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"All new users will not experience any issues and are not required to take any action.

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"If you had problems with the ProActiv module after updating to the latest Service Pack, then please initiate a product update which will automatically fix the issue," an Avira spokesperson said in a statement. Update at 1:30 PM PST: Avira has responded.

Click on Update › Start product update.Īgain, as I've already mentioned, if you are having trouble getting to the actual Avira software, try booting into safe mode first.

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In the unlikely event that applications continue to be blocked by ProActiv, please update your software as follows: Thank you for your patience and understanding. We deeply regret any difficulties this has caused you. On May 14 and 15, 2012, following the release of Service Pack 0 (SP0) for Avira Version 2012, the ProActiv feature blocked legitimate Windows applications on customers’ PCs.

Your Avira products should now be functioning normally. Update at 1:15 PM PST - Avira still hasn't gotten back to me, but the company has confirmed that the problem has been fixed: ProActiv Application Blocking. The moderator says the update fixed the issue for him, but not everyone in the threads agrees.

Avira has released an update that reportedly fixes the issue, but users are still having problems. Click Apply.Īgain, this is not a final solution. Untick the check box for "Enable Proactiv" on the right.

Click Realtime Protection on the left panel and then on Proactiv.

Click on the Expert mode switch at top left.

This will open the Avira Antivirus configuration window.

Click on File, then "New task (Run.)," type "c:\program files\avira\antivir desktop\avconfig.exe" or equivalent, and then click OK.

Hit CTRL + SHIFT + ESC, right-click on the task bar and choose "Start Task Manager," or hit CTRL + ALT + DEL and click on "Start Task Manager." If you can manage to boot into Windows (try Safe Mode), here are the instructions for disabling ProActiv: If the situation is too complicated to deal, then you can disable Avira ProActiv while a final solution is not provided." As such, the moderator offered up an alternative: "Avira is analyzing and discussing this suspicious behaviour detections with high priority. Given that some users are seeing this update block almost every single executable it can find, this is a terrible workaround.

Type each path (from Realtime Protection report file) in the empty field and click Add >.

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Go to PC Protection > Realtime Protection > ProActiv > Application Filter > Allowed.

Right-click on your Avira systray icon and choose Configure Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 or Avira Internet Security 2012.

Meanwhile, you should see at Realtime Protection report file the processes blocked by Avira ProActiv (Go to Avira Control Center > PC protection > Realtime Protection > Click on Display Report file).

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I've been a big proponent of Avira within our company, but I think that may change when it comes time to renew our license in a few months.Īn Avira forum moderator who goes by the name of marfabilis posted this solution:Īvira is analyzing and discussing this suspicious behaviour detections with high priority. Trying to support a dozen off-site users who cannot even start their computers is not much fun, that's for sure. However, the off-site users received the update, but are now unable to connect to the VPN to receive the centrally-deployed configuration update. Upon rebooting, on-site users could then log in. We quickly informed all users not to reboot, but most had done so already, or ignored our advisory.Īfter checking this forum and finding the cause of the problem (while waiting on hold with business support), we pushed out a configuration update to disable Pro-Activ.

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The bad news is that the paid consumer editions (Avira Antivirus Premium and Avira Internet Security) as well the business edition (Avira Professional Security) do have it, and thus are affected. The good news is that the free edition (Avira AntiVir Personal) does not include ProActiv, so it is not affected.

In other words, almost every executable file is being falsely detected by this update. The update is also blocking other Microsoft software (such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Works) as well as various third-party applications, including Byki 4 Express, Documents To Go, Garmin, Google Talk, iPod and Palm services, Opera, OpenDNS Updater, Polipo, Shadow, Stickies, and many others. Avira sometimes kills them and stops Windows from booting, but that's not the end of it. Those are just some of the false detected Windows processes.