AVG just installed .... slow startup

I recently just changed my antivirus software.

Let me ask this, Does avg free edition block against website viruses and scripts? Is it also that accurate?

My only security products currently on my system are Ghostwall, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, and AVG Free. Is this ok? What is rootkit detector and do I even need it? If so, what program should I use for it?

I did not install the link scanner, since I don't use IE much. Although, AVG is slow on windows startup. I also disabled the scheduled scan on startup. I do not get a full internet connection, until AVG fully loads. So I wonder why. I would be very happy if this sluggish startup went away with avg. Any help appreciated.

Let me know if I may need to modify my security programs and possible help my slower startup issue since AVG.


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:49:44 PM, on 9/4/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Cepstral\bin\CepstralLicSrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RunDll32.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\GhostWall\ghostwall.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Student\Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 DVD\EDICT.EXE
c:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\dpupdchk.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\Program Files\Plustek\OpticBook 3600\Am32Plus.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\KWorld Multimedia\PVR-TV 883 Utilities\C8XRCtl.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aolsoftware.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Toolbar Helper - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Copernic Desktop Search 2 - {968631B6-4729-440D-9BF4-251F5593EC9A} - C:\Program Files\Copernic Desktop Search 2\DesktopSearchBand203000030.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Windows Live Toolbar - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SbUsb AudCtrl] RunDll32 sbusbdll.dll,RCMonitor
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 8.0] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "c:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GhostWall] "C:\Program Files\GhostWall\ghostwall.exe" -minimize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [L08AXLRD_941734] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Student\Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
O4 - Global Startup: Action Express (OpticBook 3600).lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Remote Control.lnk = C:\Program Files\KWorld Multimedia\PVR-TV 883 Utilities\C8XRCtl.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Highlight - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\highlight.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Links List - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\urllist.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Links to this page - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\gbacklinks.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Similar pages - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\gsimilar.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Web Search - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\selsearch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Windows Live Search - res://C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll/search.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Append to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: I&mages List - C:\WINDOWS\Web\imglist.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Look up in Mr&Check... - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\tumrcheck.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open Frame in &New Window - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\frm2new.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open in &new window - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\tuofinw.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open in new background tab - res://C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\Components\en-us\msntabres.dll.mui/229?f8c41fc7971a4372af91b2d3d325885c
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open in new foreground tab - res://C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\Components\en-us\msntabres.dll.mui/230?f8c41fc7971a4372af91b2d3d325885c
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search with &Google - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\gsearch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Show page from the &cache - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\gcache.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate this page with Google - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\gtranslate.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: View old version at &archives.org - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\tuarch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zoom &out - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\TuneUp Software\TuneUp Utilities\Web\tuzoomout.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zoom O&ut - C:\WINDOWS\WEB\zoomout.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Encarta Search Bar - {B205A35E-1FC4-4CE3-818B-899DBBB3388C} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Encarta Search Bar\ENCSBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.emp3world.com
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - https://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst20040510.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1219349541797
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{399AAD98-92A5-466A-AC51-E7E148FF1D91}: NameServer = 208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: avgrsstx.dll
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Cepstral License Server - Cepstral, LLC - C:\Program Files\Cepstral\bin\CepstralLicSrv.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: TuneUp Drive Defrag Service (TuneUp.Defrag) - TuneUp Software GmbH - C:\WINDOWS\System32\TuneUpDefragService.exe

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AVG 8 is not recommended as it does not work properly for a vast majority of people out there.

If you want a free anti virus which does not slow down your computer to crawl, take a look at Avast www.avast.com

 

wow

My pc is now fast as hell after removing AVG and putting on avast. Now I need to figure out how to use this program. How do I disable the on-access scanner message?

 

Good. Vast majority of people have reported that.

What message ?

 

solved

I looked somewhere else to solve that problem.

 

Email Scanner Problem

When sending an email in Thunderbird with Avast Internet Mail Setting turned on, I get this error message.

An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: 6.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. Please verify that you email address is correct in your Mail preferences and try again.

Send of Message failed. The message could not be sent because connecting to SMTP server smtp.live.com failed. The server may be unavailable or refusing SMTP connections. Please verify that your SMTP server setting is correct and try again, or else contact your network administrator.

How do I fix this?

 

What to use

Then what should I use for thunderbird?

 

Turn on email scanning only for incoming messages & set everything to default. That should fix it.

 

Maybe, but email is the single biggest source of virus.

Better to be safe than to be sorry.

 

May be, may be not.

I had AVG for last few years & I had to disable its email scanner for my yahoo accounts, as yahoo times out with email scanner on. I left it on for my other accounts.

When the email scanner was on for my other accounts, it picked up virus straight away & would not let me save the attachment, which is more secure IMHO.

With Yahoo, it would save everything & when the attachment were opened , scanned them. In this case, the virus was already on my computer ready to be executed if the anti virus was not working or disabled.

Why take chances ?

 

solved that error

edited post

 

this helped with my outbound email error. Keep the thread open, may not be my only question.

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=37646.0

 

Disable Background Scanning

Anytime I browse to a different webpage or open a program, I see the tray icon scanning. Is this necessary? It seems to make the system a bit slower. It also tends to slow my internet connection down, is there anything that can be done about that without uninstalling the product?

Do I need test memory during application start-up enabled?
Do I need rootkit startup scan?
Do I need raw disk access in avast! boot-time scan?

What is necessary?
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Do I need to have VRDB enabled or is that not necessary?

 

That's the Web Shield scanning the page before you view them in your browser. Additional security. If you don't want that Right Click on Avast tray icon - > Stop Provider -> Web Shield.

Recommended.

Recommended.

No idea.

Recommended. VRDB is a database which stores the checksum of the files. In case of a virus attack , you could possibly regenerate & check the status of files.

sniper9228, remember that any anti virus would slow down your computer. The trick is to find a program & settings which gives you maximum protection with minimum penalty.