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Re: Virtualbox crashes on windows 7
Posted: 20. Jun 2022, 14:10
by scottgus1
GRou wrote:I was able to isolate a single shield that is causing my VMs to crash.
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uncheck Enable Anti-Rootkit Shield.
Like reported up here:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=105778#p519362
Re: Virtualbox crashes on windows 7
Posted: 21. Jun 2022, 02:22
by GRou
fth0 wrote:Is it correct that the Anti-Rootkit Shield is part of a paid version of Avast, but not of the free version?
I use the free version of Avast, and it shows the Anti-Rootkit Shield in the user interface. So I believe this feature is not limited to the paid version.
Re: Virtualbox crashes on windows 7
Posted: 21. Jun 2022, 03:05
by whatevernow
fth0 wrote:Thanks for reporting back. Is it correct that the Anti-Rootkit Shield is part of a paid version of Avast, but not of the free version?
I am using free version of AVG: AVG AntiVirus Free, version 22.5.3235.
Re: Virtualbox crashes on windows 7
Posted: 28. Jun 2022, 04:18
by GRou
To anyone encountering this issue, Avast has issued an update which prevents this problem. See the following for a complete discussion:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=320045.0
As mentioned there, this update is not a long-term solution, but a temporary workaround. My system has been working with all shields enabled for over a day now. VMs are no longer crashing.
Re: Virtualbox crashes on windows 7
Posted: 28. Jun 2022, 14:20
by scottgus1
Thanks for the update, GRou!