gcon60 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 For the last couple of versions of Ccleaner I have been getting the following fail every time I run Registry Cleaner. Invalid file reference ImagePath - "d:\program files\avast software\avast\afwserv.exe" HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\avast! Firewall Any ideas, please? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted April 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 12, 2012 yes avast is stopping you from disabling avast, as any good security program would do. You're trying to clean everything the registry section has found. please read my signature. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcon60 Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Thanks for your speedy reply. I have been using Ccleaner for thousands of years, well, it seems like it, and I have never had this problem. Why is it happening now? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted April 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 12, 2012 Avast probably started to not advertise its links to that registry entry so it began to start to show in the unlinked registry items (just a guess, I don't use Avast and never clean reg entries having to do with any installed security products (or really any installed product at all but especially security)) ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted April 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 12, 2012 If you're using the latest Avast 7, it may be something new they've introduced. Right click that entry in the registry scan window, and select "Add To Exclude List", and you won't see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcon60 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 If you're using the latest Avast 7, it may be something new they've introduced. Right click that entry in the registry scan window, and select "Add To Exclude List", and you won't see it again. Thank you, that works. It will save me a few key stokes every time I run Registry Scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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