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Posted by nashraf.nasa@gmail.com on April 20, 2007, 4:54 am
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> OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 with all updates
>
> Recently I noticed that my Windows Security Center wasn't working
> properly, reporting that "more than one" anti-virus program was
> installed even though I knew only one (free Avira AntiVir
> PersonalEdition Classic <http://www.free-av.com/>) was installed.
> Worse, when I removed that anti-virus program, Windows Security Center
> continued to report that more than one anti-virus program was installed.
>
> To diagnose the problem I downloaded, installed, and ran Belarc Advisor
> Free Personal PC Audit Version 7.2k (highly recommended)
> <http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html>, which reported that four (4)
> instances of Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic were installed! This
> was apparently due to debris left on my system by online updates to
> Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic.
>
> Through research on the Internet I found both the cause and the fix for
> this problem as described in this post on Wilders Security Forums
> <http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=768467&postcount=7>
>
> | Re: How can I completely remove AntiVir?
> | June 6th, 2006, 05:35 PM
> |
> | Hi Tap,
> |
> | You have probably uninstalled Antivir completely from your computer,
> | the problem you describe has occurred with other programs not purging
> | the WFI repository correctly during the uninstall process. Although
> | before reading your post I have not read of this particular problem
> | occurring with Antivir. To correct this problem it is necessary to
> | delete the WFI repository folder from your computer and them re-build
> | it with the correct information. As this operation requires deleting
> | a Windows operating system folder, be very careful to identify the
> | correct folder before deleting anything!
> |
> | In control panel click on Administrative Tools, then Services, from
> | the list of services find Windows Management Instrumentation right
> | click mouse and from dropdown list stop the service.
> |
> | Find folder C:\windows\system32\wbem, inside this folder identify the
> | repository folder and delete only this folder (the repository folder)
> | from your computer.
> |
> | In Administrative Tools find Windows Management Instrumentation
> | service again, and re-start the service by right clicking mouse and
> | pressing start from dropdown list. Restarting this service re-builds
> | the repository folder database on your computer, which should now
> | only contain information about your currently installed antivirus &
> | firewall programs.
> |
> | To reset the Windows Security Centre you must re-boot your computer,
> | hopefully this will cure your problems
> |
> | Thorny
>
> This procedure worked perfectly for me, removing all of the dead
> instances of Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic without any apparent
> ill effects. Windows Security Center then properly alerted me to no
> anti-virus being installed.
>
> I wasn't terribly impressed by this behavior of Avira AntiVir
> PersonalEdition Classic, so I took the opportunity to switch my
> anti-virus and instead install AVG Anti-Virus Free
> <http://free.grisoft.com/>, whereupon (after the initial update) Windows
> Security Center properly reported under Anti-Virus that AVG was
> installed and up-to-date.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>
I am a happy user of Avira Antivir PE Classic and have helped numerous
friends installed it in their system. I have also, on a few occasions,
removed and reinstalled Antivir on systems that need a clean re-
install XP because of reasons non related to Antivir. I have never
encounter such problem like yours. So I think it is not caused by
Antivir itself and I regard your switching to AVG is a mistake since
Antivir is a better AV in terms of detection rate.
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