21-07-08, 17:51 | #1 |
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Conflicting?
Hi, I have a couple of questions about ZoneAlarm and Avast! running together...
1.Does Avast! and ZoneAlarm conflict each other? Since I installed just recently, my icons and browsers may sometimes lock up and I have to restart to get them to work again. Then it might struggle to come up with the internet. I use Firefox mostly and I am using 32-bit Vista. 2.Does Avast! have its own firewall? If it does, I might stop using ZoneAlarm, which may be causing conflicts. If not, can anyone suggest a good free antivirus and firewall? I`ve tried AVG and COMODO, but they hogged my system and slowed it down. Plus COMODO constantly whined when I started anything new. |
21-07-08, 18:31 | #2 |
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I don't think that Avast free edition has its own firewall.
AVG and Avira Is comodo still installed? Run ardiag and post the report please: http://www.tombraiderhub.com/download/ardiag.exe Last edited by spikejones; 21-07-08 at 18:37. |
21-07-08, 18:59 | #3 |
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^ Yup...
Besides: 1. Ensure you have latest Vista compatible ZA - v7.1.xxx 2. Add ZA to Avast! exclusions list. 3. Disable any firewall capabilities of your antivirus (any one you have), use ZA as firewall - it's better. |
21-07-08, 19:08 | #4 |
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^ plus add Avast to ZA exclusion list
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21-07-08, 19:10 | #5 |
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Well... give it rights to access Trusted and Internet zones (but no server rights) |
22-07-08, 01:37 | #6 |
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Hi!
Well, I uninstalled Avast! after I tried to add ZoneAlarm to exclusions, but it BSOD my laptop and dumped physical memory. Anyway, I am now using Avira and I am waiting for it to update itself. Also, My computer does say that COMODO is still running, even though I have no remnants whatsoever left of it. No folders or anything. Is there a way to turn it off or disable it? |
22-07-08, 03:00 | #7 |
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provide that report to us and we can tell you what to do
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22-07-08, 12:48 | #8 |
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Alright, here it is:
Copy the following text and paste it to your report AS IS!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- AutoRuns Diagnostics for TRF v 0.5 Developed by EscondeR --------------------------------------------------------------- Code:
Program: "Service to schedule Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus jobs and updates." Publisher: "(Not verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: AntiVirScheduler Program path & name: "c:\program files\avira\antivir personaledition classic\sched.exe" Enabled: [V] Program: "Offers permanent protection against viruses and malware with the AntiVir search engine." Publisher: "(Not verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: AntiVirService Program path & name: "c:\program files\avira\antivir personaledition classic\avguard.exe" Enabled: [V] Program: "Monitors internet traffic and generates alerts for disallowed access." Publisher: "(Verified) Check Point Software Technologies Ltd." Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: vsmon Program path & name: "c:\windows\system32\zonelabs\vsmon.exe" Enabled: [V] Program: "Avira's Driver for RootKit Detection" Publisher: "(Verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: avipbb Program path & name: "c:\windows\system32\drivers\avipbb.sys" Enabled: [V] Program: "CD/DVD Class Filter Driver" Publisher: "(Verified) GEAR Software Inc." Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: GEARAspiWDM Program path & name: "c:\windows\system32\drivers\gearaspiwdm.sys" Enabled: [ ] Program: N/A Publisher: N/A Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: Inspect Program path & name: File not found: system32\DRIVERS\inspect.sys" Enabled: [V] Program: "Avira Snapshot Driver" Publisher: "(Verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: ssmdrv Program path & name: "c:\windows\system32\drivers\ssmdrv.sys" Enabled: [V] Program: "ZoneAlarm Firewalling Driver" Publisher: "(Verified) Check Point Software Technologies Ltd." Entry path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services Entry name: vsdatant Program path & name: "c:\windows\system32\drivers\vsdatant.sys" Enabled: [V] Program: "ZoneAlarm Client" Publisher: "(Verified) Check Point Software Technologies Ltd." Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: ZoneAlarm Client Program path & name: "c:\program files\zone labs\zonealarm\zlclient.exe" Enabled: [V] Program: "Antivirus System Tray Tool" Publisher: "(Not verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: avgnt Program path & name: "c:\program files\avira\antivir personaledition classic\avgnt.exe" Enabled: [V] Program: "FlashGet" Publisher: "(Not verified) FlashGet.com" Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: Flashget Program path & name: "c:\program files\flashget\flashget.exe" Enabled: [ ] Program: "Catalyst® Control Center Launcher" Publisher: "(Not verified) Advanced Micro Devices Inc." Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: StartCCC Program path & name: "c:\program files\ati technologies\ati.ace\core-static\clistart.exe" Enabled: [ ] Program: "Adobe Acrobat SpeedLauncher" Publisher: "(Verified) Adobe Systems Incorporated" Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: Adobe Reader Speed Launcher Program path & name: "c:\program files\adobe\reader 8.0\reader\reader_sl.exe" Enabled: [ ] Program: N/A Publisher: N/A Entry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Entry name: AVG8_TRAY Program path & name: File not found: C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe" Enabled: [ ] Program: "En-us" Publisher: N/A Entry path: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AutorunsDisabled Entry name: TOSCDSPD Program path & name: C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\TOSCDSPD.exe" Enabled: [ ] Program: "Flashget CatchUrl Module" Publisher: "(Not verified) www.flashget.com" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects Entry name: FGCatchUrl Program path & name: "c:\program files\flashget\jccatch.dll" Enabled: [V] Program: "SBSD IE Protection" Publisher: "(Verified) Safer Networking Ltd." Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects Entry name: Spybot-S&D IE Protection Program path & name: "c:\program files\spybot - search & destroy\sdhelper.dll" Enabled: [V] Program: "Adobe PDF Helper for Internet Explorer" Publisher: "(Verified) Adobe Systems Incorporated" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects Entry name: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper Program path & name: "c:\program files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\acroiehelper.dll" Enabled: [ ] Program: "Flashget CatchUrl Module" Publisher: "(Not verified) www.flashget.com" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects Entry name: FGCatchUrl Program path & name: "c:\program files\flashget\jccatch.dll" Enabled: [ ] Program: "Flashget GetFlash Module" Publisher: "(Not verified) www.flashget.com" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects Entry name: FlashGet GetFlash Class Program path & name: "c:\program files\flashget\getflash.dll" Enabled: [ ] Program: "VDMSound LaunchPad Shell Extension" Publisher: N/A Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved Entry name: VDMSound LaunchPad Program path & name: c:\program files\vdmsound\launchpad.dll" Enabled: [V] Program: "ShlExt.dll" Publisher: "(Not verified) Avira GmbH" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved Entry name: Shell Extension for Malware scanning Program path & name: "c:\program files\avira\antivir personaledition classic\shlext.dll" Enabled: [V] Program: "ACE Context Menu" Publisher: N/A Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved Entry name: Catalyst Context Menu extension Program path & name: c:\program files\ati technologies\ati.ace\core-static\atiacmxx.dll" Enabled: [ ] Program: "PDF Shell Extension" Publisher: "(Not verified) Adobe Systems Inc." Entry path: HKLM\Software\Classes\Folder\Shellex\ColumnHandlers\AutorunsDisabled Entry name: PDF Shell Extension Program path & name: "c:\program files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\pdfshell.dll" Enabled: [ ] Program: "FlashGet" Publisher: "(Not verified) FlashGet.com" Entry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\AutorunsDisabled Entry name: FlashGet Program path & name: "c:\program files\flashget\flashget.exe" Enabled: [ ] Also, im getting rid of Avira and going back to AVG. It caused my pc to BSOD too. Anyway, I think Avast! was causing most of the issues, because Avira doesnt have a problem with ZoneAlarm, and I havent had random freeze ups of my internet since taking it off. But if you can still figure out how to stop COMODO from running, that would be nice. |
22-07-08, 13:03 | #9 |
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22-07-08, 15:07 | #10 | |
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Yeah, now I have no issues, but I am also battling spyware issues with my mom`s computer. Kids, dont ever download something that says its "free". |
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