# \[RESOLVED\] 20211116 - Issue with Avast Antivirus and the EVE launcher

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/resolved-20211116-issue-with-avast-antivirus-and-the-eve-launcher/337161>\
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**Tags:** official\
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/resolved-20211116-issue-with-avast-antivirus-and-the-eve-launcher/337161 "2021-11-16T16:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Solus\_Moritur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/solus_moritur/32/292005_2.png) [@Solus\_Moritur](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Solus_Moritur)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/resolved-20211116-issue-with-avast-antivirus-and-the-eve-launcher/337161/7 "2021-11-16T17:13:32Z")

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I now believe this was the same problem I was having all weekend;

> [@Eve Launcher deleting itself?](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-launcher-deleting-itself/336389):
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> Very weird issue today with Windows Eve; Started the Eve Launcher. It downloads some files. It updates it cache. It asks me to hit “OK”. It restarts. And then it crashes. But get this; It deletes Eve/Launcher/evelauncher.exe in the process. Even my desktop icon disappears. The file is nowhere to be found, even Recycle Bin. I’ve cleared every cache, rebooted, uninstalled, deleted, and reinstalled, etc. etc. It has done it 3 TIMES in a row now. I’ve had to uninstall/reinstall each time because…

I didn’t think to look at AVG, but this was very similar behavior, with evelauncher.exe going missing from the launcher directory. Finally got around it (after umpteen uninstall/reinstalls) by selecting “Cancel” at launcher update.

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