Avast 17.1.2286

[A. User]

I had to use a system recovery point from yesterday after updating, but I could't recover my PC.

Windows refused to boot. Only displays at the beginning a windows screen with rounded points (loading system screen)... Now, I can't recover my PC because there is no possibility to boot from another drive (no CD, no USB, no HD)....

So, what can I do?

Windows 10 64 bit.

Try starting in Safe Mode and running avastclear.exe. You can transfer it from other PC via USB.

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How to connect my avast to my avast account after the latest update?

Can't seem to find any option or button to do that

[Be Secure]

For now:https://my.avast.com/

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For now:https://my.avast.com/

So no way to link a new Avast installation to my Avast account?
That's a shame... 

[Asyn]

So no way to link a new Avast installation to my Avast account?
That's a shame... 

Coming soon...

[Evjls]

I can't import my previous settings of avast premier 2017 after being repair via control panel
the import popup showed absolutely nothing. I just blindly clicked ok, mot sure if anything was restored

[RejZoR]

I can't import my previous settings of avast premier 2017 after being repair via control panel
the import popup showed absolutely nothing. I just blindly clicked ok, mot sure if anything was restored

This seems to have been fixed recently. It's working fine now.

[shmu26]

just wanted to report that after installing version 17, my automated backup tasks from macrium reflect stopped running (they are initiated by task scheduler), although I can run them manually. I did not have that problem before.

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What happened to my ability monitor all of my computers and phones? I am definitely unhappy, to the point of rolling back or switching back to F-Secure on ALL 10 of my computers and phones till this functionality is restored. The one function that separated your AV software from the pack was removed by which genius?

[DavidR]

What happened to my ability monitor all of my computers and phones? I am definitely unhappy, to the point of rolling back or switching back to F-Secure on ALL 10 of my computers and phones till this functionality is restored. The one function that separated your AV software from the pack was removed by which genius?

It is a temporary removal and should be back soon (but I haven't got a firm date).

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After installation and reboot I missed the network symbol and the Windows Service Center symbol in the info bar. It was not possible to reactivate them . I had to go back to a system recovery point.   

[Evjls]

I can't import my previous settings of avast premier 2017 after being repair via control panel
the import popup showed absolutely nothing. I just blindly clicked ok, mot sure if anything was restored

This seems to have been fixed recently. It's working fine now.

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I just updated the program but no new version. I tried to import again and it was still blank. It was working for me a few days ago but now it's not, perhaps due to a Repair via control panel broke it. I need another repair anyway

[A. User]

Just to ask the team... Is it normal that when Avast quarantines some file to leave 3-4 .tmp files in the directory with the same file size as the detected file? When an on-demand scan is run on these they are detected as malicious and quarantined. And the original file actually stayed intact. I strongly feel as if there is a bug with the engine (or removal process). This is happening 2-3 times now, not once and with different files. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. I deleted the files maybe i'll try to reproduce it again. 


Edit: See the screenshot. Maybe 10-15 secs later a popup with a select(drop down) menu with the removal options showed. Fix Automatically doesn't work because as soon as the OK button is pressed the same popup appears again. Block shows the red tray notification and only then on opening the folder the files are not there.

[A. User]

And a file which shows as FileRepMalware on-demand scan executes fine?

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I have updated Free version of Avast to 17.1.2286 (build 17.1.3394.42) on my Windows 10 Pro 64-bit desktop.

Problem with Avast Online Security Settings in Firefox 51.0.1 (32-bit):
Automatic blocking of trackers is not enabled by default. I set this to enabled and it remains set if I close the browser and reopen later, which is fine.
However I regularly use ccleaner v5.27.5976 (in default mode) to remove cookies, history etc. After using the cleaner Automatic blocking of trackers reverts to disabled. This annoying and never occurred with previous versions of Avast Free.

Can you help resolve this quirk please. Thanks.