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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #45 on: October 26, 2006, 11:13:18 PM »
Updated and solved here...
Thanx 4 the fast response !!

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #46 on: October 27, 2006, 01:27:20 AM »
Thanx 4 the fast response !!
Be used to avast forum speed  :)
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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #47 on: October 27, 2006, 01:49:40 AM »
Actually, I have another problem which is quite similar to the one with Notepad. The file Benchmark.exe which is part of UnrealTournament 2004 (in the System folder) is reported as "Win32:Horst-CU [Trj]". However, I'm pretty sure that it is not a virus (I can't believe tha Epic Games has put a virus on the cd-rom) and *only* Avast finds this virus on http://www.virustotal.com/vt/en/resultadof?b3af726f53bc7ddfde0ddbc913fdcc9b So it seems to be a false positive like Notepad...

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #48 on: October 27, 2006, 01:57:06 AM »
If it is indeed a false positive, add it to the exclusions lists (Standard Shield, Customize, Advanced and Program Settings, Exclusions) and periodically check it (scan it in the chest), there should still be a copy in the chest even though you restored it to the original location. When it is no longer detected then you can also remove it from the Standard Shield and Program Settings, exclusions.
Also see (Mini Sticky) False Positives, how to report to avast and what to do to exclude them until the problem is corrected.
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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #49 on: October 27, 2006, 10:17:04 AM »
Maybe your computer has problems.

NO. It's not my computer.

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #50 on: October 27, 2006, 01:56:20 PM »
NO. It's not my computer.
So... if you want to try, let's debug your problem, let us help.
Blaming and throwing the problem just upon avast code won't make things easier.
You still did not post the last 100 lines of the logs... so...  :-\
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jamesvaul

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #51 on: October 27, 2006, 04:45:17 PM »
So... if you want to try, let's debug your problem, let us help.

When I do a manual update as limited account, a new line like this is added in Warning.log file:
27/10/2006   16.43.11   1161960191   jamesvaul   1036   Function setifaceUpdatePackages() has failed. Return code is 0x00000426, dwRes is 00000000. [/color]
I think this can help you to fix the bug
« Last Edit: October 27, 2006, 04:48:35 PM by jamesvaul »

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2006, 05:00:44 PM »
Is the service "avast! IAVS4 Control Service" started? Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services.

If not, can it be started? Does starting it solve the problem?


It is indeed necessary to run this service to enable updates from limited user accounts...

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jamesvaul

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #53 on: October 27, 2006, 05:09:26 PM »
Is the service "avast! IAVS4 Control Service" started?

yes, of course.  It's automatically started by default

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #54 on: October 27, 2006, 05:20:57 PM »
Oh, and this is Vista or XP SP2?
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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #55 on: October 27, 2006, 05:22:19 PM »
Oh, and this is Vista or XP SP2?

The bug is with Windows XP SP2.
With Windows Vista and a Standard account the manual update works fine although it requires my administrator password (UAC prompts for the password).
« Last Edit: October 27, 2006, 05:39:25 PM by jamesvaul »

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Re: Virus alert after last update ???
« Reply #56 on: October 30, 2006, 03:15:37 PM »
On the XP SP2 machine, please check the access rights on the <avast>\SETUP folder. Does it have the Everyone/FullControl entry in the list?

(it should, normally).


It seems that the updater is having hard time to create the "avast.setup" binary.


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