Windows 10: Can't Download Anything - Virus Scan Failed - Using Windows Virus Protection

Hello! For some reason, I can't download anything. Even trying to click on a picture and download it hits me with "virus scan failed." I've tried disabling my virus scan, disabling adblock, updating my software, and restarting. I'm running Windows 10. This issue happens on Chrome, Discord, and Opera. Any idea how to solve it? I'm not a computer person by any means, so it can be challenging to figure it out. The issue started when I moved all my downloads out of my downloads folder, but I'm not sure they're connected issues.

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Downloading files - VIRUS SCAN FAILED

Hi Everyone,

I keep getting the message VIRUS SCAN FAILED when I try and download files from all sites on the internet.

However can download Windows Updates.

Any suggestions would be extremely welcomed.

Thank you in advance,

John

 

Failing hardware? Undetected virus?

It really sounds like a virus running hidden in the background!
Though you've scanned the pc for viruses it's difficult that the antivirus installed finds anything...as the virus has already passed unobserved by the antivirus app.

My suggestion is to put some executable antivirus and antispyware appz. in your flash disk and scan the pc from that.
Use different ones, portable antiviruses etc....here are some suggestions:

Eset Sysinspector : http://www.eset.com/download/sysinspector.php
PrevX CSI : http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp
Spyware doctor..etc.

Cheerz

 

Virus Scan Failed

You “possibly” have a copy of McAfee Site Advisor or WebAdvisor or some other McAfee product on your computer that’s causing this issue. If so, you need to uninstall it and also be sure to use the McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool
as well. List of antivirus product removal tools If necessary boot into
Safe Mode with Networking and try to download the tool and run it or you can use a different computer, put the removal tool on a flash drive and then insert the flash drive in the affected computer and run it from there. After removing all traces
of McAfee and rebooting the computer this issue “should” be resolved…emphasis on should.

Here is a recent thread where the original poster reported a similar issue: Redirecting

And here is another: Redirecting

Regards...

http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/01/27/top-10-ways-pups-sneak-onto-your-computer-and-how-to-avoid-them/