• ==================================================Filename : avipbb.sysAddress In Stack : avipbb.sys+12b48From Address : 0xa69a0000To Address : 0xa69bc000Size : 0x0001c000Time Stamp : 0x49c9008bTime String : 3/24/2009 11:47:23 PMProduct Name :File Description :File Version :Company :Full Path :

Well, most of the time my new laptop works fine with little issues. It's just that recently, I decided to install Avira AntiVir on it since I heard that it was pretty good compared to most freeware virus scanners.

Note that I haven't installed any anti-virus software before, but I do have MalwareBytes installed, and I hardly use it to connect to the Internet.

During installation, it threw a BSoD at me, and after restarting, I found that Avira was installed, but it was unable to initialize anything. I had previously tried to install Avira with worse results, in one case, I wasn't even able to boot into safe mode, which made repairing it necessary.

Using nirsoft's BlueScreenView, I was able to obtain the following information:

Dump File:Mini120209-01.dmp Crash Time:12/2/2009 10:28:18 AM Bug Check String:UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP Bug Check Code:0x1000007f Parameter 1:0x00000008 Parameter 2:0x80042000 Parameter 3:0x00000000 Parameter 4:0x00000000 Caused By Driver:ntoskrnl.exe Caused By Address:ntoskrnl.exe+63f40 File Description:NT Kernel & System Product Name:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Company:Microsoft Corporation File Version:5.1.2600.3023 (xpsp_sp2_qfe.061030-0020) Processor:32-bit

and the offending flaw is:

¶================================================== Filename : avipbb.sys Address In Stack : avipbb.sys+12b48 From Address : 0xa69a0000 To Address : 0xa69bc000 Size : 0x0001c000 Time Stamp : 0x49c9008b Time String : 3/24/2009 11:47:23 PM Product Name : File Description : File Version : Company : Full Path :

can anyone tell me why is avira causing this problem? I have re-downloaded the installer many times, only to have the same results.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20345313-Avira-AntiVir-free-BSOD

Check that out, seems interesting.

If it does not work, try increasing your virtual memory.

the problem has nothing to do with the thread in the link provided. Remember that this is a new install of Avira, not an upgrade from a previous version.

And I have removed all traces of Avira after I rebooted yesterday, prior to making my post. Does anyone else have any suggestions?

Throw your dump log to the avira dev team. Maybe they know what's going on.

I'm not sure, but I think it's either from a corrupt driver or bad hardware.

You could also run some hardware diagnostics. UBCD is a nice collection for computers with intel/pentium.

Reading Avira's documentation to see if your hardware/OS is supported might solve this.

Avira is known for having driver conflicts with other software, I've ran into this before, Forget Avira and use another A/V like McAfee or norton, If your looking for free then use Avg.