Author Topic: Red Warning from Avast???  (Read 21147 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

CoJo

  • Guest
Red Warning from Avast???
« on: November 25, 2003, 03:21:35 AM »
sigh...have another new question!

a red shaded box came up from Avast! about an update and there was a problem and click here for it...so I did...said that port 80 was closed...what does this mean and how do I correct it?? It's never happened before...
could my messing around with OE be causing this?

Friends, I am so sorry that I ask so many questions. One day--SOON--I want to be able to contribute useful information to the forums...not be such a dummy about these things...I am  :-[   because I don't like always getting things, I like to do my part!
I am trying to get more understanding about computers, it's very interesting, but also a bit hard..I don't think I'm a natural when it comes to these machines :(

CoJo

Culpeper

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2003, 03:33:40 AM »
Port 80 is normally your internet connection.  Check your firewall settings and make sure avast is allowed.

CoJo

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2003, 04:14:14 AM »
culpeper, why did it suddenly start doing it?
never had that before..

coJo

techie101

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2003, 04:22:07 AM »
cojo,

Where are my cookies! haha
Anyway, of late, Avast has changed over computers so your copy of Avast may need to update its' DNS entries which it should do by itself.

But you can do a manual update by right clicking on the A ball in the tray and using the Update feature.

If it does not update manually, then as Culpeper stated, you would need to check your software such as firewalls, proxy filters etc to insure that you did not block port 80.

OE should not have any effect on your internet connection but still ....I beg of you...Don't mess around with your computer settings.  I am having a heck of a time going from one of your posts to another as it is now.
 :o  You certainly keep us all busy.   ;D

Too much reading to go back and check if you had a firewall.

Let me know.

techie


CoJo

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2003, 04:25:41 AM »
I'm sorry, techie :-[
I have the EasyGuard firewall...xp is already disabled.

think I will slink off now and hide  :-\

CoJo

I really am sorry.

techie101

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2003, 04:28:30 AM »
cojo,

You should still be able to configure Easy Guard to allow Avast to auto-update.

If you shut down EG, will Avast update?

If it does, then all we need to do is set the permissions in EG to allow Avast.

Don't hide.   Glad to help.

techie

CoJo

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2003, 04:30:25 AM »
thanks, techie, but i think i should study before posting...
didn't mean to be such a pest.

thanks for all your help,
coJo

techie101

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2003, 04:35:31 AM »
cojo,

No need really to study.  Just try to do as asked, and if you don't understand how to do something....request a more detailed explanation.

Right now, I want you to temporarily shut down EG to see if Avast will update.
This should be as simple as right clicking on the tray icon for EG and clicking Exit (or Shutdown).

Then try Avast manual update.

Later,
techie

Hornus Continuum

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2003, 09:57:59 AM »
CoJo,

Quote
... didn't mean to be such a pest.

Quote
think I will slink off now and hide

Quote
Friends, I am so sorry that I ask so many questions. One day--SOON--I want to be able to contribute useful information to the forums...not be such a dummy about these things...I am (sad) because I don't like always getting things, I like to do my part!
I am trying to get more understanding about computers, it's very interesting, but also a bit hard..I don't think I'm a natural when it comes to these machines

Quote
sigh...have another new question!

It seems like you need some cheering up.

You can tell from the tone of the replies you get to your posts (c'mon, I know you can since being a nurse requires smarts and the ability to read people), we at this forum don't think of you as an annoyance, pest was the word you used.  Never a harsh word or criticism, just friendly advice and encouragement, mixed with a little humor (the emoticons give it away).  I've visited many forums over the past year, some of them refer to themselves as communities, but none of them -- zip, nada, zilch -- approach the spirit achieved by this one.  The avast! forums set the gold standard.

Keep in mind that one of the reasons that people like Culpeper, doggeral, Dave50, MacLover2000, mantra, minacross, raman, shgoh, Technical, Techie, trigger, Waldo, Walker, and of course Igor, Kebecj, Pavel, and Vlk are here, besides the satisfaction derived from solving problems I'm sure, is that they like helping people.  None of them have to be here; they want to be here, and they like being here, helping people like you.  And of course, cookies with Sourthern Comfort or Creme de Cacao don't hurt!

Personally, I think you're a delight.  I admire the way you are willing to study and make every effort to help yourself rather than relying on others to do it for you, to give you all the answers.  If you spend some time in other technical support forums, you'll realize that there just aren't too many of you around.  And, you don't just say you're doing it; you do it.  I for one look forward to your posts, especially hearing what steps you've taken to improve yourself, and those you're going to take.  You're to be proud of what you have learned and are learning, not disappointed by what you have yet to learn.  Remember, knowledge normally doesn't come easy, and when it does, most of the time it isn't worth the brain cells to keep it in.  It takes hard work, determination, and heart to labor on.

You're one of us now lady.  Don't forget it.

All the best,
Hornus
« Last Edit: November 25, 2003, 11:00:28 AM by Hornus Continuum »

Offline Lisandro

  • Avast team
  • Certainly Bot
  • *
  • Posts: 67194
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2003, 12:37:12 PM »
sigh...have another new question!

A red shaded box came up from Avast! about an update and there was a problem and click here for it... so I did... said that port 80 was closed...

Cojo, a suggestion: do not try to correct any trouble immediatly... Lot of them could be corrected in the next boot... There are diseases that gone away alone, not all of them requires a surgery... I have some experience on it  8)

Yesterday, the same red warning come on my Windows 98 machine... No worry, I tryed a manual update and everything goes fine...

Computer? Easy going is a solution sometimes...  ;D
The best things in life are free.

CoJo

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2003, 04:08:32 PM »
now I know why this has become the best place in the world! thank you all for your word of encouragement.

Hornus, thank you...I needed to hear what you said! It's hard sometimes being the "new kid on the block"...
but I will continue to study and learn :)  this forum has given so much to me that I really want to give back, too.

techie, it worked as far as the EG...thank you.

Technical,bless you...you are right! Maybe if I stop feeling like I am in a race, then I can relax and learn better. I didn't get my master's in one day so maybe I should not try and become a savvy computer woman in two days :)

my thanks again,
CoJo

techie101

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2003, 11:31:28 PM »
cojo,

You are very welcome.  Glad to be of service.
Then I am to assume that Avast did update ok with EG shutdown.  If that is the case, give me the home site of EG so I can obtain more info on it so I can tell you how to set the bypass for Avast (unless you already did it).  I was unable to find a source for Easy Guard, so please provide the url if you can.  Thanks.
Hornus,

Think I'll start calling you Reverend from now on.   ;)

techie
« Last Edit: November 25, 2003, 11:34:26 PM by techie101 »

CoJo

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2003, 01:00:37 AM »
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/index.cfm?
darn! had the name wrong :-[
it's from Computer Associates...the whole package is EzArmor...I am using just the EZGuard for the fire wall because Avast! is superior :)  for anti virus.

techie, a handsome sounding man--in my computer--told me my update was done ;D after I disabled the firewall.

coJo

Offline Lisandro

  • Avast team
  • Certainly Bot
  • *
  • Posts: 67194
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2003, 01:29:23 AM »
a handsome sounding man--in my computer--told me my update was done ;D after I disabled the firewall.
coJo

Let's help you to update without disabling the firewall. This is lesson two, for an advanced user  ;D
Remember techie's words of wisdom: You should still be able to configure Easy Guard to allow Avast to auto-update...  ;)
The best things in life are free.

Walker

  • Guest
Re:Red Warning from Avast???
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2003, 01:38:09 AM »
Techie, Technical,

Is this the program site? Computer Associates (ETrust!)....


http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=3243