SILENT UPDATES: Not So Silent

[Steele]

Hello  

I'm trying to figure out just how to make AVAST 4 Home to update it's virus definitions and program files automaticaly, but silently.

I choose: RUNNING MODE: SILENT
iAVS: SHOW UPDATE STATUS CHECKED and ASK FOR REBOOT

I now changed the iAVS to iAVS: DO NOT SHOW UPDATE STATUS

Will that then stop the blue window comming up at the bottom and telling me "virus definitions have been updated"? What does the show icon in system tray do.....because by defualt, the avast icon spins whenever it's loading updates anyway right?

Thanks 4 ur help!

Sincerely,

Steele

[.: Mac :.]

actually the ball spins when avast is scanning a file

[Steele]

Cool. Thanks

But I still don't know what the right settings are for a complete silent update without it telling me/showing me virus definitions have been updated?  

Thanks!  

Steele

[Vlk]

Steele, if suppressing the small blue info window in the notification area of your desktop is what you want, then you'll have to dig lil' deeper. Namely, you'll have to add the following line

SuppressUpdatedInfo=1

to the [AAVM] section of file <avast>\data\avast4.ini.

Then restart the avast service (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services) for the changes to take effect.

Thanks
Vlk

[Lisandro]

If it helps, you can see more about the avast4.ini file you can see here  

[Steele]

I found that section in the avast4.ini file:

[AAVM]
SuppressUpdatedInfo=1<- is that in the right place?
CheckFloppies=0
CheckCDRom=0
CheckRemovables=0

Thanks to VLK and technical for your help in this matter!

I don't really understand however why this option requires editing of the .ini file?

Sincerely,

Steele

[MikeBCda]

Steele, maybe I can jump in with a "sort-of" answer to your last question.  The change you're making is awkward probably because it's an unusual choice.

Most of us probably do want to know if the update has been done (or for some reason failed), so that we then know we might want to try a manual update.

Best,
Mike

[Vlk]

Steele, exactly. That's what I meant.

I don't really understand however why this option requires editing of the .ini file?

Well I don't know really... I guess it's because it's not a thing a typical user would want to change...

Vlk

[Lisandro]

I found that section in the avast4.ini file:

[AAVM]
SuppressUpdatedInfo=1<- is that in the right place?
CheckFloppies=0
CheckCDRom=0
CheckRemovables=0

Thanks to VLK and technical for your help in this matter!
I don't really understand however why this option requires editing of the .ini file? Sincerely, Steele

As Vlk has already confirmed, yes Steele, this is exactly what is posted in my tentative of understanding avast.ini file. Hope this help.  

[Steele]

I understand it may seem to be an unusual choice to you guys..... but it's because I'm installing AVAST4 Home on a family PC..... and I just didn't want the program to pop up a Window saying virus definition files have been updated, while their in the middle of a full screen game, or video or something..... that's all my intent was?....  

....ummmm..... I guess I don't understand then what a silent update is in the options menu of AVAST4 Home if they still let the user know that the definition file/program has been updated?

I just saw the option within the program interface and wanted to try it out as I thought many other people did it too? I guess not? Maybe it's something different than what I'm thinking.

For my own computer..... I would like to leave everything at it's default settings, so that I may be notified of updates.

Oh well.   Maybe I'll consider removing that edit I preformed on the AVAST4.ini file........... ? I just thought it was an option you could change "WITHIN" the silent update window of AVAST4 Home.

Thanks you guys!  

[Steele]

Thanks to you Technical!!

And yes, that link to understanding the avast4.ini file -> http://www.avast.com/forum/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=1647 was quite helpful!

Steele