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Title: What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Awake on June 12, 2004, 08:30:22 AM

I have been trying to do a scan since 4 pm June 11 ...which is after the update to the Avast Program  .....My scans get about half way and then it stalls .It tells me it is running but the number of files scanned never moves ...Can some one please tell me what is going on ...please do it in simple terms so I can understand (( not very computer smart here ))....Thanks Guys

Also if I pause it then try and start it nothing happens or if I try to close it nothing happens ....

Will not scan past a certain point ...what is going on ???

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Awake on June 12, 2004, 02:45:37 PM

Quote from: Awake on June 12, 2004, 08:30:22 AM

I have been trying to do a scan since 4 pm June 11 ...which is after the update to the Avast Program  .....My scans get about half way and then it stalls .It tells me it is running but the number of files scanned never moves ...Can some one please tell me what is going on ...please do it in simple terms so I can understand (( not very computer smart here ))....Thanks Guys

Also if I pause it then try and start it nothing happens or if I try to close it nothing happens ....

Will not scan past a certain point ...what is going on ???

Going to try a scan only Local Disc and see if it runs all the way through ...if not should I just leave things alone until " Bug " is fixed ....Am I still protected even if I can not perform my normal scans daily ????

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: DavidR on June 12, 2004, 07:13:20 PM

Try a scan on your local drives, but untick scan archive files and see if that helps.
 

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Awake on June 12, 2004, 07:39:27 PM

Did that ...Scanned Local Disks alone ...took an hour ...Scanned Folders Alone ...49 minutes ....Quick Scan with Archives took 15 minutes with a mess of files not scanned with (ASPC) behind them ...I gather it is part of the bug in the new update

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: JamieX on June 12, 2004, 09:14:13 PM

I have exactly the same problem, every since i installed the last update it just hangs while scanning and eventually crashes the computer completely.

I had no problems before installing the most recent updates.  ???

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Awake on June 12, 2004, 10:54:49 PM

Quote from: JamieX on June 12, 2004, 09:14:13 PM

I have exactly the same problem, every since i installed the last update it just hangs while scanning and eventually crashes the computer completely.

I had no problems before installing the most recent updates.  ???

Yes this "" Bug """ in the new update has thrown alot of computers into a tail spin ...but I have "" Faith "" in the guys who are in charge and things will be back to normal ...Hmmm I am hoping before 2005 ((( Joking )))  :P :P ;D

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: softwareguy on June 13, 2004, 02:19:40 AM

A beta hotfix is already made available.
Good Job Alwil! :)

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: RejZoR on June 13, 2004, 09:24:04 AM

Alwil team is always very fast in program fixes and VPS updates. Its very impressive :)

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: softwareguy on June 13, 2004, 09:30:51 AM

Could we expect 4.5 in a month? :P
Good Luck to all you Alwil Staffs!

P.S :D: I hope the ZoneAlarm guys could get their ver5 fixed up like Alwil did... ARRGH!  >:(

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: JamieX on June 13, 2004, 10:30:29 AM

I've tried updating, but i still have the same problem.  :-\

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Vlk on June 13, 2004, 12:41:33 PM

JamieX, you still have the problem after updating to build 414?? (That is, did you update to 414 as described in the other thread -- http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=5140;start=msg37721#msg37721 )?

What OS are you using?


Thanks
Vlk

Title: Re:What Has Happened With Avast
Post by: Awake on June 13, 2004, 06:02:21 PM

Do we need to do the update as you outlined earlier because I am totally lost ....