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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: gblu on June 24, 2010, 05:50:17 PM

Title: can't update virus definition
Post by: gblu on June 24, 2010, 05:50:17 PM
about 10 minutes ago, i checked Avast! update history and found virus definitions version : 24.6.2010 - 100624-1

My avast has version 100624-0. When i did manual update, it says, my virus definitions are already uptodate. i reboot my PC and the same thing happens.

i dont have any firewall, just default from windows, and avast is the only my AV (i have MBAM too)


any help?
Title: Re: can't update virus definition
Post by: DavidR on June 24, 2010, 06:37:31 PM
Where did you check this history ?

What does the avast Maintenance screen say, mine still shows 100624-0, see image, but a manual update did download 100624-1, image2.

Try a repair of avast. Add Remove programs, select 'avast! Anti-Virus,' click the Change/Remove button and scroll down to Repair, click next and follow. This has in the past resolved this out of sync issue between reported and actual VPS version.
Title: Re: can't update virus definition
Post by: gblu on June 24, 2010, 06:46:55 PM
in avast! official website : http://www.avast.com/virus-update-history (i always check it)


strange...after did a couple of reboot and couple of manual update, (maybe about 5 or 6 reboot) and i also changed the settings :  i ticked "my computer is permanently connect to internet", the VPS updated itself.



edit : i did David instruction to repair the avast too (but after the VPS updated itself) Just to make sure anything is ok.
Title: Re: can't update virus definition
Post by: DavidR on June 24, 2010, 07:39:57 PM
The official web page on occasion is behind that of the release of the latest update, though they do try to have it updated at the same time.
Title: Re: can't update virus definition
Post by: gblu on June 24, 2010, 08:56:31 PM
umm...yeah. sorry, i'm just a casual user, not the advance one. Sometimes little problem like this makes me worried, and get confuse. (seriously...it is)

i think the update takes time for user to get it. (yeah, about 30 minutes later after i rebooted the PC several times, the automatic update run, and i got the newest version without problem.)


thanks David. i'm really appreciate your help.