14 years ago
mc shizzle
mcafee freezing during scans?
this has been happening for awhile but because its only when i try to scan program files and or os my c drive mcafee after scanning from 7 to a few hundred files stops, it just freezes up the program is working ok cause i can cancel the scan but no matter how much i try and rerun the scan it stops somewhere through it, and that's a huge issue for me i haven't ran a complete virus scan in months and on my last attempt at a scan it got 1 hit so far but had no choice but to cancel the scan so i could do nothing about it any help will be greatly appreciated im using windows vista.
14 years ago
Manuel
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uninstall and install it again, but do this too
in safe mode F8 run malwarebytes anti-malware and SUPERAntispyware,and what they find you
delete it manually. then run ccleaner to cleand your pc, and mvregclean, to clean registry.
what mvregclean find you remove because the key is there but not the file ,folder or program.
even you reformat and it finds anything remove dont be afraid.
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14 years ago
The Phlebob
I can think of several possible reasons:
1. Your hard drive's internal data structure is hosed up. Try running chkdsk /f from a command prompt. It won't complete, but will ask you if you want to schedule a run on the next boot up. Say yes, then logout and reboot.
2. Something evil is on your machine and is hosing up McAfee. Here are two things you can try:
A) Run McAfee in Safe Mode. Safe Mode often keeps malware from defending itself.
B) Download and run Stinger, also from McAfee. Stinger looks for malware that attacks the major anti-virus program (McAfee, Norton/Symantec, possibly others). It's so good McAfee has had to change its running name a few times to keep the badguys off balance. NOTE: Stinger does NOT take the place of a real anti-virus.
To get into Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking:
1. Log out and reboot your machine.
2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.
3. Select Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.
4. Login. In case the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.
5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.
6. When you're finished doing what you need to do, log out and reboot back into normal mode.
Good luck.
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14 years ago
Dave Computer Cleaner
How to remove Fake Software (e.g. Antivirus 2009), Spyware, Trojans and Viruses:
Download, install, update and scan your computer with both Malwarebytes and SuperantiSpyware, delete what ever they find, if this fails to completely remove the virus/spyware download then update Avast and run a boot scan (click schedule boot-time scan and restart your PC), all the software below is free and safe to use.
Malwarebytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SuperantiSpyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
Avast Anti-Virus: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
To protect your PC in the future you'll need to install anti-virus software and a firewall, id recommend using Avast and Comodo Pro firewall both are very effective and completely free, you should also switch to Firefox 3 if you are browsing with IE as its much safer and a lot easier to use. (links on my profile)
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14 years ago
f z
try defraging
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mabee a virus is stopping mcafee. Try running avast instead.
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
its free , if you use for non-commercial
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