Failed to calculate your unique ID [SOLVED]

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Failed to calculate your unique ID

Postby Starky » 25 Jul 2018, 20:44

This is the error is get when ever i try to log into FAF it also adds in brackets "A part of our smurf prevention system"

Would really appreciate help

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Re: Failed to calculate your unique ID

Postby PhilipJFry » 25 Jul 2018, 21:55

please read the red text above and post logs
also do you use mcafee?
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Re: Failed to calculate your unique ID

Postby Starky » 25 Jul 2018, 22:16

I did read all of the RED text above and found nothing relevant to my issue and yes i do use mcafee.
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Re: Failed to calculate your unique ID  [SOLVED]

Postby chazero » 26 Jul 2018, 00:08

Hi, just want to let you know the problem might be McAfee.
I had McAfee running and I found out it keeps removing FAF-UID.EXE (took me whole day to figure it out)
Adding it to white list should solve the problem.
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Re: Failed to calculate your unique ID

Postby Geosearchef » 26 Jul 2018, 00:40

It does, there have been a lot of questions about the lately, McAfee probably updated their virus definitions.
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