Avast - VRDB

wwalker555 · Aug 15, 2007

I recently updated AVAST (approx 10-15 days ago -- can't remember for sure) and since then I have noticed that my PC has been a bit sluggish. I also recently noticed, after the update that the VRDB icon in always in my tray -- I don't remember it ever being there except when I first installed avast a few years back. I don't know how it went away - it could have always been there but hidden - maybe I needed to click on "Show Hidden Icons" to see it.

I checked my Task Manager and noticed that the CPU usage spikes between 0 and 80/90% on a regular basis.

I have disabled VRDB - seems that other posts have suggested doing that. I am not sure that had any impact on the CPU usage.

Anything sound wrong here to you guys?

bjgarrick · Aug 17, 2007

Haven’t had any experience with Avast but I would recommend uninstalling, rebooting and then reinstalling.

If this doesn't fix the problem I would suggest trying another AV such as AVG Free.

If you suspect malware, please follow the below...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support

Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif Very Important: Make sure you tell us the results from running the tutorial...was anything found? Were you unable to complete any of the scans?...Were you unable to download any of the tools?...Did you do the on-line scans as suggested? etc.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gifAfter doing ALL of the above and you still have a problem, make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below thread to properly use HijackThis and attach the log:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gif Downloading, Installing, and Running HijackThis

Make sure you also rename HijackThis.exe as suggested in the procedures. Use analyse.exe for the new name. This is very important due to some new infections going around..

http://www.majorgeeks.com/images/grenade.gifWhen you return to make your next post, make sure you attach the following logs and that you have run these scans in the following order too:

CounterSpy Log - only for Windows XP, 2K, & NT users

AVG Antispyware Log - ONLY IF NEEDED you were not able to run CounterSpy. - only for Windows XP, 2K, & NT users

Bitdefender Log - from step 6

Panda Scan Log - from step 6

runkeys.txt - the log from GetRunKey.bat

newfiles.txt - the log from ShowNew.bat

HijackThis Log

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Avast - VRDB

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