# AV shutting down on startup **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [September 4, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271 "2004-09-04T18:00:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tucker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@tucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tucker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/1 "2004-09-04T18:00:55Z")
So, yesterday i was having trouble updating my mcafee. Then i had to restart my comp and i noticed that once i put in my password it took 30 seconds to login, i did soem research on the kirupa forum and found that it could be from overheating. so i turned it off went down stairs for a few hours and watched TV. I came back up and it worked great. When i start up my mcafee asks me for my password, i put it in and it starts my firewall, virus scanner, spam killer, and privacy service(and tells me that its running) But it opens up about to tell me that eerything is working, then turns off. But in the system tray, it was installing the upgrades, but when i hovered over the message that says how much is done showed up behind the tray, so it was at 11% withing 20 seconds, and an hour later it still wasnt done. I go to start-programs, and run every part of my mcafee and it always turns off. I think it could be a trojan, i was downloading stuff last night, but deleted it all to where i extracted it and from my temp folder. After this i restarted my comp, with the update still “installing” telling me it wasnt done yet. I left it on overnight and it still wasnt done. Thats when i pulled the plug. But i restarted my comp in safe mode, scanned, and all i found was some tracking cookies. Any idea as to what could be the problem? :h: edit: now im pretty sure its a trojan because when theres an icon for my av in my system tray, and i hover over it, it dissapears. edit: this actually happened after i defragmented my computer. grrr i open my AV home and it opens for like 3 secs then closes. When i get a popup saying theres an update available, i click update and it goes to the site and says “you have chosen to cancel the update” GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR im getting MAD and everything works nicely and safemode. so…do you think this is a virus or a problem with my AV? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/2 "2004-09-05T14:33:56Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/3 "2004-09-05T20:11:45Z")
when i try to dl it from their site i get Warning: mysql\_connect(): Pe-B��li� mnoho spojen� in /home/grisoft/free/inc/dbutil.php on line 34 document not found ☹ plus i paid for mcafee so i dont really want to uninstall it, it was working great before. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/4 "2004-09-05T20:28:53Z")
well i personally would do what max says and get rid of macafee. but you could check for a virus by using housecall free online scan. > **[HouseCall](https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/housecall.html)** > > Don’t let your system get infected. Detect and remove viruses, worms, spyware, and other malicious threats for free. Start your free scan – it’s easy. do not use two AV programs at once. They can cause problems with each other. also try avg again [http://www.grisoft.com/us/us\_dwnl\_free.php](http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/5 "2004-09-06T00:14:19Z")
well, i would never delete mcafee. and im talkignt o them and they think my cd burner software is interfearing, i have to upgrade it or something? thanks anyway, but i would never get rid of mcafee 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/6 "2004-09-06T00:57:07Z")
Aren’t you stubborn. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/7 "2004-09-06T03:38:41Z")
> Aren’t you stubborn. > or maybe i just like mcafee and dont want to delete it and dont think its crap? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/8 "2004-09-06T03:49:54Z")
_sigh_ I hate it when you try to help someone and they just flat out refuse to listen to you. Especially when **more than one person** recommends **exactly the same solution.** But have it your way, as long as you’re happy. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/9 "2004-09-06T05:03:58Z")
oh trust me, im happy if 2 out of 3 people tell me to jump off a cliff should i? if i dont want to do something i shouldnt have to. so go _sigh_ somewhere else. oh, and uninstalling it wouldnt have fixed the problem anyway, i would just have to redo all my settings which wouldnt have been fun to do. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/10 "2004-09-06T06:07:18Z")
ok have u recently installed anything? update all drivers ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/11 "2004-09-06T13:08:26Z")
> [@tucker](#): > > if 2 out of 3 people tell me to jump off a cliff should i? Yes, yes you should. You should be punished for using Mcrap. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/12 "2004-09-06T23:28:15Z")
mcafee is helping me, sonic record now is interfearing with my mcafee and i dont think that mcafee is crap ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/13 "2004-09-06T23:31:28Z")
Sir, you need to be slapped. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/14 "2004-09-06T23:45:38Z")
> [@Maxtr0sity](#): > > Sir, you need to be slapped. lmao max ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/15 "2004-09-07T00:01:45Z")
i DO get slapped, more than u can imagine 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/av-shutting-down-on-startup/63271/16 "2004-09-07T00:07:57Z")
i REALLY don’t want to know