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When I started up Steam it was blocked due to apparently having a malware.
How the fuck did this happen? And What is the solution?
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You probably have a crap AV like Norton or McAfee installed and yeah.
Don't give me the "but it came with my comp/isp told me to" thing, they are all proven to be terrible on so many levels.
Uninstall them, install MSE or use common sense (not clicking on FREE SMILEY OMG HAX FACEBOOK ads)
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Did you try scanning your computer?
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This exact same thing happened to me today and I can probably guess why. You have avast and it recently experienced a glitch in which it though steamservices.exe was malware and put it in the chest. This can cause hundreds of problems do to conflicts and its impossible to reinstall do to its unique nature unlike steam says. They just pushed out a patch but the problem would persist unless you manually remove it from the chest.
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Yep. All is fine except for steam...
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if he thinks that steam is malware
common sense 2012 won't help
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So....How do I fix it?
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use an antivirus that doesnt suck
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Ok. Avast uninstalled. Now Retrying...
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Avast doesnt auto detect Steam as malware
But nevermind I just read a few posts up, disregard.
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Everything is back to normal now...
But now I need a new protection software...
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AVG is good IMO
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MSE.
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MSE is good. No conflicts with Steam so far.
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I don't use AVs. Too much clutter and annoyance in my opinion and I browse smartly and don't download stupid shit like wallpaper programs or random exes. Also every few months I reinstall Windows from scratch.
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I don't want to start a AV war here, but AVG isn't really good.
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I've used MSE ever since I can remember, haven't had any issue with it.
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is COMODO any good?
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I don't need AV.
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I just use MSE.
I don't know if it's really good, but could keep my computer safe from those stupid trojans and stuff like that, which is enough since I'm always careful downloading and doing other stuff.
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I don't use any protection software, and I'm fine, or maybe I'm an idiot. I just stick to CCleaner, search everything for shit cleanups, and.. basically it, but I don't download much either. I search clean sites, etc.
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You might think you're fine but till you install MSE.
On my older laptop, I had around 28 trojans, 4 backdoors and other malware.
At least I didn't have steam then.
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There's nothing wrong with Avast.
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I use Malware Bytes Anti-Malware. Its found a handful of viruses since I started using it.
However it keeps blocking a connection that the ingame ui attempts to make.
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well there obviously is if he needed to uninstall it just to use steam
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It was a known glitch, all he needed to do was update Avast and remove it from the quarantine.
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Use ESET Nod32.
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MSE is lightweight, but also pretty bad compared to other free alternatives.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/compa...detection-test
http://www.av-comparatives.org/compa...ummary-reports
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MSE is best if you want good protection without software that sucks ass and annoys you every 3 seconds.
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Stop recommending "Common Sense 2012". It simply doesn't work against things that are more stealthy such as exploits, binders, and zero day attacks. You absolutely have to combine your common sense with a reputable AV to provide maximum protection.
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"Common Sense 2012" has 100% no protection against other people using your computer too.
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Avast was blocking Steam the other day. Several people on SPUF had the same issue, 5 minutes later Avast sent out a patch that fixed it.
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Hmm...never had that issue. Guess it occurred for people past late Monday as none of the two laptops with avast! I alternate between in the meantime before I get my desktop built said anything about Steam before I had to go to my dad's place which has a dumb filter so I can't post on certain things.
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I like that antivirus called *common sense* has anyone heard of it?
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I should stop posting but any criticism to me will be ignored due to my edgyness
July 2012
447 PostsI dont really NEED antivirus, i hardly download anything, and when i do, its just Minecraft stuff/
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funny my avast blocked one of steam dlls, when i was launching my tf2 idle shortcut.
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And how can you be sure this minecraft stuff is perfectly safe? What happens if one day a mod you download was infected with a worm or a virus?
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Why is this still used like it's a valid argument? It isn't.
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You realize getting viruses isn't always just because you're dumb right
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You sound like my one friend who's addiction to reformatting I find...disheartening, and a little...abnormal. Not sure why, but it weirds me out.
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You do realise you can commonly get viruses through adverts and applets on web pages, without downloading anything?
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