Recent content by brolenas

AVG does use a lot of resources. On boot up, AVG starts 5 protection processes (email, web, resident sheild, etc.) all these things are good and necessary, but all use quite a bit more precious resources than some other AV alternatives. Plus, AVG, in the last couple of years has been getting...

Here's an easier way to solve the problem (perhaps), thatI just picked up on another forum, for those of you who wish to keep running AVG: 1. Go to C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\ 2. Find the file name avgoff2k.dll 3. Rename it to avgoff2k.bak 4. Restart your browser, the problem should be solved!

Whoopee... Hallelujah! I'm back in the download business again. I did a thorough AVG2013 uninstall including AVG in my Start Menu, registry keys, Program Files AVG directory folder removal, etc. And voila, the downloads keep on coming! Thinking back, this whole DL problem started when AVG...

I had already re-registered the DLL previously, but did it again today. Also ran a MalwareBytes full scan that only produced 2 unsigned files that were part of a Win Media Player codec pack. I removed them and rebooted. Unfortunately, downloads, via Chrome, IE or FireFox are still not getting...

Here's a screenshot of the bottom of the Chrome screen, Mitchell: For a better understanding of this problem, just Google "Virus Scan Failed" and you'll see that there are many Win7 people, only running one AV program, having this issue. Many people, in many forums, have tried to help, but...

Thanks for the reply Joe, but 2 AVs are not the problem. I've been running AVG and Avast together on multiple PCs for several years. If you read my original post, you'll see that I've disabled either one or the other AV or both and the problem still occurs... "Virus Scan Failed". Just Google...

Thanks for your reply! Windows doesn't suggest any "damage" from running two AV programs. It's multiple firewalls that can cause conflicts (mostly slow operation). I was wrong when I said Windows doesn't recommend multiple AVs, it's the multiple firewalls and that'll only cause slowdowns, not...

I'm using both AVG and Avast. Yes, I know Microsoft does not recommend two AVs, but this PC ran fine w/ both for a year... until two months ago. I'm also running AVG/Avast together on a Vista and XP machine, w/o any issues. Since this "Virus Scan Failed" issue, I've tried running only AVG or...

While attempting to download an update for an existing program using Chrome, on a Win7 Toshiba i5 Sandy Bridge laptop, I received a "Virus Scan Failed" message and no update. I've tried: * downloading other files -- same "Virus Scan Failed" message & no files * using IE & Firefox -- same...