The easiest way to differentiate computer viruses from other forms of malware is to think about viruses in biological terms. While a computer virus is a type of malware, not all malware are computer viruses. The terms “virus” and “malware” are often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. I'm not having any problems with MalwareBytes and except for my current problem with Avast, everything works just fine.“When people talk about “getting a virus” on their computer, they usually mean some form of malware-it could be a virus, computer worm, Trojan, ransomware or some other harmful thing.” I'm honestly more concerned that this might me malware or something but I've yet to see any evidence this is the case though. Even though this problem is annoying I still have the workaround available. I'll definitely have to check these out later when I have the chance.Īlright, thank you for your replies rocksteady and Cluster-Lizard2014. I never use the buggy thing so I wouldn't know if Avast can update its definitions. I currently have a second PC hooked up to the router right now with another version of Avast installed. Since you brought up DNS I'm now wondering if it has something to do with my router. That's interesting, I hadn't thought about my DNS. Huh, that might explain the mystery of why I still have the Avast Screen Saver file in my Windows folder. Also, I thought AvastClear was backwards compatible with the older installations? I believe I used a later version of AvastClear (v16 or v17?) to get rid of my v12 Avast. Yes, I used the v.0 AvastClear to remove Avast. I've also tried restarting and it doesn't do anything but get rid of the "Initializing" message. ![]() Yes, I used the Add/Remove programs repair option on my first installation of v18, and since it didn't do anything, I performed a complete uninstall and reinstalled v18. I've yet to encounter any problems with heavy CPU usage. So the primary/secondary DNS status is worth checking at least to rule out that being the cause in this case. When I swapped the primary/secondary DNS to others the Malwarebytes update problem 'magically' disappeared. Using a DNS viewer program I discovered they were the only two with working status but an odd report that: "DNS queries are not being consistently answered". With help I tracked down the cause as being a DNS issue, specifically, CLOULDFLARENET which is being used by my ISP as primary and secondary DNS. What I was left with though was the conclusion something 'external' was the cause of the problem because I'd discovered it was affecting two other PCs as well. Malwarebytes did away with a definitions updater download years ago. Several hours of uninstalls, use of restore points and reinstalls later I was left with Malwarebytes having no definitions installed at all. I kept on getting a message that my definitions were older than 7 days and do I want to update I did and yet when it appeared to check before the download it reported I had the latest definitions. Out of the blue I found I could not update Malwarebytes definitions, I do that manually on a weekly basis and when I checked it showed they were over a week old. This maybe entirely unrelated but sounds vaguely similar. I haven't been able to do it since though.ĭoes anyone have any clue as to what is going on? Oddly enough, I was able to temporarily fix the problem one time by turning off Behavior Shield which allowed me to update. And 3 days later, I'm still having the same problem. Thinking maybe there was a problem with the install of v18 and/or a conflict with all the Avast add-ons I had installed, I decided to uninstall and reinstall as well as only use the minimum amount of components (so I currently only have the 4 Shields and Rescue Disc installed and running). ![]() With the new v18 I was able to download the definitions for about 3 days then it started the "Initializing" problem again. After that I used the uninstall utility, removed Avast v12, installed Avast v18 and was fine for awhile. I tried fixing it by reinstalling but that didn't work so I tried uninstalling Avast and it just gave me an error. I was having the same problem with an older version of Avast (for some reason I can not remember which version it was, I think it was v12) a couple of weeks ago. I've searched the forum and haven't found any info that helps. However, I can still download and update the definitions via the Download Update section of the Avast website. I'm unable to download virus definitions as it gets stuck on "Initializing, please wait.". I'm currently running Windows XP MCE SP3. Hello, I'm having an issue with Avast Free Anti-virus v (build.
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