The applications location folder sorting helps to find them all.
Sorry but don't understand what you are saying, how do you sort the applications location folder??
The avast.setup file even with SPF allow (and always remember, etc.) could still be picked up by SPF because avast.setup may be different from the last time you gave permission. The contents of the file may have changed (the download IPs to spread the server load, etc.) so this may trigger the changed application check, so SPF would ask.
I don't know how SPFs outbound access works is there not an always trust or similar to add avast.setup to? I haven't had any prompts for some time with avast.setup with Outpost Pro as it is in my Trusted Applications List.
I think you could be right because each time avast.setup tries an update it goes to a different download number.
I don't know if it is possible to add avast.setup to a "Trusted Applications List" in SPF, perhaps Jarmo P could help on this as I think he is more experienced with SPF than I am.
Since I changed avast to prompt for virus database updates and deleted it from SPF it seems to work better. This morning when I started my PC I got an avast prompt from SPF to connect ( I assume avast checks whenever Windows is started) and gave authority without checking the Always Remember My Answer Box. I then got a green prompt from avast that there was a new virus database available and clicked that, this then gave a prompt from SPF and again I said yes without checking the Always box and the update went ahead no problems.
I assume the first prompt was avast checking for an update and the second was the actual updating process.
It's now about an hour and a half since then and no more prompts from SPF so it looks as if they way I have it setup works OK. Not exactly how I had it before but I can live with it until someone can come up with a better solution. Just hope there aren't too many program updates for avast!!!!!
Would be interested to know if the original poster of this thread
paraglandeur has been following the thread and whether he/she has made any changes and what has happened?