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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: 2harts4ever on March 12, 2010, 01:31:21 AM
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Good evening,
I just finished successfully installing the new Avast Antivirus (Free) version a few minutes ago and all seems well. In fact as of right now I like the way it is presented much more than version 4.8.
However, I am sure that when I had 4.8 running that there was an entry in my 'Event Viewer' which told when my definition updates were automatically installed. I think it was called 'Virus Updates' or something like that.
Anyway, there is no such entry as of right now. Will this feature return to my 'Event Viewer' when I start getting automatic definition updates? ???
Thanks and regards,
2harts4ever
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I don't know if this is what you mean. but please see attached pic.
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The new avast 5.0 doesn't record an antivirus entries in the windows event viewer.
I cleared mine out after updating to 5.0 and nothing has gone back in there.
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Hi DavidR,
Thanks, that is what I am referring too.
But I notice that you said you 'cleared yours out' after updating to the new version. I didn't do anything and mine disappeared.
So, what you are saying is, that 'Antivirus' won't be re-inserted in my Event Viewer even when I start getting definition updates?
Thanks and regards,
2harts4ever
PS: sj: thanks for your response too
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Well there were remnants of entries from 4.8 that remained, I cleared the log to confirm no entries were created by avast 5. I never got round to removing the antivirus section though, couldn't see an option for that.
I take it that you still have the antivirus section in the event viewer or was that removed also ?
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Hi DavidR,
No, I no longer have the 'Antivirus' section listed in my Event Viewer either. It apparently was taken out when I uninstalled the 4.8 version of Avast.
It isn't the end of the world not having it anymore, but I have to admit it was easy to keep track of your definition updates with it being part of Event Viewer.
Thanks and regards,
2harts4ever
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Ah you uninstalled avast, I didn't I installed 5.0 over the top of avast 4.8, so that may be the difference.
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I read somewhere on the forum that you were supposed to uninstall 4.8 before installing the new version.
Oh well, what is done is done ...lol
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It wouldn't have changed the fact that there are no longer any antivirus even viewer entries, just that it didn't remove them.
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DavidR,
Okay ... thanks for the additional information.
However, since there was an 'Antivirus' entry in my Event User when I was using Avast 4.8 and each and every automatic difinition update was logged, then why is there no such entry since I started using the new Avast version 5?
Just curious ....
Thanks and regards,
2harts4ever
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I like
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Antivirus events are no longer applicable in avast! V5 like DavidR says so I deleted that item.
You do not indicate what operating system you use in your signature nor what country you are in.
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Morning YoKenny,
I appreciate the added information. :)
Thanks and regards,
2harts4ever
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Go to PROFILE then Modify Profile then Forum Profile Information then select your country in Please select your country: then update your Signature: with information like my signature as this helps the helpers offer pertinent advice.
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Country was just now updated along with Signature. ;) Thanks ...
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I installed 5 over 4.8, and still see the "anti-virus" category in the event viewer too even though there's nothing in it. I guess which way you installed makes an unexpected difference, for whatever reason.
Slightly off-topic, but closely related ... I've also got the Internet Explorer category in my event viewer, though I can't remember ever seeing any events there. (I've got IE-8, but only use that for MS Updates, Firefox for everything else.) Is that probably an analogous situation, a carry-over from some older IE version that's no longer around or active?
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Hi Mike,
I have always had 'Internet Explorer' listed in my 'Event Viewer' too, at least as long as I have been running IE8. And, for what it's worth ... there is nothing listed in my 'Internet Explorer' heading either.
I always liked the way I could go to 'Event Viewer' and check to see how many updates Avast had in a certain time period. I for one will miss that, but time marches on and nothing stays the same.
Regards,
2harts4ever
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I have never seen anything in 'Internet Explorer' and in fact I only have 'Application' and 'System' tabs in Event Log Explorer on XP Pro and 'Application', 'Media Center', 'Security' and 'System' on Win7
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I can never recall Internet Explorer in the event viewer, so my guess is that it is placed there on installation/update to IE8. Though two things, I rarely visit the event viewer and don't use IE other than the occasional manual foray into windows update.