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76561198039197183 (Banned) Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:17pm
Avast deleted steam.exe Win32:Evo-gen
How to get it back? after the small steam update avast markes it as suspicous can't get it back can\t find the virus chest on avast 2015
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S3ud-76 Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:28pm 
me too here
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S3ud-76 Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:33pm 
I delete steam.old.exe from steam folder
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DawdlingDan Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:43pm 
Go in Steam directory, rename steam.exe.old to steam.exe, disable Avast shields, retstart steam.
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DawdlingDan Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:43pm 
Poster above me, re-install steam.
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Katlen Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:47pm 
Same thing happened to me as well. Trying @DawdlingDan's solution.
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Excess Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:54pm 
did any of you lost all of their games too ? tey we're all deleted from my computer... but like I can still see them, the problem is each time I open them, Steam want me to download them all over again
Last edited by Excess; Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:58pm
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Wild Turkey Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:22pm 
Check avast virus chest, scan it and restore steam.exe. It wont flag again, false positive avasts end. No need for re-install just redo your shortcuts. The virus chest can be found under statistics > component status.
Last edited by Wild Turkey; Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:23pm
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76561198039197183 (Banned) Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:31pm 
Originally posted by EL-flamingo:
did any of you lost all of their games too ? tey we're all deleted from my computer... but like I can still see them, the problem is each time I open them, Steam want me to download them all over again
nah i did not lose mine
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Cr4zYcH1cK3nB0Y Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:41pm 
Not sure if this is what happened to me, because avast didn't pop up anything. But the steam client auto-updated, and i clicked restart steam, however steam never did restart, and the update must of deleted the steam app, because it is not there anymore. I had to re-download the steam client and re-install it. It did work, however, but wasted some time :(
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The Giving One Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:16pm 
Sounds about right. Avast is on the list and seen here many times to cause problems with Steam.
Read this, please.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289

Anti-Virus Applications - Any Anti-Virus program could potentially block Steam and Steam game access, especially when not properly configured for use with Steam. Please make sure that Steam and all Steam games are listed as exceptions in these programs. If the issue persists, please try disabling or temporarily uninstalling the program to test the issue.
Last edited by The Giving One; Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:17pm
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Phương Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:19pm 
same here :(
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