AVG is telling me steam.exe is infected - Games

[img]http://i.imgur.com/YCohb.jpg[/img] Is this guy for real? It's been going on for a while now, I can't update Steam because at 100% it this pops up and Steam Updater says some file can't be found.

why do you even use AVG

[QUOTE=TCB;38640643]why do you even use AVG[/QUOTE] It came with the computer three years ago and I haven't bothered to change it because I never get visible viruses. I'm not so good at this software thing. [editline]29th November 2012[/editline] I am just Cheryl Cole

[QUOTE=Cheryl Cole;38640658]It came with the computer three years ago and I haven't bothered to change it because I never get visible viruses. I'm not so good at this software thing. [editline]29th November 2012[/editline] I am just Cheryl Cole[/QUOTE] Microsoft Security Essentials is better than AVG... that's not a good thing.

[QUOTE=SFC3;38640855]Microsoft Security Essentials is better than AVG... that's not a good thing.[/QUOTE] OK guys I get it, just point me towards the antivirus software that you use, uninstall AVG and I'll install that. Will I be able to run Steam if I change my antivirus?

yes, i use eset

[QUOTE=TCB;38640929]yes, i use eset[/QUOTE] How long does the free trial last? I don't really want to pay for it. (not condoning warez) (i know how zealous moderators are)

[QUOTE=Cheryl Cole;38641024]How long does the free trial last? I don't really want to pay for it. (not condoning warez) (i know how zealous moderators are)[/QUOTE] ESET 1 Year is pretty good, I own it.

[QUOTE=SFC3;38641224]ESET 1 Year is pretty good, I own it.[/QUOTE] I'm downloading it. This thread was worthwhile, now I have a working antivirus AND I can play Steam! [editline]29th November 2012[/editline] It's been installing drivers at 100% for a while now...

If you don't want to pay for ESET go with Avast or MSE they're both actually pretty good

Microsoft Security Essentials had to turn itself off for a major update, my laptop turned on AVG (came with it, can't uninstall it) as it's main antivirus, it claimed Adobe Flash CS6 Professional was a compressed trojan and removed major files from it, breaking the program. 400 dollars wasted

AVG gives me false positives all the time, every other scan yields something in my cookies which is randomly named text file. But it's free and I don't get viruses. (When I do I use it as an excuse to format.)

AVG was actually slowing down my computer more than I realized. Replacing it with MSE has really helped.

Avast is also free and considerably better than AVG.

Haven't used anti-virus since I was 15 or something. Not got a virus. In the past year, though, my sister has got lots of malware and shit WITH an anti-virus...

[QUOTE=AidanCKY;38664245]Haven't used anti-virus since I was 15 or something. [B]Not got a virus.[/B] In the past year, though, my sister has got lots of malware and shit WITH an anti-virus...[/QUOTE] How do you know? Most viruses are meant to be stealthy, stealing information over time without alerting the user.

[QUOTE=AidanCKY;38664245]Haven't used anti-virus since I was 15 or something. Not got a virus. In the past year, though, my sister has got lots of malware and shit WITH an anti-virus...[/QUOTE] This is like not wearing a condom for three years' worth of unprotected sex, and not knowing you have chlamidya. [editline]1st December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=lavacano;38656184]If you don't want to pay for ESET go with Avast or MSE they're both actually pretty good[/QUOTE] Oh right I think I had MSE on here but I uninstalled it. Whoops

I use avast Pro, and its awesome and really light on my machine.

[QUOTE=BlueYoshi;38664998]How do you know? Most viruses are meant to be stealthy, stealing information over time without alerting the user.[/QUOTE] He probably means no real-time AV but checks every once in a while to make sure all's still good. Or at least I hope that's what he does.

[QUOTE=BlueYoshi;38664998]How do you know? Most viruses are meant to be stealthy, stealing information over time without alerting the user.[/QUOTE] Because I dont go on dumbshit websites, I have been years without A/V, then installed NOD32 and had zero. And Malwarebytes, Zero. Viruses are about how stupid the user is.

correction: viruses are about how careless the user is. it's not stupid to think "hey this might be a virus" before clicking [I]every[/I] link. sure if it looks suspicious then it's common sense, but you can't call someone stupid for getting a virus when most good ones are likely to find a way to you eventually.

[QUOTE=TCB;38670913]correction: viruses are about how careless the user is. it's not stupid to think "hey this might be a virus" before clicking [I]every[/I] link. sure if it looks suspicious then it's common sense, but you can't call someone stupid for getting a virus when most good ones are likely to find a way to you eventually.[/QUOTE] there are no impenetrable defenses. there are only good blockades.

Fuck avg, it became unbelievably shitty over the last years.

one does not just simply, UNINSTALL... and antivirus

Once I got this... [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9x1Y8.jpg?1[/IMG] Yes I suck at cropping screenshots.

[QUOTE=JMJqueseyo;38675635] Yes I suck at cropping screenshots.[/QUOTE] Alt+Print Screen, takes only a screenshot of the current window in focus.

[QUOTE=Billy2600;38681314]Alt+Print Screen, takes only a screenshot of the current window in focus.[/QUOTE] Holy fuck [i]thank you[/i]

[QUOTE=SlickBlade;38657418]Microsoft Security Essentials had to turn itself off for a major update, my laptop turned on AVG (came with it, can't uninstall it) as it's main antivirus, it claimed Adobe Flash CS6 Professional was a compressed trojan and removed major files from it, breaking the program. 400 dollars wasted[/QUOTE] Cant you just reinstall the program?

[QUOTE=AidanCKY;38670474]Because I dont go on dumbshit websites, I have been years without A/V, then installed NOD32 and had zero. And Malwarebytes, Zero. Viruses are about how stupid the user is.[/QUOTE] Yea like that Java injection that managed to infect ads on major services like Google, Yahoo, Fox, New York Times and Tech Crunch. Dumbshit websites like that. You're full of shit if you have zero viruses with how little you know about how they spread.

[QUOTE=Omali;38688604]Yea like that Java injection that managed to infect ads on major services like Google, Yahoo, Fox, New York Times and Tech Crunch. Dumbshit websites like that. You're full of shit if you have zero viruses with how little you know about how they spread.[/QUOTE] He could've not visited those sites, or not have had Java, or not have had Java enabled in his browser, or had addons to block ads/scripts/etc. Saying he's full of shit is over the top because it isn't impossible to not have malware on your system.