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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Calle2013 on April 19, 2013, 09:54:41 AM

Title: New User name> Avast software updater? What is is and where did it come from?
Post by: Calle2013 on April 19, 2013, 09:54:41 AM

Hi there

I just updated to the free Avast to version 8.0.1485 and when I rebooted found this new user at my login screen, called "Avast software updater".  :D
I clicked on it but it required a pw. I tried an empty one and the normal one I use to login to my personal user, but neither worked.

Why do I suddenly get that user and what for? I cannot find anything in the help about this. Confusing.  :(

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Thanks,
Calle

Title: Re: New User name> Avast software updater? What is is and where did it come from?
Post by: DJBone on April 19, 2013, 10:01:15 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum! :)

Look here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=121082.msg928063#msg928063

DJBone

Title: Re: New User name> Avast software updater? What is is and where did it come from?
Post by: UserA789 on May 05, 2013, 04:08:53 AM

Quote from: DJBone on April 19, 2013, 10:01:15 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum! :)

Look here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=121082.msg928063#msg928063

DJBone

That is for BETA versions.  Im not being picky but I encountered this today and I am not using a beta.

I will try a REPAIR and see if it helps anything.

Title: Re: New User name> Avast software updater? What is is and where did it come from?
Post by: thekochs on July 11, 2013, 08:02:45 PM

Just got this today....what is up ?