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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #75 on: March 04, 2015, 07:39:25 PM »
Try a clean install

Download Avast Uninstall Utility to your Desktop.
Download the correct version of Avast 
Avast Free
Avast Pro
Avast Internet Security
Avast Premier
Disconnect from the net
Uninstall Avast via control panel

  • Run the uninstall tool and accept the reboot to safe mode
  • Once complete reboot your system
  • Reinstall Avast
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réponse here, i'm french
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=166893.msg1190413#msg1190413

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #76 on: March 04, 2015, 07:56:41 PM »
I'm seeing a bug in Avast:

The Avast overview screen says "You are Protected. All shields active.  Everything up-to-date." 

Yet the Update settings page says that I am running program version 2015-10-0-2208 and that version 2015-10-2-2214 is available.


I observed this problem on two different Windows machines.  Incidentally, I have automatic update enabled, and it did not update by itself.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #77 on: March 04, 2015, 08:11:49 PM »
@ Staticguys

The stub installer is just an online installer. You get the rest of the program via web while it installs, and yes you get the "whole stuff".

Thanks Avast. I installed the new version cleanly and I am glad I did. Now Avast does not go crazy with WinPatrol.

Thanks. Much appreciated  :). Just to be on the safe side and do right 1st time I will be doing a clean install and install this new version, because of the program update version change. Will report back things after that.
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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #78 on: March 04, 2015, 08:13:36 PM »
I'm seeing a bug in Avast:

The Avast overview screen says "You are Protected. All shields active.  Everything up-to-date." 

Yet the Update settings page says that I am running program version 2015-10-0-2208 and that version 2015-10-2-2214 is available.


I observed this problem on two different Windows machines.  Incidentally, I have automatic update enabled, and it did not update by itself.

This should be resolved by doing an update for VPS and closing and restarting your GUI. Try doing a clean install. Remove your current one via add/remove and follow instructions. Run the avast uninstall utility in safe mode. Install a fresh new copy of avast once installed it will do a quick start up scan. Once that is finished. Restart your computer manually and register your copy of avast.
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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #79 on: March 04, 2015, 08:51:37 PM »
I'm seeing a bug in Avast:

The Avast overview screen says "You are Protected. All shields active.  Everything up-to-date." 

Yet the Update settings page says that I am running program version 2015-10-0-2208 and that version 2015-10-2-2214 is available.


I observed this problem on two different Windows machines.  Incidentally, I have automatic update enabled, and it did not update by itself.

This should be resolved by doing an update for VPS and closing and restarting your GUI. Try doing a clean install. Remove your current one via add/remove and follow instructions. Run the avast uninstall utility in safe mode. Install a fresh new copy of avast once installed it will do a quick start up scan. Once that is finished. Restart your computer manually and register your copy of avast.
I wasn't asking for help.

I was reporting the bug so that it can be fixed.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #80 on: March 05, 2015, 01:50:38 AM »
I'm seeing a bug in Avast:

The Avast overview screen says "You are Protected. All shields active.  Everything up-to-date." 

Yet the Update settings page says that I am running program version 2015-10-0-2208 and that version 2015-10-2-2214 is available.


I observed this problem on two different Windows machines.  Incidentally, I have automatic update enabled, and it did not update by itself.

Not really a bug... your definitions are up to date and 2208 is still a relevant version.  Auto update can take a while to download and install.  Maybe the wording could be changed a bit but really its not inaccurate.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #81 on: March 05, 2015, 03:00:58 AM »
"Up-to-date" doesn't just mean fairly recent or not too old.  By the definition of the word, something is up-to-date if it's using the latest information; current as of this moment or the moment of writing.  Consult a dictionary.  You can't call something up-to-date if it's not the latest.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2015, 03:21:24 AM by balazer »

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #82 on: March 05, 2015, 03:41:23 AM »
"Up-to-date" doesn't just mean fairly recent or not too old.  By the definition of the word, something is up-to-date if it's using the latest information; current as of this moment or the moment of writing.  Consult a dictionary.  You can't call something up-to-date if it's not the latest.

You're being anal and playing semantics... like I said they could probably change the wording a little, but it's not like you're using a 3 year old version and your defs are 3 weeks old.  Most of the changes in the current version are to make the program work more fluid with your system not to give you any greater level of protection to the point where a message needs to display saying you're not protected.

Additionally, nothing is every truly up to date... the second they release something it's already obsolete.  The second they release a definition two more variations of the same virus were just released... don't be ridiculous.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2015, 02:36:16 PM by dprout69 »

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #83 on: March 05, 2015, 10:14:59 AM »
Right taskbar ball, close all protective, blue screen, I hope as soon as possible, there are a lot of people have this problem.

Hi,
could you please add some specs of your system? Avast version and edition, OS version, 32/64bit, HW configuration etc.

Do I understand it correctly that you get a Windows blue screen when you disable all shields from the Avast taskbar icon?
Thanks.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #84 on: March 05, 2015, 10:51:04 AM »
From my previous couple of message in this section of this forum. I successfully installed avast 2015.10.2.2214 via clean install. Thanks heaps avast team for an another awesome release. Keep up the awesome work. Much appreciated  8)
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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #85 on: March 05, 2015, 12:17:26 PM »
Updated from with the GUI easily. But computer hung slightly on the request to reboot from the Avast update. Did a manual reboot and all is well. In the future Avast should change how the update installer works. It keeps the exclusions and such, as it should, but it should look to see if things like Web Rep are installed or not. If not, then it should not install them again without letting the user know. Otherwise working fine so far. Also, it would be nice if the Virus Chest is quickly located on the main interface screen. Right now, it is somewhat buried and takes some digging to find it.

Correction: Avast did not keep my exclusion list.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2015, 12:27:50 PM by bruce_b »
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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #86 on: March 05, 2015, 03:57:57 PM »
I am one of many that are having problems updating to 2015.10.2.2214. My WinXP SP3 system uses dial-up and I have been trying for several days to update from 2015.10.0.2208 to the new version. Using the on-line updater, I am completely unable to download ais_gen_gui_nosse2_cef-7cc.vxp.dld. This download always fails and restarts.
Since the on-line update over dial-up seems to be impossible, I downloaded the full offline update package from the Avast9 server at my library's broadband computers. This 140M byte package also fails to update my system. It gets about one third of the way through the process, fails, and reverts to my current 10.0.2208 version.

I have no problems of any kind updating the virus definitions. There must be major bugs with the servers.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #87 on: March 05, 2015, 10:18:25 PM »
this version is working perfectly
problems when trying to open any page on the Internet
using Sandboxie free 4.16 released a few days ago.
tested in internet explorer 11, google chrome and mozilla firefox 36.0.1,same warning repeated,avast webshield blocks certificate affirm the page is invalid.

screenshot attached.

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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #88 on: March 05, 2015, 10:31:17 PM »
No problems updating thru the GUI, including proper version no., although admittedly I had held off trying until after those "it's now fixed" postings.
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Re: NEW Version: Avast Antivirus 2015 R2 (2015.10.2.2214)
« Reply #89 on: March 05, 2015, 10:45:59 PM »
this version is working perfectly
problems when trying to open any page on the Internet
using Sandboxie free 4.16 released a few days ago.
tested in internet explorer 11, google chrome and mozilla firefox 36.0.1,same warning repeated,avast webshield blocks certificate affirm the page is invalid.

screenshot attached.

Yes, that bug is known https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=167238.0
Disable HTTPS scanning for now.

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