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[Gamerlord]

I run the free version of AVG 2011, and for some reason, whenever I click scan, it doesn't work. The updater won't work, always says I'm up to date while the anti-virus database and spyware database say they're outdated. I had a couple of Trojan problems in the past, and this problem has persisted since then. Could the Trojans have messed with AVG, and if so, how do I fix it? If not, then what could be wrong with it, and how do I fix it?  haven't scanned in over six months and I'm really worried. Can someone please give me a hand with this?

[Heron TSG]

Six months is a very long time. Either re-install it or find a new program. The viruses won. I've used this before, and it worked fairly well for me. It's free, but will only work for a couple scans/deletions. The full program (VIPRE) costs $10 or something like that.

[Peewee]

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[freeformschooler]

Note that if it IS a virus keeping you from scanning - which I've seen happen before - it would be pretty weird if any other antivirus worked.

[Heron TSG]

Eh, the one I linked works in Safe Mode using the command line. If that doesn't work, you're fucked.

[h3lblad3]

PeeWee's is the way to go, methinks.  I haven't tried Barbarossa's.

Spoiler: Intructions or The way I run MBAM (click to show/hide)

Go to a friend's computer.
Get the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. I believe there is a link in PeeWee's signature.
Put it on a flashdrive.

Connect flashdrive to your computer.
Run from flashdrive.

If you ever put it on your computer, change the name of it in case the trojans are looking up the names of your antiwhatever programs to disable them when you try to run them.

Afterward, you might try booting into safe mode and then running it again.

[Haschel]

I gave up on AVG due to this reason- the only times I ever had virus issues AVG would always be non-functional. avast! has been good to me so far, but I'm generally pretty good about avoiding malware and doing regular scans.

[Gamerlord]

K, I'll give this stuff a shot, thanks!

[Reudh]

AVG i've only ever had problems with. I used Comodo, and it's pretty good. In my heavily infected virtual XP Comodo gets any virus i throw at it.

[optimumtact]

I run the free version of AVG 2011, and for some reason, whenever I click scan, it doesn't work. The updater won't work, always says I'm up to date while the anti-virus database and spyware database say they're outdated. I had a couple of Trojan problems in the past, and this problem has persisted since then. Could the Trojans have messed with AVG, and if so, how do I fix it? If not, then what could be wrong with it, and how do I fix it?  haven't scanned in over six months and I'm really worried. Can someone please give me a hand with this?

Uh thats a really long time to not have any virus protection, there is a chance your machine is infected with viruses, so your best bet would be to boot to safemode and install something like malwarebytes (which I find really good) and run that while still in safemode.