot open my Firefox, but this Avast 5 program update still let me open my Fx, but with AVG last time, no, it very is time consuming because you had to wait and wait and waits..

So, the moral of this post is.. Always restarts your PC when they ask you to. Don't delay-delay~~
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Ooigi.blog: "Why can't program updating be as silent as virus definition update? PC restart I can understand why, but can we change it like they way virus definition automatically updates itself?"
:-? (Need to develop that technology first...)
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How to slightly speed up Avast 5 for faster boot time.

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Yup, just like the title suggest, How to "Slightly" speed up our Avast 5 for faster Windows boot time. Ya, just slightly speedier... :-(

If you thinks that your Avast 5 is making your Windows boot time a little slower than usual, this is a little tweak to help you speed it up.

First, open up your Avast UI (user interface). Click the Avast 5 shortcut (like the picture above).

Click the 'Settings' menu.

Then, under our Avast 'Basic Settings', uncheck the box for 'Use special graphic effects, (nicer, but may slow down performance on some systems)'.

Click to enlarge~

And lastly, (eh? last already?) click the 'Troubleshooting' menu (still inside Avast settings). Uncheck another two more boxes:

• Enable rootkit scan on system startup.
• Skip checking of digital signatures of infected files. 

Click to enlarge~

All right~ This little tweak should have help fasten up your boot time. (I hope..)  :-(
Please comments if this really works, thank you~   :-)


Ooigi.blog: "Why sometimes my boot time getting longer and longer? Owh Avast oohhh.."
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Avast 5: Makes Computer Slow When Starting Up?

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In response to "Avast 5 - Computer Freezes up/Slow when start up?" and "What is avast! responsible for?". Seriously, Avast 5 do slows down my computer...

After done with my previous Avast 5 blocking my internet connection, another problem arises. My computer becomes very slow when starting up. This occurs after I've stop my Avast 5 Web Shield permanently. Every time I boot my computer, everything is running fine, but I need to wait for many minutes. Urghhhh.. :-(

One of my first action is to check the PF Usage in Windows Task Manager. To my dismay, with RAM of 512MB, my PF Usage exceeds my RAM = 750++ MB. Wow, no wonder it starts very very very slow...

Strangely, this thing happens only to computer that I've uninstalled other AV before using Avast 5. But with computers that have a clean installation, I mean after reformatting, Avast 5 Free Edition is working just fine. No internet connection problem, no slow start ups, no bad weather, no nothing, just fine. Strange... :-?

And I do think my disabled Web Shield is the culprit. Somehow, because this real-time shield is stopped permanently, Avast 5 is getting it's revenge by slowing down my computer... :-P   What to do, I need to completely remove Avast 5 Web Shield to fasten up my PC. And how to do that?

First, "uninstall" Avast 5.

Control Panel > Add or Remove Program > Avast 5 > Change/Remove

Choose "Change", and wait~

OK. Here we choose to unchecked the Web Shield option, which Avast 5 will uninstall it later.

Wait for Avast doing it's stuff...

Restart~

We should restart again because after the first restart, Avast 5 still has some "headaches". After 2 or 3 restart then Avast 5 is good. (Mine need to restart 2 times) :-P  Successful uninstall will have their Avast 5 without Web Shield anymore. (6 working real-time shields).

That's all for today. Hope this pictorial guide help fasten up our Avast5 computers~   ;-)


OoiGi.blog: "Owh Avast, how come you do this to me? But I still love you~~"
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Avast5 Blocking Internet Connection : Solved, 2 Working Solution Here (Do add if you know more)

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Avast 5.0.462 blocking internet connection.
Internet connection impossible with Avast 5.
Avast! Antivirus stopping my internet connection?
Avast anti-virus is disabling my internet connection?

Avast5 aaaaaaaaaaaarghhh!!! X-O ;-P

We share the same problem, Avast antivirus is messing up our internet connection. Some computers have no connection problems, their internet line is working just fine. But on some computer, Avast truly show it's color, huh ;-P

Okay, the solution below is done in Windows XP SP3 Home computers, and my Avast program version is 5.0.594. Yours may differ a bit, but if your internet is not working, you can try the solution below. I've tested it and it works on my PC.

But before that, we need to ensure the problem is not caused by Microsoft Internet Explorer. (Usually Microsoft IE 7 & IE 8)

The easiest way to 'make' IE is not the one who caused the connection problems is by resetting it/restore to defaults again. If doing this brings back the internet, this means that you or your software might accidentally change the internet properties. Or,

• Internet Option > Click the LAN Settings... > and check/tick the box for 'Automatically detects settings'. Let other option blank. If this brings your internet back, then problem solved.

Sorry, I dunno how to explain this, but I think that there is conflict in obtaining the working internet settings, making our connections failed. If this is wrong, correct me in comments~ ;-)

If, your internet connection still not working, our Avast might be the problem.

There is 2 way to solve this mess.

1. Introduce your 'AvastSvc.exe' to your firewall
2. Stop Avast WebShield from running

The first option - Introducing process.
What you need to do:

• Control Panel > Windows Firewall
• Click on the 'Exceptions' tab
• Add Program...
• Browse...
• (Locate your Avast folder) say, in My Computer > C: > Program Files > Alwil Software > Avast5
• Open files with name of 'AvastSvc.exe'
• Make sure 'AvastSvc.exe' is checked
• Click OK. :-)

In Avast Forum, there is a message saying that we need to "Ensure that the Web Shield process ashWebSv.exe or aswWebSv.exe is listed as an application that is permitted to connect to the web in your firewall configuration." Because I can't find both 'ashWebSv.exe' or 'aswWebSv.exe' (only available in Avast4 folder), I suspect that 'AvastSvc.exe' in Avast5 is the one we should give permission in our firewall. So, after trying, it works. My internet connection is back. :-)

The second option - Stopping Avast WebShield.
What you need to do:

• Click once on the orange a-ball icon in system tray
• Click on Real-Timeshields
• Click on the WebShield
• Here, you can unchecked the box for 'Scan web (HTTP) traffic', or, just Stop the WebShield protection from running. (Terminate by stopping about until computer restart or stops permanently).
• If you're using Avast4, refer to Avast forum post here.

So, that is how I get back my working internet connection in PC with Avast5 installed. If failed, it might be useful for you to post your problem in Avast forum or check their other solution here:

• http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57853.0
• http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=61389.0
• http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53705.msg456896

Hope this post helps you get connected to the Net ASAP. If you do have other solution for the same Avast internet problems, feel free to post it in comments below~ Thank you~   :-D


OoiGi.blog: "Still love Avast the antivirus..."
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