Hello from Nevada,
Probably a unique situation; I have an old Dell desktop and HP laptop on which I multi-boot Windows XP and Linux.
I continue to use Windows XP for 2 reasons; the systems lack hardware resources required to go to higher levels, and primarily because Windows XP can drive seven of my label, laser, and multifunction printers which Linux cannot.
In any event; the Avast level remained at 6.0.1367 which always performed perfectly, but as of October 9th definitions updated to 191009-4 and the program continues to automatically check for updates with this considered to be the latest level.
The full 214 MB database for versions 5 to 8 was downloaded as vpsupd.exe but running it also returned "VPS database is already up to date" and I noticed others in the forum had similar problems.
I realize that support for Windows XP ended long ago so I surely would not expect programmers waste time resolving this situation, but I write to inquire if there is any benefit to Avast running in this condition or the program should be removed.
With many thanks -
Joe