AVG ANTI-SPYWARE ANTI-SPYWARE - only for systems running WIN 2000/XP (32-Bit)
Updated 07/30/07

AVG Anti-Spyware is Ewido Anti-malware 4.0 renamed. It contains the same ewido technology, but has additional enhanced features to include a special "clean driver" for removing very persistent malware. AVG Anti-Spyware is free for 30 days and all the extensions of the full version will be activated. After the 30 day trial, active protection extensions will be deactivated and the program will turn into a feature-limited freeware version that you can continue to use as an on-demand scanner or you may purchase a license to use the full version.

There are two sets of instructions for installing and using AVG Anti-Spyware. One to run in "SAFE MODE" and one to run in "NORMAL MODE." If a system is very infected, use the instructions for "Safe Mode." The instructions are followed by a method to Install & Use AVG Anti-Spyware without an Internet Connection and downloading AVG Anti-Spyware to a USB stick or CD for transfer and install to an infected computer.

Before starting be sure to print out the below instructions and read the AVG Anti-Spyware Free User Manual prior to installation and scanning.

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"THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"

Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008

Last edited by quietman7 on Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:38 pm, edited 31 times in total

Thanks alot. I am currently running a full system scan on the infected laptop and have just downloaded the CCleaner software to my desktop.

gdk

Can you post the code for those?

opps never mind - just use "quote " at the top.

Thanks, MrC

I hope this doesn't sound stupid but can the files that were quarantined at the end of the scan be removed immediately after saving the log file? I ask since the instructions don't mention WHEN it is safe/OK to remove them? Is there a good place to check if any of those files are needed system files (ie. false positives)?

Thanks,
- JAN

When a progam quarantines a file or moves it into a virus vault, it is safely held there under you take action to delete it. The reason for doing this is to prevent deletion of an essential file that may have been flagged as a "false positive". You could then restore the file. Doing this also allows you to view and investigate the files while keeping them from harming your computer. Thus, Quarantine is just an extra safety measure. You can always delete them afterwards.

Anytime you come across a suspicious file for which you cannot find any information about, you can submit it to jotti's virusscan or virustotal.com.
In the "File to upload & scan" box, browse to the location of the suspicious file and submit [upload] it for scanning/analysis.

We also have an Unknown Files Forum here where you can upload unknown, questionable, or infected files as attachments. You can read the FAQ on Unknown or Malware Files.

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"THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"

Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008

Updated today 01/22/07

This worked well for all the win 2000 computers. I have one old server running win NT 4.0 that is infected. The software will not install on this machine. Any Ideas?

AVG AS will only work with Win2000, Xp and Vista. Nothing less

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Important! Vista users should download AVG AS, save directly to the Desktop and install from that location to avoid problems from UAC.

If this was your first installation, a copy of each report will be saved in:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user profile>\Application Data\Grisoft\AVG Antispyware 7.5\Reports

If you installed AVG AS over a previous version, report logs are saved in:
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware\Quarantine\

If you are a Vista user, report logs are saved in:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Grisoft\AVG Antispyware 7.5\Reports\

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"THE BAD GUYS DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT. ARE YOU PROTECTED?"

Microsoft MVP - Windows Security 2007-2008

I am running Vista, and have downloaded avgas-setup-7.5.1.43-3339.exe from http://www.ewido.net/en/download/ and saved it to my desktop.

However, I am unable to install it.
-- If I double-click it to run it, I get a message: "avgas-setup-7.5.1.43-3339.exe is not a valid Win32 application"
-- If I run it as administrator, I get a messages: "Invalid access to memory location"

I have downloaded it again and still get the same problem.

Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help!

Try re-downloading it but you need to clear your browser's cache first just to be sure. That error normally comes up when you have a corrupt download.

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