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So a bit ago my dad suggested I install AVG antivirus on my PC.  I took his advice and installed it.  Shortly after my PC began freezing after a short time of booting.  It could last from five minutes to two hours without freezing.  Judging by the fact that the freezes started right after I installed AVG, I decided to uninstall it.  There wasn't any difference made.  My PC has froze in the past, but it was never this bad.

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I somehow forgot to say this, but what do you guys think the problem could be?  Do you think it's a hardware problem or maybe a software one?  And how would I go about fixing it?

 

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I don't know how software could kill the PC like that, especially a well known and common program like that.  My guess is that if you reinstall, everything will work perfectly.  That, or your motherboard is dying and just by some cosmically colossal coincidence it started showing signs right when you installed AVG :D

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2 minutes ago, Sodak said:

I somehow forgot to say this, but what do you guys think the problem could be?  Do you think it's a hardware problem or maybe a software one?  And how would I go about fixing it?

 

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Seems like a uncommon problem. Id restore the image backup just to be safe.

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Reinstall windows and stay away from that cheap antivirus crap. Get this: http://www.bitdefender.com.au/

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2 minutes ago, SLIClocker said:

Reinstall windows and stay away from that cheap antivirus crap. Get this: http://www.bitdefender.com.au/

that one glitched frame in your profile pix drives me nuts :P

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that one glitched frame in your profile pix drives me nuts :P

Yeah i know i am changing the pic anyway right now.

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I googled it and it seemed that others were having the problem, which is why I place the blame on AVG

 

@Ryan_Vickers

well crap, I'm using old hardware but I thought it could at least get me through until I could get the money to build a new PC, guess I thought wrong...

 

@SLIClocker

Personally I'm going to stay away from Antivirus for awhile and if I get one, I've used Norton before and I've had no problems with it 

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Just now, Sodak said:

@Electronics Wizardy

I googled it and it seemed that others were having the problem, which is why I place the blame on AVG

 

@Ryan_Vickers

well crap, I'm using old hardware but I thought it could at least get me through until I could get the money to build a new PC, guess I thought wrong...

 

@SLIClocker

Personally I'm going to stay away from Antivirus for awhile and if I get one, I've used Norton before and I've had no problems with it 

No you need antivirus otherwise hackers and trojans can get into your pc and mess it up all over again. Get bitdefender because i use it and have had no porblems at all. Completely zero.

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@Quibiss

I took a look at the SATA cables and in the process noticed a red light on the mobo that I don't think was on prior

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2 minutes ago, SLIClocker said:

No you need antivirus otherwise hackers and trojans can get into your pc and mess it up all over again. Get bitdefender because i use it and have had no porblems at all. Completely zero.

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1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

You don't need antivirus. The best thing to prevent viruses isn't any antivirus program, but the user. As long as you stay away from sketchy sites and don't click ads or those fake download buttons it's extremely, extremely hard to get a virus.

This, and hackers can't actually access your PC remotely without your direct permission too... and in order to actually "hack" into your PC they have to first gain access to your network. Good luck with that one...

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It can't be a software issue but it's AVG so no idea, if not a hardware issue, maybe some driver borked?

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@Quibiss

since my mobo is extremely old (win vista era) I found it online but there wasn't any explanation 

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PC Specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66 GHz

 

Mobo: MSI P7N SLI PLATINUM

 

RAM: 6GB DDR2

 

GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9800GT

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@Quibiss

the light is steady (not as bright because of flash)

 

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I got it figured out

I applied too little thermal paste 

 

well now I feel stupid

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