A Steam related problem (Solved)

try re installing it...this will suck if you have lots of games to install, but re installing fixes 99/100 of my steam problems!

I had the same problem today. It was caused by Avast antivirus. It thought that a file from Steam directory was a malware.

yes i have also 2 days or so Avast vs Steam problems!! :S:S Avast is finding some malware gen.s. but if i delete the file with avast and reinstall steam 1 or 2 times, then its ok again, for a while at least :)
edit : actually yes, i did use the repair function, i did not a full uninstall and then reinsntall.

Lol, everyone saying Avast! deletes their Steam files.. I've done a full scan, and Avast doesn't delete it. lol

Just a question to people having Avast problems: Why not add steam folder to exclusion list - it will even help your games to run faster...

If you're interested in a different antivirus, I'd recommend going with Avira. Only issue I've had with it is the slide up ad which can come up frequently -- but can be disabled.

1). Open the control panel through Start > Control Panel.
2). Go to Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
3). Click on Software Restriction Policy > Action > Create new restriction policy.
4). Right-click, and go to additional rules > new path rule.
5). Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ and double-click avnotify.exe.
6). Set the security level to Disallowed.
7). Repeat steps 5 and 6 for avnotify.dll.
8). Click apply and then OK.

I had a similar problem today too. After reinstalling steam 3 times I realized that my antivirus updated this morning and took steam as a false positive.