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Topic: Avira antivirus software - malicious? |
Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 6:19 pm |
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I installed the Avira antivirus software on a Windows 2000 (SP4) machine.
It disabled the Add/Remove software function in control panel.
Avira is not removable by ordinary means.
Poking around in the software guts in \program files\avira with some debug/resource kit/hex editing tools yields some nefarious looking stuff. Like maybe the cure is malicious too.
Does anyone know of a trustworthy Avira removal tool? And perhaps a replacement/third party tool to use in place of Microsoft's Add/Remove Program utility until I figure out why it don't work?
Thanks all... |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 14 Jun 2009 6:12 am
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Wiz, I don't remember the source. I see that a google search yields hits on searches for Avira and AVG removers.
Would you have any idea what would be stepping on or in front of Add-Remove Programs making it stall? I see that when I attempt to execute it, a service named mshtsa fires up in the process list, but otherwise there is no new window. |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2009 9:34 pm
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Ray;
Let's try this. Download the latest version of Avira Anti-Vir, from the Major Geeks link on the Avira Free download page.
Install the program, using the "repair installation" option, if one is presented. Otherwise, just install and update Anti-Vir (and scan for malware). Often a repair reinstallation will fix broken uninstall routines.
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