On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:02:37 -0400, Mort wrote:

Hi,

My free Avast antivirus program showed that all 3 modes are turned off
yesterday. They cannot be turned on again. Avast troubleshoot leads to a
notice that a program is blocking my Avast; apparently from
"Avast.software.a.s." An Avast scan was clean. An antispyware scan
found 2 Trojans, which when deleted did not help. Defender scan gave
only an error message. Windows Malicious Tool scan was clean. I deleted
the Avast, then downloaded a new copy = same problem. My smaller travel
laptop is OK.

What can I do to find and delete the rogue program? If I am not
successful, then can anyone recommend another free antivirus program,
please.Many thanks.

Mort Linder


For recovery, you could try a rescue CD or USB from AVG (It's free):

http://www.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-arl


For a different Antivirus program, I tried Panda Free Antivirus about
6 months ago and like it. It's cloud based and never gets in the way.


http://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/get/pan...tivirus,1.html

Be careful during installation to uncheck or opt out of any added
stuff that may be offered, that you don't want.

Good luck,

DC