September 17, 2008
Just wondering if anyone else is having trouble with automatic updates from Avast? Evan installing has been somewhat of a problem of late. This has been on two different laptops running Windows 7 Home Premium. I've never had any problem with Avast in the past (this is Avast Anti Virus Free).
August 9, 2011
No problems here at all Gene - running Avast free in Win7 Home Premium. What version do you have? Mine is v7.0.1426.
Have you installed any new security software lately? A firewall maybe?
September 17, 2008
Hi Jim:
Thanks for the reply. Running the same version as you and only Windows 7 firewall, no other security software at all. These are new installs on two different laptops,one a 3yr old HP and the other is an old (maybe 5yrs) Fujitsu.
I really am stumped with this one, as I have never had any trouble with Avast in the past.
August 9, 2011
Gene - Is this just affecting auto updates or are you also having problems updating manually?
Check the preferences under Settings>Update:
Engine And Virus Definitions should be set to Automatic by default.
Everything under Details should be enabled.
Proxy Settings should be set to Auto Detect Type HTTP.
These are generally all set correctly by default but ya never know. Also, under Settings>Troubleshooting you will find a Reset button under the Restore factory defaults option which will revert everything back to default. It's a long shot, but you could try hitting the Reset now button, won't do any harm anyway.
September 17, 2008
Jim, all the settings are as they should be, so, did the ole uninstall/reinstall and at this point it installed and updated as it should. Have no idea what was going on, but I will see what happens tomorrow when it should update auto.
To answer you question from earlier, it was both automatic and manual, go figure.
Cheers
August 9, 2011
These things can happen Gene... gremlins??
As long as you got it working in the end mate. Hopefully, it should continue behaving itself now.
Just about to compile a review of TinyWall, which is a ... well... tiny firewall. LOL
Pretty excited about this one. It was initially released around 3 or 4 months ago and was pretty raw and buggy. The developer has been busy refining the software and adding features, and just now released the new updated version. Just been testing it and it's a absolute wee ripper... so simple and yet so effective... anyone can easily utilize this one. Will be posting a review later today or tomorrow at the latest.
Cheers mate... Jim
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