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Posted by jbclem on June 4, 2008, 7:15 am
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Antivirus programs usually set up services(such as updating) so that they start
up when Win2000 starts up and run
automatically. I usually stop these from running and switch them from automatic
to manual. Today I updated my Avast
antivirus, and it's found a way to prevent me from changing or disabling two
services that it wants at startup. In
other words, it's taken control of my computer away from me. Before I uninstall
this arrogant program, can someone help
me figure out how to undo this.
What happens is that when I go into the Microsoft Management Console, and look
in the Properties for either of these
services, I can change the "startup type" from automatic to manual. But when I
click on Apply, or OK, a box comes up
that says "Microsoft Management Console" and "Access is Denied". I can only
click on Cancel to close the Properties box
without making any changes.
Any suggestions?
John
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Posted by Dave Budd on June 4, 2008, 7:37 am
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> Antivirus programs usually set up services(such as updating) so that they
start up when Win2000 starts up and run
> automatically. I usually stop these from running and switch them from
automatic to manual. Today I updated my Avast
> antivirus, and it's found a way to prevent me from changing or disabling two
services that it wants at startup. In
> other words, it's taken control of my computer away from me. Before I
uninstall this arrogant program, can someone help
> me figure out how to undo this.
>
> What happens is that when I go into the Microsoft Management Console, and look
in the Properties for either of these
> services, I can change the "startup type" from automatic to manual. But when
I click on Apply, or OK, a box comes up
> that says "Microsoft Management Console" and "Access is Denied". I can only
click on Cancel to close the Properties box
> without making any changes.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John
>
>
>
I don't know Avast, but coomon to many antivirus apps these days is a
feature intended to stop malware messing with your machine's security
settings. It will usually stop any changes to the antivirus app's
settings, unless they're done from within the app by a user with admin
rights. This is normal practice, and part of what you paid for.
--
Snob? Were I a snob, I wouldn't be talking to you.
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Posted by Lars-Erik Østerud on June 4, 2008, 10:51 am
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> Today I updated my Avast
> antivirus, and it's found a way to prevent me from changing or disabling two
services that it wants at startup. In
> other words, it's taken control of my computer away from me. Before I
uninstall this arrogant program, can someone help
> me figure out how to undo this.
This is "self-protection" to keep viruses from disabling it.
You can disable this from the settings if you don't want it.
But I'd NOT recommend doing that as a standard setting.
--
Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605
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Posted by jbclem on June 4, 2008, 8:54 pm
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changing the settings of services before and I
do it all the time. I keep the startup processes to a minimum this way. I run
anti virus programs manually and I
update them manually. I did it all the time with Avast 4.7, and any other
programs I tried. But Avast 4.8 has changed
this and there is no mention of this in their help files, and no setting that
allows me to undo the change. That's why I
was asking for help.
John
> Antivirus programs usually set up services(such as updating) so that they
start up when Win2000 starts up and run
> automatically. I usually stop these from running and switch them from
automatic to manual. Today I updated my Avast
> antivirus, and it's found a way to prevent me from changing or disabling two
services that it wants at startup. In
> other words, it's taken control of my computer away from me. Before I
uninstall this arrogant program, can someone
help
> me figure out how to undo this.
>
> What happens is that when I go into the Microsoft Management Console, and look
in the Properties for either of these
> services, I can change the "startup type" from automatic to manual. But when
I click on Apply, or OK, a box comes up
> that says "Microsoft Management Console" and "Access is Denied". I can only
click on Cancel to close the Properties
box
> without making any changes.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> John
>
>
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