avast sure is allowed to that, read the eula.
- Nope, I didn't found it in the Eula... But then again, maybe I missed it.
avast 7 is NOT server versions, you are not allowed to use them on a server OS.
- Avast 7.0.1474 vas installed on this computer a couple years ago, when the computer vas a plain home computer. It was a (shout cast) server (for an Internet radio station) only from January of this year (2015). OS is the same, never ever reinstalled OS, just the restart of this computer was not acceptable at any moment (whenever -> never, except due to the power loss).
Update of the application is needed if you want to receive VPS updates.
- Not true. If I'm not missing the point due to my knowledge or understanding of the English language, they do work on Avast 7.0.1474 even today.
Version 7 is not supported anymore.
- Reinstalled Avast 7.0.1474 does the updates of its virus definitions perfectly OK NOW. It works as expected. It detects (some of my test) viruses in my file-system, which proves its protection is valid and OK. What then you mean by the term "not supported anymore"?
Running one of those versions is really foolish anyway since they are way outdated.
- Really dont care. Never ever had a virus on my computer. I don't do much of the Internet-surfing, never use the USB memory stick from non-reliable sources, never install (but I do create a software of my own, mainly in DOS environment) so REALLY I never ever had any virus on my system.
Could live without an antivirus on my computer, but I guess THAT WOULD be... folish
There is nothing strange to see in the picture
- Yes it is; the Netscape mail worked perfectly ok BEFORE Avast's "surprise" of an version-update! New version of Avast, WITHOUT PROMPTING changed the SSL certificate in my Netscape email. Uninstalling the new 2015 Avast - Netscape mail worked OK again. Antivirus must NOT interfere with other software configuration. If there is NO threat in the file system, and no threat in the firewall then no "job" for any Antivirus to interfere there! Avast (2015) or "9" or whatever You call it - DID CHANGE the SSL settings of my Netscape mail without asking (me) for it. There were even no notification for it! Netscape mail clearly shows "Could not verify this certificate for unknown reasons" and further below states: "Certificate issued by: avast! Web/Mail Shield Roor". That is not accepteable by Netscape mail itself!
avast did not screw up anything.
- Wake up and smell the reality. Only thing that worked OK in the new version of Avast was its Uninstaller (Thank You, Lord!)
You just haven't setup things correctly to use ssl.
- Again: Netscape Mail worked perfectly BEFORE the Avast's update to new version of the Antivirus
The time has come to update to the latest version for you.
- To be more precise, when ever Virus Definition Files become incompatible with this version of the Avast. (They are stil compatible).
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P.S. Can you PLEASE inform me what did "avast certified your email" message ment?
What did new, un-wanted version of Avast (9) or "2015" did to one of my outgoing emails??
Did it add an textual line to the bottom of the (outgoing) email stating something about itself (commercial message??)
Please... tell me it did NOT do that?
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P.P.S. I forgot to mention one simple thing:
I really DO like Avast 7.0.1474 version :/
