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Title: avast free update version number
Post by: winndb on November 02, 2013, 06:36:39 PM
Currently using avast free version 8..0.1501.
The updates page indicates that a new version is available: "9.0.1501"
but there is no version "9.0.1501" listed in the avast releases history .
See screenshot.
is 9.0.1501 a valid Avast Free version number??
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: CraigB on November 02, 2013, 06:39:50 PM
8.0.1501 would have been an internal beta, Id suggest you download the newest version here http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=138753.0
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: Eddy on November 02, 2013, 06:41:15 PM
2014.9.0.2007 is the latest version.
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: DavidR on November 02, 2013, 07:21:22 PM
Currently using avast free version 8..0.1501.
The updates page indicates that a new version is available: "9.0.1501"
but there is no version "9.0.1501" listed in the avast releases history .
See screenshot.
is 9.0.1501 a valid Avast Free version number??

The 8.0.1500 (or .1501) essentially were interim results where compatibility is/was checked for the update to avast 9.0.2006/7.

If you proceed with the update then the build number you should end up with is 9.0.2007.
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: jvidal on November 03, 2013, 02:10:56 AM
It seems that if you're using avast 8, then the new version offered somehow gets to be 9.0.1500 (or 8.0.1500), instead of 9.0.2006 (or 2007 since yesterday).
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: DavidR on November 03, 2013, 02:20:25 AM
As I said this is some sort of interim check function and if you follow through with the program update you get the latest avast 9.0 version.
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: winndb on November 03, 2013, 05:11:05 AM
Thanks everyone for the replies. I will proceed with the update and see what happens. If that doesn't work out right then I will do a separate download and reinstall of the newest version.
..nice forum of helpfull members.
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: Eddy on November 03, 2013, 12:19:16 PM
If you go for a clean install, I suggest to use avastclear to remove the current installation first.
Title: Re: avast free update version number
Post by: winndb on November 08, 2013, 01:28:09 AM
outcome::
The in-program updater would not function so I downloaded the newest version (2014.9.0.2007) of  Avastfree and installed it over the existing one. All seems  well.