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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Dewg on August 11, 2010, 11:07:11 PM

Title: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: Dewg on August 11, 2010, 11:07:11 PM
Many of my 4.8 Pro users are reporting failures with updates today (red error box in lower corner).  The error is:

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Information about current update:
Last encountered error: The package is broken.

Total time:  45s

- Vps:  Updated
 (previous version: 100811-0, updated version: 100811-1)

Server:  download825.avast.com (174.120.185.18)
Downloaded files: 5 (75.25 KB)
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Only thing in common is all the monthly Windows updates were applied this morning.

Is anyone else experiencing problems with 4.8 updating today after the Microsoft updates?
Title: Re: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: DavidR on August 11, 2010, 11:19:02 PM
Have them 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.
Title: Re: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: Dewg on August 11, 2010, 11:29:20 PM
It's literally hitting all of my 200 users - I'm getting dozens of support requests this afternoon.  I have to run repair on all 200 users?  This sounds more like a corrupt file on one of the Avast update servers, and less like a problem with the Avast install.
Title: Re: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: GlynH on August 11, 2010, 11:32:26 PM
It's literally hitting all of my 200 users - I'm getting dozens of support requests this afternoon.  I have to run repair on all 200 users?  This sounds more like a corrupt file on one of the Avast update servers, and less like a problem with the Avast install.

My thoughts exactly although I haven't seen the flood of posts indicating this is a widespread problem so maybe it was discovered & rectified?

Any 'official' acknowledgement/answer from Avast themselves yet?

Regards,
-=Glyn=-
Title: Re: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: cindytng on August 12, 2010, 01:33:16 AM
Package broken - seems like there are a lot of posts - so far several of my clients have called and I am seeing the same message in my own office.
Title: Re: 4.8 Pro Update failed...
Post by: jsejtko on August 12, 2010, 01:49:20 AM
Hello,

I'm sorry about the problems caused with the previous update (1101), currently release update fixes this issue so please update to 1102.

Best Regards