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OT: Refuse to copy file - AVAST is rootkit

Robert Baer wrote: > ** SNIPped previous stuff ** >> Since i am having a VERY repeatable problem with that FA930-C program >> set,what i could try is: (a) UNPLUG the EtherNet cable - making external >> attacks and intrusion impossible, (b) prevent Avast from loading, (c) >> fiddle around to see if i can fix the FA930-C problem and then see if i >> can Pete again (re-Pete) the locking garbage. > I got VERY aggressive: Disable AVAST in Computer Management; in AVAST > disabled cloud services and self-defense mode; used RegCleaner to remove > AVAST startup entry; in MSconfig WIN.INI disabled mail, mci, winzip, > annie; SYSTEM.INI disabled drivers; GENERAL disabled startup; SERVICES > disabled AVAST. UNPLUGGED EtherNet cable. > Reboot - it is amazing what little runs. > Was ABLE to install FA-930C with no sass and program seems to run OK. > > When AVAST was running, install always either quit instantly, or > complained about some missing file. > > Up to a number of months ago, i never had this problem. > So they added something in their zeal to "give more protection" that > makes it more like a rootkit. > Boot computer from power off; absolutely and totally impossible to COPY a particular file to any other folder or to floppy; totally and 100 percent repeatable. At CMD or MSDOS prompt, COPY mumble.SRC whatever.DST /V will result in error message "Error Verify - whatever.DST" and a DIR will show whatever.DST as size ZERO.

So, go thru all of the necessary to kill AVAST on reboot. *NOW* one can copy that particular file anywhere, and faithfully.

Peachy!

So it is AVAST that (semi-randomly) prevents files from being copied during an install - resulting an indeterminate failure mode (depends on program).

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Robert Baer
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Download, install, read the instructions, learn about file handles, and run Windoze Process Explorer: Process Explorer will tell you which program has the file whatever.DST open and is causing problems with your copy.

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Jeff Liebermann

probably there's something in the file that avast objects to and doesn't want to let you write to disk.

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Jasen Betts

My guess also, but i do not see how one can figure that out. More important, it is very much a PITA to have to totally disable loading of AVAST _just_ to copy stuff. Say i have a folder with a lot of stuff and want to do a copy to a CD (in this case i was trying to make an "install" CD for a program set). No clues are given that some files are not copied to the CD and nominally one would think all is OK....until that CD is used for an install and it fails because not all of the required files are read because of AVAST masking...worse that an install is buggered due to missing files.

Who would think of this crap when (in the past) there NEVER was problems?

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Robert Baer

In that case, I suspect that nothing will help, and that only an operating system replacement will provide any relief. I recommend: which offers no viruses, worms, malware, or further updates. It has a

2000 year history of reliable operation. It can be scaled from wrist size, to monstrous. It will not crash, unless you try to disassemble the machine. There will be a learning curve, but if skool children in China can do it, so can you. Good luck. 
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