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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Vlk on September 19, 2003, 12:15:32 PM

Title: Build 4.1.268
Post by: Vlk on September 19, 2003, 12:15:32 PM

So how's it going with the new build? No new crashes? No new problems?
And what about the probs that were introduced in 4.1.260 - are they gone? What about the P2P/IM provs? FreeCell? Empty bodies in Outlook? ...?

I'd love to hear your oppinions! :)

Thanks,
Vlk

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: chips on September 19, 2003, 12:22:25 PM

I had no problems at all. Everything is working just fine, just as before!

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: MWassef on September 19, 2003, 01:50:17 PM

The same for me  :)

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 19, 2003, 02:17:23 PM

great
reallly!!!
it works prefeclty!!!!!!!

avast4.1 i think it's the best av around!
and i have tried almost every programs

a great thank to igor
 ;D

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: buffalo on September 19, 2003, 02:56:55 PM

no probs... everything work fine :)

/Buffalo

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: shgoh on September 19, 2003, 03:05:13 PM

so far so good...

avast rocks.. ;D ;D

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 19, 2003, 03:25:47 PM

i did update the virus database and avast askes me to reboot why?

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 19, 2003, 03:27:23 PM

i updated now the virus database and avast asked me to reboot why?

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 19, 2003, 03:30:39 PM

mabye because i renamed these files?

Ahresmai.dll
Ahresmes.dll
Ahresp2p.dll

in *.back

every update avast will check if everything is ok
is something is wrong
download the missed files? right?

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 19, 2003, 03:51:33 PM

IS THERE A SWITCH TO AVOID AVAST DOWNLOADES THESE FILES AND REBOOT?

KEEPING RENAMED..

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Waldo on September 19, 2003, 05:56:53 PM

Seems to works just fine !  ;D

Nice work, Avast team > keep it up !


Waldo

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: rwishlaw on September 19, 2003, 07:58:00 PM

Windows XP

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20030916

Avast
Version 4.1-268
VPS 0309-1

The latest Avast program update (yesterday) has caused my Mozilla EMail password not to be recognized

when I try to send mail out

and I get a dialog titled

Mail Server Password Required.

which I fill in with the password but it pops up again.

I have reinstalled Avast and Mozilla several times and Mozilla is OK until I install Avast.

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: pekka on September 19, 2003, 09:21:56 PM

No problems here! (Avast pro and WinXP pro with several email clients like Outlook, OE, Eudora, Pegasus)
Updated yesterday (18.9) manually and this morning got 24  pieces of this new Swen worm through email (Avast website calls it Swan ?). Avast removed every one of them! (Well 50 more during the day.)
Well I do not need any fancy new features, just make a simple and solid program that works!
This test in real life today told me that  I did not waste my money!

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Vlk on September 19, 2003, 11:20:35 PM

mantra do you have version 4.1.268? That version should absolutely not ask you for a reboot after an VPS update (unlike v4.1.260 which had a bug that was causing just this...).

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Dave50 on September 20, 2003, 01:35:52 AM

Vlk -- just did a clean install of 4.1.268 and my computer is much happier with it.  Only thing I noticed was that while the program says 4.1.268, the drivers listed in Windows System32 say 4.1.267.  Any cause for concern?

Good work avast! team...

 :)Dave50

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: mantra on September 20, 2003, 08:16:09 AM

Vlk
it asked me to reboot!
i have  version 4.1.268!
i update the virus database and it asked me for a reboot

what should i do ? download the full version ?
i used the built in updater!!


maybe it asked me for reboot
because i renamed Ahresmes.dll in Ahresmes.back?
or?
can u give me an advise VLK????
download the full version from www.avast.com?

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Vlk on September 20, 2003, 09:35:43 AM

mantra: yes, it's possibly because you renamed the files. The updater is trying to "rectify the problem", you know... As I stated previously, renaming these files is probably not the best way to stop using the providers... (see previous discussions about this).

dave: that's fine. The drivers should be 4.1.267. Build 268 was just a refresh with virtually no changes, designed to be released "out"...

Thanks for the good news.

Hope this heps,
Vlk

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: joanlui on September 20, 2003, 10:32:07 AM

No problems here... ::)

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: kubecj on September 20, 2003, 01:29:41 PM

Quote from: mantra on September 20, 2003, 08:16:09 AM

Vlk
it asked me to reboot!
i have  version 4.1.268!
i update the virus database and it asked me for a reboot

maybe it asked me for reboot
because i renamed Ahresmes.dll in Ahresmes.back?

That almost for sure. Check setup.log in setup directory. It should tell you why did it ask for reboot.

Avast installer forces all files to be correct. If some of them get broken (or deleted), installer replaces them on next 'repair/refresh' operation. It's unlikely this behaviour will change.

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Amerk_5 on September 21, 2003, 06:40:30 AM

No problems here either.  ;D

avast 4.1.268 & Win98SE

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: r_du_neuf_trois on September 21, 2003, 10:18:36 AM

Hi, it works fine for me, except the couple of hours when it was impossible to reach the updating server (http error).
By the way, what is the interest of P2P provider, isn't the standard shield analysing the incoming and outgoing files, and why is it dedicated to certain programs and last, why common programs like Emule and its declinaison (Overnet, Edonkey,...) are forgotten from the list.
Regards.

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Vlk on September 21, 2003, 10:49:21 AM

Quote

By the way, what is the interest of P2P provider, isn't the standard shield analysing the incoming and outgoing files,

Well, kind of. The thing is, setting the Standard Shield to scan all files from all programs would pose a great overhead that's probably inacceptable on most systems. Therefore, we decided to add special support for selected applications that usually are the most common sources of infection... Pretty simple but still very efficient, I'd say...

Also, it's a great marketing feature, don't you think..? :)
"The first antivirus to directly support KaZaa, ICQ, and WinMX?"
(and it's even true! ;D)

Quote

and last, why common programs like Emule and its declinaison (Overnet, Edonkey,...) are forgotten from the list

We don't know these programs. The ones currently supported are those that are either most popular or those that we use. If you have any suggestions, just give them to us...

Vlk

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Vincent on September 23, 2003, 03:05:04 PM

I can only back the previous suggestion to support other P2P programs like eDonkey/eMule that are very common: feel free to have a look at http://www.edonkey2000.com/ !

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: MarcZ on September 23, 2003, 07:50:29 PM

Win 98SE Avast Home Edition
P2P SHIELD, INTERNET MAIL, STANDARD SHIELD RUNNING.
 Freecell will only show 1 row of cards when a New Game is selected.

After shutting frrecell down, Stopping Standard Shield, freecell runs properly.

That's a good enough fix for my purposes. ( I don't play Freecell that often)

I noticed that not a lot of your respondents told you what OS they were even running.

Title: Re:Build 4.1.268
Post by: Lisandro on September 24, 2003, 02:10:33 AM

Quote from: mantra on September 20, 2003, 08:16:09 AM

Vlk
it asked me to reboot!
i have  version 4.1.268!
i update the virus database and it asked me for a reboot

maybe it asked me for reboot
because i renamed Ahresmes.dll in Ahresmes.back?

The same happens to me this morning (23 September) and I do not rename any file to disable the providers (I just thought, in another forum, that will be a good idea of mantra)  :'(