AVG Pulls a McAfee: Issues an Update that Fucks Over Windows

[Computermaster]

Source: [url]http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/psa-botched-avg-2011-update-might-be-why-your-pc-wont-start-to/[/url]

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Did you update your free copy of AVG 2011 today, in the hopes of evading a nasty bug? In a set of mildly familiar circumstances, the antivirus company has inadvertently unleashed an even nastier one. Users running 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and AVG 2011 are reporting a STOP error after a mandatory antivirus update this morning, which is keeping some from booting their machines into Windows at all. The buggy update has since been pulled and there are a couple ways to preemptively keep it from happening if you're staring at the message above, but if you've already been stung, you're looking at some quality time with a recovery disc or repair partition to fix your Windows boot files.
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Well isn't that just lovely?

[AlphaGunman]

:golfclap:

Glad I use Avast!.

[Generic.Monk]

lol avg

[AlphaGunman]

[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;26469419]lol avg[/QUOTE]

AVG is fine when it doesn't fuck up Windows installs.

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it isn't
get something better

[AlphaGunman]

[QUOTE=alt;26469449]it isn't
get something better[/QUOTE]

What's funny is I said I use Avast! in my earlier post.

[pollyzoid]

I just changed my sister's AVG to Comodo yesterday :v:

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[QUOTE=AlphaGunman;26469463]What's funny is I said I use Avast! in my earlier post.[/QUOTE]

where's the funny part

[AlphaGunman]

[QUOTE=alt;26469486]where's the funny part[/QUOTE]

..You not reading my post and then telling me to use another antivirus while I currently am?

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[QUOTE=AlphaGunman;26469507]..You not reading my post and then telling me to use another antivirus while I currently am?[/QUOTE]

ha ha

[Agent766]

Oops.

[Psycommu]

... I use 64-bit 7 and AVG Free.
But I didn't get an update or anything this morning.
Am I just that lucky that AVG just sat there derping, completely missing said update??

[editline]3rd December 2010[/editline]

Wait... Nvm it did update.
But I never was prompted to restart.
Fuck, what do I do??

edit2:
I just forcefully updated again. Should I be safe?
I have NO recovery discs.
Stupid prebuilt didn't come with one...

[LooperNor]

What's funny is reading the thread about McAfee killing 800 000 computers, seeing people who do "AVG > McAfee"

Really, it's hilarious seeing how ignorant fanboys can get.

[Psycommu]

Never mind, I think I'm safe.
I didn't get a reboot prompt and I re-updated it to be safe.

I hope I'm alright. This is the only tolerable to use computer in the house. :saddowns:

[Pixel Heart]

Avast in Silent/Gamer mode... not one hiccup, slowdown, or interruption, even on this Pentium 4 with 768MB RAM.

[DeadCow]

:siren: [i]Breaking news![/i] AVG Antivirus sued for data loss! :siren:

[Pixel Heart]

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;26470605]... I use 64-bit 7 and AVG Free.
But I didn't get an update or anything this morning.
Am I just that lucky that AVG just sat there derping, completely missing said update??

[editline]3rd December 2010[/editline]

Wait... Nvm it did update.
But I never was prompted to restart.
Fuck, what do I do??

edit2:
I just forcefully updated again. Should I be safe?
I have NO recovery discs.
Stupid prebuilt didn't come with one...[/QUOTE]

Prebuilt PC? Check.
User refused to MAKE recovery discs when setting up the prebuilt? Check.
Using AVG, Check.

Wow, you're off to a great start there pal. :rolleyes:

[Fishstick]

Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck.... I have AVG 2011 and Windows 7 64-bit.... What do I do?

[GunskiMod]

Comodo in gaming mode.

[Psycommu]

[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;26471516]Prebuilt PC? Check.
User refused to MAKE recovery discs when setting up the prebuilt? Check.
Using AVG, Check.

Wow, you're off to a great start there pal. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

I'm not using a prebuilt of my own desire. It was a quick emergency replacement basically for when my laptop crapped out.

Also I never knew I had to make recovery discs. This has a recovery partition which I assume works the same basically...

What's wrong with AVG? It's good if you're not dealing with shady things all the time. And it causes no preformance loss on my end.
I run scans with MBAM every week just to make sure AVG didn't miss anything and it never has yet to. *Knock on wood*

[wlzshroom]

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;26471836]I'm not using a prebuilt of my own desire. It was a quick emergency replacement basically for when my laptop crapped out.

Also I never knew I had to make recovery discs. This has a recovery partition which I assume works the same basically...

What's wrong with AVG? It's good if you're not dealing with shady things all the time. And it causes no preformance loss on my end.
I run scans with MBAM every week just to make sure AVG didn't miss anything and it never has yet to. *Knock on wood*[/QUOTE]

Recovery partitions do work like the recovery disk.
I'm pretty sure the .iso for the recovery disk is offered free. If not...
Linux is waiting for you in open arms.

[Psycommu]

As I thought, thanks for telling me. I wasn't sure at all.
And about the .iso thing, I'll check that some other time...

[sir whoopsalot]

Oh wow. The family PC is running AVG on 32-bit Windows 7 and my laptop is running Avast on 64-bit Windows 7. Glad those aren't switched around!

[Chaoselite]

So this is what fucking happened to my laptop, what the hell is this shit AVG?

[Babnux]

Yay, my laptop uses AVG in Windows XP 32bit and my desktop uses Microsoft Security Essentials in Win7 64bit. I am amused now.

[NightmareXx]

glad i switched to avast a month ago

[Giacomand]

Kaspersky.

[PvtCupcakes]

Anti Virus software is more of a virus than what they're supposed to find.

[elitehakor v2]

Good thing I have MSE

[JohnEdwards]

I really don't understand why people don't use MSE it is pretty good