The KIDD - Posted - 11/10/2009:  11:41:12

Hey Gang,

Well, I drug my feet when it came to downloadin a new anti virus program .When I upgraded AVG to 9.0 , it started boggin down youtube to the point I couldnt watch any videos so I got rid of it cause ya cant turn it off..I thought I would be safe only going to sites I regularly go to???I been just going to Myspace, Banjo hangout,Youtube, and 2-3 others that are secure sites BUT....Yeah , I clicked to get my mail and it hung up on me for a minute...Then up popped a program called anitivirus PRO and it automatically started scanning..Nothing I could do..
When I shut down the puter, then re booted , there it was ...This time its WORSE cause I cant run Adobe Audtion to record.Cant open WMP,cant do anything but open folders AND "PLAY" files in Adobe Audtion which leads me to believe that my music files are not infected. I just put a foldeer of tunes in a T drive and brought them up here to the old WIN 2000 computer and AVG 9.0 didnt detect anything.This poor ole computer wont hardly run a session , it doesnt have enough RAM PLUS with that crazy AVG in this one, it would REALLY bog it down...Man , this will be the 3rd time Ive lost all my presets, links etc.Anyway, yall be careful out there.
John



http://www.myspace.com/johnkuhnbluegrass

Edited by - The KIDD on 11/10/2009 11:42:06

vintagewells - Posted - 11/10/2009:  11:49:45

There's a virus that infects by posing as an online antivirus progam (AVG) and has an icon that looks like the microsoft one. you click on it and it infects your computer. It sounds as if that is what might have gotten yours.
If you have any doubts about the validity of what pops up in the guise of an online antivirus, assume that is a virus.
Lorna


Love me, love my banjos
Aluminum Rims rule!

Edited by - vintagewells on 11/10/2009 11:51:04

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/10/2009:  12:11:11

That is a real bummer, I hope you manage to get it sorted soon

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

backtothefuture - Posted - 11/10/2009:  12:20:00

Sorry to hear this, John. I've been waiting before I install the 9.0 myself, giving it some time to sort out.

I searched and found this:

http://forums.avg.com/us-en/avg-fre...how&id=35151

It might help, but if it doesn't.....I suggest you starting a new thread on the AVG forum. They are pretty knowledgeable there.

.

Dennis

beeliner - Posted - 11/10/2009:  18:25:19

I haven't updated to 9 either. I got in trouble when I upgraded to internet explorer 7. My HP photo software went wacky.

beeliner. Revis Martin. When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7 [KJV]

sparksfurr - Posted - 11/10/2009:  19:58:55

Hey john,
I know this sounds cruel but if you have disk that came with your computer? Then take them out and start allover again. Try to save what you want but if not possible bring that computer back to factory condition and then get a GOOD anti-virus installed. I use McAfee but that's just because it's free with Comcast. Good luck and safe hunting/installing

Debbie

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.
Jerry Garcia

bobbybanjo - Posted - 11/10/2009:  20:15:44

When you get tired of all these PC problems junk the PC and get a MAC/

Bayou Talker - Posted - 11/11/2009:  05:23:26

I have AVG 9.0 and haven't noticed any ill effects using it on Vista. The only issue I have is that when it does run a scan it slows the computer way down, but not any more than the previous version. I believe that there is a setting somewhere to decrease the priority of the scan but I try to let it run when I am not around. If I need to do something while it is running, I simply stop the scan and let it run again the next day.

Cliff Hebert
Bridgeport, AL