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Offline Pako7

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New Update Release??
« on: August 15, 2019, 05:30:07 PM »
Guys my computer has been saying there is another Avast Version that has been released but its been almost an hour  trying to download so am wondering whats going on since i dont see any alert of a new update on the Forum
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2019, 05:30:57 PM »
ooohh wait its installing after soo many hours
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2019, 05:40:47 PM »
 I also had an update on 2 computers, took about 5 minutes per computer to install.
Rebooted all seems well,have detected no problems.

Avast Internet security Version 19.7.2.388   Build 19.7.4674.494.

Also after I updated, their is a option to upgrade to Premium for free.
« Last Edit: August 15, 2019, 05:44:21 PM by crofty »

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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2019, 05:54:16 PM »
No issues here. A couple of minutes and one reboot.

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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2019, 06:07:50 PM »
Er... Why has the new version not been advertised on here by the Avast Team as "NEW Version 19.7 ...", replacing "NEW Version 19.6 ..."
or is this just a vicious rumour?

Edit:
Just opened UI on my Win10 machine and yes a "SECURITY UPDATE" was offered.
Now have 19.7.2388 (build 19.7.4674.494). So is true. Update via UI was painless.
I am glad that I forced a Windows update to complete earlier today to avoid any potential conflict.
« Last Edit: August 15, 2019, 06:20:32 PM by rocksteady »

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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2019, 06:09:11 PM »
Er... Why has the new version not been advertised on here by the Avast Team as "NEW Version 19.7 ...", replacing "NEW Version 19.6 ..."
or is this just a vicious rumour?

Edit:
Just opened UI on my Win10 machine and yes a "SECURITY UPDATE" was offered.
Now have 19.7.2388 (build 19.7.4674.494). So is true. Update via UI was painless.
I am glad that I forced a Windows update to complete earlier today to avoid any potential conflict.

Maybe tomorrow they will update the forum but there is a new update out there
« Last Edit: August 15, 2019, 06:43:07 PM by Pako7 »
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2019, 06:58:35 PM »
I suspect that the latest beta if there were no major issues in it https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=228877.0 was the preamble to release a regular version 24hrs after that release.

That said I still hate regular releases (if this is what it is) being released with the same version number as the beta version, it just causes confusion every time.  As can be seen here from regular users.

Personally I have stopped avast doing automatic program updates some time ago.  I don't even have it notify me when one is available, I have set it to Manual Program Update.
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2019, 07:06:58 PM »
I normally Check in the Forum , whats new and the Fixes and whether its worth it ... so am amazed today my computer told me to update  though the forum hasn't updated us but i checked the last beta ...
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2019, 07:26:05 PM »
Well I just did a manual program update and have rebooted.

And it looks a little strange as prior to the boot the version and build looked mixed up 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).  However after the boot it appears correct EDIT: avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.7.4674.494.
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2019, 07:31:16 PM »
Well I just did a manual program update and have rebooted.

And it looks a little strange as prior to the boot the version and build looked mixed up 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).  However after the boot it appears correct avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).
but am on ver  19.7.2388 - build 19.7.4674.494
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2019, 07:32:12 PM »
I just updated Avast Free in my VM. After reboot the Avast main GUI refused to load. A spinning loading icon forever where the status screen should be. Side menus worked though. Also GUI version was .378

I had to do an extra reboot before the GUI would actually start. Version .397 this time.

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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2019, 07:37:06 PM »
Well I just did a manual program update and have rebooted.

And it looks a little strange as prior to the boot the version and build looked mixed up 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).  However after the boot it appears correct avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).
but am on ver  19.7.2388 - build 19.7.4674.494

I don't know what went wrong with my post as my second version and build should have been what I have in my signature avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.7.4674.494.  It was just strange that prior to reboot the version and build appeared mixed up between the two
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2019, 07:38:04 PM »
can somebody tell me the latest build here am getting confused
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2019, 07:38:08 PM »
DAMMIT AVAST!

I just checked the privacy settings. A new checkbox was added and is selected by default. "Allow usage data to be shared with 3rd parties for analysis of product performance and usage".

So shady to have that enabled by default. Especially since I have the other two checkboxes unchecked. The installer could infer I would not want to have this enabled.

Shame on you Avast. Every damn time my trust in your AV gets eroded further.

So sad that I can't trust my AV to respect my privacy and I have to do these manual checks after every major update.
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Re: New Update Release??
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2019, 07:40:34 PM »
can somebody tell me the latest build here am getting confused

Ok thank You
Well I just did a manual program update and have rebooted.

And it looks a little strange as prior to the boot the version and build looked mixed up 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).  However after the boot it appears correct avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.6.4546.517).
but am on ver  19.7.2388 - build 19.7.4674.494

I don't know what went wrong with my post as my second version and build should have been what I have in my signature avast! free 19.7.2388 (build: 19.7.4674.494.  It was just strange that prior to reboot the version and build appeared mixed up between the two
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