It’s never a good sign when your computer starts crashing without warning or reason. Sometimes it’s due to a Windows update gone wrong, other times it’s a bug recognized by Microsoft that still has no solution. Either way, it’s never pleasant.
At least with the latest failure that Windows users are suffering, we can’t point the finger at Microsoft; Another company is responsible for the fact that many systems suddenly slow down, or even freeze, without reacting to our actions. This company is Avira.
For about a week now, Avira antivirus users have been complaining that their computer suddenly freezes by itself; Although it was initially unclear if this program was the cause, at this point it is obvious and Avira’s parent company, Gen Digital, has confirmed it.
Problems with Avira antivirus
The symptoms are very similar on all affected computers. The computer crashes when we turn it on and try to access the Windows desktop. If we open the task manager (with CTRL+ALT+DEL), we will see that CPU and memory usage reaches 100%even though we don’t have any open programs.
However, this is not entirely true; There is a program running in the background that is hogging all the resources. That’s it Avira Antivirusa conclusion arrived at after verifying that it was the only thing everyone involved had in common.
Avira Antivirus for Windows
There seems to be a 15-20 second delay between starting the computer and when everything starts going wrong; During this period, users can open other applications and use the computer without problems, but as soon as Avira starts using the CPU, normal use becomes impossible. Eventually, 100% of the CPU and memory are occupied and the computer freezes, and the only thing the user can do is physically shut down or restart the computer by pressing the button instead of using the start menu (which is not available). when locked).
Gen Digital, the company responsible for Avira Antivirus, confirmed on its official website that it is aware of these problems with its program; However, it has not confirmed whether it is looking for a fix or whether it will release an update that fixes it. It is likely that until the company completes its investigation, it will not make any changes.
Therefore, at this time The only solution we have is to uninstall Avira antivirus. We must try to do this during the period when the computer is still working, but once the program is uninstalled, just restart and everything should return to normal.
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