25 May 10 Avira AntiVIR tips for all Windows OS

Many people love Avira AntiVir software. It’s comprehensive, It is awesome and it is easy to use. There is only one huge drawback from the software, the free version’s annoying message that is popping up so frequently every time we update or use the scanner.

So, as usual, I had to look around online and see what is the solution for this problem and I got it fixed. I am very happy with this and I wouldn’t want others to miss as well.

Windows 2000 / Windows XP Pro

• Go to Start > Run.
• Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
• Navigate through User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
• Double click “Don’t run specified Windows applications”.
• Enable it and click show.
• Add “avnotify.exe”.
• Click OK on all open windows.
• Restart your computer and it is done .

Alternate:

• Start > Run: secpol.msc (You can also access this program through ‘Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy’ this is useful if it is easier the location of this rather than the file name)
• Right click “Software Restriction Policies,” Choose “New Software Restriction Policies.” (Skip this step if there are subfolders in Software Restriction Policies already.)
• Right Click “Additional Rule” folder > New Path Rule.
• Where it says Path, Type the path of avnotify.exe on your computer, or use the Browse button to find it. (On XP64 using a default install of Avira, the path is: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe)
• Make sure the “Security Level” Dropdown menu is selected as “Disallowed”
• If you would like to make sure it went through correctly, open the Additional Rules folder, and verify the path and security level.
• Oh, enjoy after you restart your computer..

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Windows XP if you have multiple users or using AD

• Boot into Safe Mode.
• Log into an account with administrator privileges.
• Open [driveinstalledon]:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic.
• Right click on avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security > Advanced.
• Click on Edit-> Traverse Folder / Execute File-> deny-> OK.
• Repeat for all users.
• Reboot your computer normally.

another alternative solution is

• Run the command “cacls “%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Program Files\Avira\Insertpath\avnotify.exe” /e /d Everyone” to change the rights without restarting. Everyone can be exchanged with another user account when needed, but it is not totally guaranteed compared to do for all the users.

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Windows 7 or Windows Vista Business/Ultimate
1. Open the control panel through Start > Control Panel.
2. Go to Administrative Tools > Local security policy.
3. Click on Software Restriction Policy > Action > Create new restriction policy.
4. Right-click, and go to additional rules > new path rule.
5. Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ and double-click avnotify.exe.
6. Set the security level to Disallowed.
7. Click apply and OK. Restart the computer.
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Windows Vista Home 64-Bit

• Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.exe for the current version, 9. For earlier versions, go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe.
• Right-click avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security.
• Under the group or username SYSTEM, click edit.
• Put a checkmark under the DENY column for “read and execute”.

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Windows Vista Home 32-Bit
1. Go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avnotify.exe for the current version, 9. For earlier versions, go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe.
2. Right-click avnotify.exe and go to Properties > Security.
3. Under the group or username SYSTEM, click edit.
4. Put a checkmark under the DENY comlumn for “read and execute”.
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So, that is all about it, I must admit, I got this from various sources, blogs and forums, I am sorry if this looks unethical to some of the software developers, but I think if we really love particular software, we always buy it. It applies for me at least. On the other hand, this is quite a big of annoying with too much pop-ups. So, my recommendation is “Please buy the license edition” if you like what they offer in FREE version. That is how software companies can survive as well. I embraced all the people who are using free or limited version compared to using pirated versions.

Any comments or suggestions, you are always welcome to leave so.

Have a good one.

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