AVG Antivirus detects POTCO as malicious (INFO)

[Bilgepump]

I don't run any sort of anti-virus software. At all.

I've never had any problems. Ever.

How?

My router blocks people trying to open a connection to my machine.
I don't use Internet Explorer.
I don't use Outlook.
I don't randomly click on whatever attachments that people send me via email.
I keep up on the security patches.

That's it, really. Do that, and you'll be fine.

[Nathaniel Wolfson]

Originally Posted by Bilgepump

I don't run any sort of anti-virus software. At all.

I've never had any problems. Ever.

How?

My router blocks people trying to open a connection to my machine.
I don't use Internet Explorer.
I don't use Outlook.
I don't randomly click on whatever attachments that people send me via email.
I keep up on the security patches.

That's it, really. Do that, and you'll be fine.

The I'd say you're extremely lucky. Granted, your good behavior mitigates most of the serious risks, and the fact that you're probably an isolated user who doesn't have to have your machine interacting directly with others helps.

The fact of the matter is what you're doing is akin to saying "I haven't died of old age yet".

It's going to happen. EVENTUALLY. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But eventually you, or someone using your machine, will get something.

Originally Posted by Jade Macmorrigan

ok so :

#1: if i uninstall Pirates and reinstall it will i lose everything i did so far?

#2 : if i pay for AVG can i somehow turn it off, the back on AFTER reinstalling Pirates???

HELP!?

pleeeeeeeeeeeease???

You shouldn't have to uninstall anything. And even if you do, all that will happen is that the game will take a while to reload the island maps.

All your avatar(')s(') stats are resident in the POTCO service itself.

Originally Posted by Jack Ironmalley

Kat is correct. Everyone's pirate is saved on Disney's database, so uninstalling/reinstalling will not affect any progress in game you have made up until now.

You can turn AVG on and off without paying for it, but due to the current issues the minute you turn it back on the problem will start all over until it is fixed on thier side.

Note: The problem currently IS fixed.

My laptop with AVG (which actually plays it more beautifully than my main machine), got on last night, updated, and I rebooted (didn't notice the original POTCO-killing behavior until a reboot). POTCO still comes up.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled piracy.

Originally Posted by Jade Macmorrigan

ok...well that tells me something..so thanks guys! i was just wondering about turning off AVG to reinstall Pirates, because i thought someone said earlier on the thread here that they did it and had no more issues....hmm. might be worth doing anyway just to see...

but thanks again!

Note: I'm the one who did it. I did it merely to test whether or not uninstalling the AV program worked in getting POTCO back.

It does.

HOWEVER

I do NOT (and will never) recommend simply getting rid of your AV program simply to play a game. Simply wait the few hours/day-or-so for the updated definitions and find something else to do for an evening.

In any event, the "crisis" is over. AVG's current definitions have fixed the problem.

Originally Posted by onyxeidolon

yeah it really sucks that POTCO isn't saying anything... my fiance had to find out what happened by looking in our AVG logs to find out what had happened to the pirates.exe on our computer and then went to the AVG website to get more info because POTCO isn't posting anything about it... i am really bummed that i can't play the game anymore until the problem gets fixed... this is the first time i have ever played any game like this and even though it was sometimes frustrating, i have been enjoying playing it... and because of this problem, i don't have it to play anymore... so i am crossing my fingers that AVG can come up for a fix for this soon... and someone needs to tell the POTCO people that it isn't nice of them to just keep us in the dark..

Yeah. This is my sole real beef about the whole issue.

Most users, when your app gets broken, don't know (or CARE) that it isn't your fault or beyond your control. YOUR app broke. "Everything else" still works!

This is why I wish they'd have at least put a small notice of the application conflict.

As has been said, the fix is out. Update your definitions, reboot, then go into the virus vault and restore the Launcher1.exe and you're golden.