Anandaji

Being the one who started this topic, I'd like to tell you how I feel now. First, there was a very nice mail I got from someone from Malwarebytes themselves. Alas , it did not help in the end. Then I removed Avast completely, left Malwarebytes Premium on my computer, and installed a different AV product. I wanted to install Avira, but was unsuccessful. I tried AVG for a change. Not the one that is really my cup of tea, but... all problems solved. Still happy after two full days. So the culprit seems to be Avast. And since it interferes with Malwarebytes, those people should contact them.. Kind regards, Ananda.

Hello It's very kind of you to suggest me some possibilities to trace my problem. But this 76-year-old man is a bit tired of trying things without knowing for sure they will really help. Mind you, I do not intend to insult you. It's just that this problem has exhausted me a bit. Glad I had Acronis Drive Image. I have reinstalled Avast! Free Antivirus 2015 10.2.2218.942, and unchecked Advanced Heuristiscs and Archives again in Malwarebytes 2.18.1057 settings “Detection and Protection”. So far Malwarebytes Scan still allows chkdsk. Somehow there is a conflict, but I now think the culprit is Avast. I'm not going to install a new release on my laptop. If, in the (near) future, it begins to protest, I will remove it and install another AV. I was thinking of Avira. If that does not do the trick, then GData. I have Malwarebytes Premium 2.1.8.1057 and GData on my desktop, and so far they understand one another well I am happy to say. So thanks again for your help. Perhaps you understand this old man... Ananda

I’d like to tell you about my latest “frustrations” in Windows-land, and this time between the products displayed in the subject. My present OS: a fully updated Windows 7 Utimate Service Pack 1 and 64-bit Operating System. My Malwarebytes packet: 2.1.8.1057, with the most recent updates. For Antivirus I use Avast! Free. I had no problems whatsoever between Malwarebytes 2.1.8.1057 (and previous releases) and Avast! Free dating before its latest release (2015 10.3.2223.1143). But I do have them after I installed Avast’s latest release. See, I regularly make an Acronis Drive Image, and before I start doing so, I chkdsk drive C: [chkdsk c: /f /v] You know, to chkdsk c:, one has to start up again. And so I did. But alas! the chkdsk could not do its job, as some other installed program blocked this. And I was launched back to square one. Never in my computer life seen that happen before. Tried this several times. Wasted effort! Unfortunately enough the blocking program was not named. So you go searching. It so happened I unchecked some items in your Malwarebytes 2.18.1057 settings “Detection and Protection” : Advanced Heuristiscs and Archives. Then I had Malwarebytes scan the computer. Then I tried chkdsk again. And lo and behold, it worked again! As far as this 76-year-old can understand, there is a conflict between Malwarebytes' Heuristics and this Avast release. Let me reiterate that this did not happen between Malwarebytes this and previous versions and Avast versions before their latest release. I do not want to wag my finger at either Malwarebytes or Avast. Things like these can happen, I guess. The question for me is: can this be fixed? P.S.- A friend of mine has the same problems.