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Title: Where is the Avast 6 application on my computer?
Post by: audiodrome on April 28, 2011, 03:22:17 AM
I currently have Avast 6.0.1091 installed on my Windows XP computer but I just did a search to find an Avast log and I was surprised to see that there is no Avast 6 folder or application anywhere on my computer. In my Program Files folder there is an Alwil Software folder with an Avast 5 folder and that's it! Is the Avast 6 exe named something different?
Title: Re: Where is the Avast 6 application on my computer?
Post by: Vladimyr on April 28, 2011, 03:46:59 AM
On the machine I'm currently using. XP Pro SP3 (I think there are differences fro XP Home), the logs are at
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AVAST Software\Avast\log"
EDIT: Checked on XP Home, a small difference "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Alwil Software\Avast5\log"
As the others have said, probably because it was upgraded from 5 to 6.

Title: Re: Where is the Avast 6 application on my computer?
Post by: Gopher John on April 28, 2011, 03:57:12 AM
I currently have Avast 6.0.1091 installed on my Windows XP computer but I just did a search to find an Avast log and I was surprised to see that there is no Avast 6 folder or application anywhere on my computer. In my Program Files folder there is an Alwil Software folder with an Avast 5 folder and that's it! Is the Avast 6 exe named something different?

I updated from Avast 5.1.889 to Avast 6.0.1000, and I have the same file locations.  This is normal.  OTOH, if you do a clean install of Avast 6.xx, you will have the folder structure as Vladimyr stated.
Title: Re: Where is the Avast 6 application on my computer?
Post by: iroc9555 on April 28, 2011, 04:00:52 AM
audiodrome.

To add to Vladimir´s reply. If you updated from Avast 5 to 6 through automatic update, your Avast folder in Program files will have the Avast 5 folder in it.

Regards.

EDIT: Sorry John, I am a slow typest.
Title: Re: Where is the Avast 6 application on my computer?
Post by: audiodrome on April 29, 2011, 01:40:45 AM
That's what I was wondering - thanks!