Warning - P3 Mini 10 + New Avast = BSOD

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I wanted to warn you that the new design free home edition AVAST Anti-Virus is causing BSOD "Blue Screen Of Death" on the P3 mini 10 Dell netbook.

I was so puzzle why my mini 10 was getting BSOD until I pinpoint to AVAST as a suspect and removed AVAST now no more BSOD .. Phew ...

Hope that was cause of BSOD on my netbook.

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That one is bad. I removed it from a young lady's mini hp this past weekend. It was a horror.
 
If you have McAffee I think you should remove it first. Best check to be sure.
 
LDNanna said:
If you have McAffee I think you should remove it first. Best check to be sure.
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Yeah McAffee was the first thing I removed when I got my P3 Mini 10.

So far it seem to like the WIndows Security Essentials and not crashing the mini 10.

I had to send my P3 mini 10 back because of a dark bad webcam and gotten a refubished mini 10 back from Purple.

I hope it not someone elses replacement heh with BSOD problem.

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The Highlander said:
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Not a repost ....


They are talking about McAffee and running P3


I am talking about new AVAST! and I was not running P3 at all. It just rebooted then BOOM! crashed after I install AVAST!


AVAST! had been redesigned and now have a look interface so it doesn't work on mini 10 no more.

Old AVAST work on netbook with no problem.

Old AVAST - Blue ball icon

New AVAST - Yellow ball icon.


Try reading and comparing posts before screaming repost next time :D


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TechBill said:
Not a repost ....


They are talking about McAffee and running P3


I am talking about new AVAST! and I was not running P3 at all. It just rebooted then BOOM! crashed after I install AVAST!


AVAST! had been redesigned and now have a look interface so it doesn't work on mini 10 no more.

Old AVAST work on netbook with no problem.

Old AVAST - Blue ball icon

New AVAST - Yellow ball icon.


Try reading and comparing posts before screaming repost next time :D


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Not just MCA, It can happen to ANY anti-virus that will cause.

I believe that anti-virus/security and P3 use same time that eat up a RAM till a RAM ran out then BSOD.
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I believe you don't read my post. :eek3:

Some new version of anti-virus eat more RAM than old version.
 
Of course you have heard of the newest malware that is so bad that is a virus? It mimics windows security. It is a very bad problem. Avast, based in Czechoslovakia, has even put out an alert about this. Last read, the Avast company has updated the software to kill/cure/remove this nasty bug. Please see.
Doing so may have caused the program to incorrectly tag some programs. See the update news here.
Bad Avast Update Labels Many Files as Malware - Reviews by PC Magazine
 
LDNanna said:
Of course you have heard of the newest malware that is so bad that is a virus? It mimics windows security. It is a very bad problem. Avast, based in Czechoslovakia, has even put out an alert about this. Last read, the Avast company has updated the software to kill/cure/remove this nasty bug. Please see.
Doing so may have caused the program to incorrectly tag some programs. See the update news here.
Bad Avast Update Labels Many Files as Malware - Reviews by PC Magazine
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LOL, I knew it was not just mini 10 or P3.
 
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Originally Posted by TechBill
Not a repost ....


They are talking about McAffee and running P3


I am talking about new AVAST! and I was not running P3 at all. It just rebooted then BOOM! crashed after I install AVAST!


AVAST! had been redesigned and now have a look interface so it doesn't work on mini 10 no more.

Old AVAST work on netbook with no problem.

Old AVAST - Blue ball icon

New AVAST - Yellow ball icon.


Try reading and comparing posts before screaming repost next time


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Not just MCA, It can happen to ANY anti-virus that will cause.


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I believe that anti-virus/security and P3 use same time that eat up a RAM till a RAM ran out then BSOD.

I believe you don't read my post.

Some new version of anti-virus eat more RAM than old version.
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They were posting about running anti-virus and P3 "at the same time" that was crashing this poster's netbook.

I have not yet to start or run P3 but still crashed the mini 10 when I install the new AVAST.

My point of the post was "Do not install NEW AVAST!"

It is NOT about running anti-virus and P3 at the same time because I ran anti-virus and P3 before with no problems and no crashes.

Now I am running new Windows Security Esstinals anti virus and I already tested it with P3 so far seem to be ok and no crashes yet.

You scream repost and pointed to a poster issue of running anti-virus and P3 at the same time which crashed the mini 10 which had nothing to do with this post.


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TechBill said:
They were posting about running anti-virus and P3 "at the same time" that was crashing this poster's netbook.

I have not yet to start or run P3 but still crashed the mini 10 when I install the new AVAST.

My point of the post was "Do not install NEW AVAST!"

It is NOT about running anti-virus and P3 at the same time because I ran anti-virus and P3 before with no problems and no crashes.

Now I am running new Windows Security Esstinals anti virus and I already tested it with P3 so far seem to be ok and no crashes yet.

You scream repost and pointed to a poster issue of running anti-virus and P3 at the same time which crashed the mini 10 which had nothing to do with this post.


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Mcafee, Norton, Trend Micro, Avast all all avoidable. I would recommended Windows Security Essentials Windows Security Essentials & The home of Spybot-S&D!


Or have a look here:
http://www.alldeaf.com/1461386-post50.html
 
TechBill said:
They were posting about running anti-virus and P3 "at the same time" that was crashing this poster's netbook.

I have not yet to start or run P3 but still crashed the mini 10 when I install the new AVAST.

My point of the post was "Do not install NEW AVAST!"

It is NOT about running anti-virus and P3 at the same time because I ran anti-virus and P3 before with no problems and no crashes.

Now I am running new Windows Security Esstinals anti virus and I already tested it with P3 so far seem to be ok and no crashes yet.

You scream repost and pointed to a poster issue of running anti-virus and P3 at the same time which crashed the mini 10 which had nothing to do with this post.


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Wow. I now learn about bad AVAST anti-virus. I always help customers to remove out McAfee to install free MS Security Esstinals anti virus into thier P3 netbook when working for Purple to set up their netbooks. I never heard them to have problem with BSOD. You too, TechBill :fingersx:
 
Anyone with Windows Security Esstinals does not start up when reboot Netbook?

I had to start mine everytime I reboot the Netbook but it won't start up during boot time.

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TechBill said:
Anyone with Windows Security Esstinals does not start up when reboot Netbook?

I had to start mine everytime I reboot the Netbook but it won't start up during boot time.

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It seem to will start up but take few minutes then turn green and started after boot time.


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TechBill said:
I wanted to warn you that the new design free home edition AVAST Anti-Virus is causing BSOD "Blue Screen Of Death" on the P3 mini 10 Dell netbook.

I was so puzzle why my mini 10 was getting BSOD until I pinpoint to AVAST as a suspect and removed AVAST now no more BSOD .. Phew ...

Hope that was cause of BSOD on my netbook.

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I dont get it. I am huge fan of Avast anti-virus. Hell I installed it 4 laptops and 2 computers. P3 netbook also have Avast antivirus(the old version with blue ball) Sadly, I sold it for $250 dollars and never have a chance to install avast 5.0 on p3 netbook. Also Some people said that avast devleoped new interface so I might think all P3 netbook' GMA(Graphic Media Accelerator) driver have to be updated.

if some people want a link to update their p3 netbook GMA(Graphic Media Accelearator) driver there*Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500 Driver for Windows XP* 32 (zip) this update is new as last month
I suggest you try to update first and then install avast anti-virus
 
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