Emergency Update 2013-11-21?

[henri44]

Hello,

Following this new program when Windows starts (emupdate \ dc2941bb-94e1-4b20-4bfe-1d4dd1b6efbb.exe)
- Desinstalled of Avast itself with the "avastclear" tool
- Cleaning with CCleaner and Wise Registry Cleaner
- Install new Avast
- Automatic update with popup and voice VPS 131124-0

stop and restart computer

first observation:
- No folder "emupdate" C: \ Program Files \ Avast Software \ Avast \ setup \
- So no entry in the start of W7 (msconfig and CCleaner)

to follow...

hello,
this morning after starting W7 (Home Edition 32 b)
- Launch the Scheduled Task "Emergency Update avast!"
         - Operation was successful
         - Next execution in 12 hours
- Update the VPS 13112401-1
- No emergency update 20131121 registered at startup
- No folder emupdate in C: \ Program Files \ Avast Software \ Avast \ setup

therefore power user who installs Avast for the first time, this problem is not present

apologize for my broken English

[PamJ]

I think I'm one who now has that sitting in SAS quarantine. I remember seeing an avast! start-up item listed when I ran msconfig with a bunch of numbers as the name. Didn't really think much of it. But then I ran SAS and put the two items it flagged as Trojans in quarantine. After reading this thread, I went back through msconfig and now see that odd avast! item is no longer there.  (The other item it flagged as a suspect trojan I know has nothing to do with avast.)

This is what SAS flagged: software\microsoft\ windows\currentversion\run (201211-21)

So, guess I'll just wait like everyone else that's deleted it or had SAS (or something else) remove it to see if it should be reinstalled. Really would like to know what to do...

[abruptum]

I am one of those who deleted Avast emupdate from start up (reg key) yesterday.
So far everything is fine.
I believe that this is definitely a bug since some users did clean installation and there is no
Avast emupdate at start up.

[miguelgrado]

I am one of those who deleted Avast emupdate from start up (reg key) yesterday.
So far everything is fine.
I believe that this is definitely a bug since some users did clean installation and there is no
Avast emupdate at start up.

It could also be that avast removed the patch provisionally 

[Ijkoy]

Can we please get a clarification whether this insertnumbers.exe is supposed to start on every boot up now and if not ... will there be another emergency update pushed to correct this problem? In addition it would be nice to get some information about the content of the emergency update.
Thanks!

[midnight]

I just rebooted my computer and I didn't see insertnumbers.exe..

I'm not the least bit concerned about the emergency update and I don't understand why anyone is. 

[Ijkoy]

I just rebooted my computer and I didn't see insertnumbers.exe..

I'm not the least bit concerned about the emergency update and I don't understand why anyone is. 

Im not really concerned, its just something unexpected. Have you checked your msconfig (system start) for the exe-file? I do this on a regular basis and I have never seen this exe file (long time avast user). So thats what I call unexpected. And the file name, although its signed, doesn't really help 

[midnight]

Now I'm confused.  I updated to the newest version on Nov. 21 but the attachment shows I received an Emergency Update on the same day. 

[Ijkoy]

Now I'm confused.  I updated to the newest version on Nov. 21 but the attachment shows I received an Emergency Update on the same day.

Don't be confused, your screenshot only shows firefox running with this topic opened in a tab So there is no emergency update running on your machine. What i meant was the startup application which you can find by running msconfig and then look for the entry in the startups.

EDIT: Okay you changed the screenshot. The avastemupdate.exe is always installed, so if you installed avast on the 21st than of course avastemupdate.exe was also copied. The emupdate people here are talking about is an exe-file in the avast/setup/empudate/ folder. There you should find an exe-file with a lot of numbers. The next thing is the startup entry found in msconfig which is pointing to this specific exe file.

I would expext that this startup entry vanishes after one reboot (the update is done) but thats not the case. The "lotsofnumbers.exe" remains as a startup entry. And thats what Im wondering about.

[midnight]

 The "lotsofnumbers.exe" remains as a startup entry.

I haven't seen that.

[Ijkoy]

The "lotsofnumbers.exe" remains as a startup entry.

I haven't seen that.

Go to start, type msconfig and run it, switch to the startup tab and look for two avast entries. One is called avast service. One is the numbers.exe. You have to look at the path. If thats not the case for you Im even more confused now

[midnight]

These are the only Avast Entries I have.

Sorry for not cropping.

BTW.......I did look at the path for both entries and the numbers for each was 6432 Node.

[Ijkoy]

These are the only Avast Entries I have.

Sorry for not cropping.

BTW.......I did look at the path for both entries and neither showed any numbers.

What are your entries for the avast services when you expand the command line? Could you make another screenshot please?

[midnight]

How do I expand the command line?

[Ijkoy]

How do I expand the command line?