automatic update

[waleed101]

automatic update of my home avast never work when I run the update manually it work good my VPS now 091130-1 and in avast wepsite is 091201-1 I take a look at the update setting and I found both of program and virus database are automatic

sorry my English is bad

[DavidR]

The Program should be set to Ask and VPS to Automatic, that is the defaults.

What is your firewall ?

Do you use a proxy to connect to the internet ?

If not:
From the avast Program Settings (right click the avast 'a' icon), Update (Connections), set the connection method according to how you connect; then click the Proxy button and set to Direct connection (no proxy), see image, click to enlarge.

[waleed101]

Thak you for your replay
I changed the setting to defaults as you say. I use windows vista firewall and connect without proxy.
after I change the setting automatic update run normally
thank you again

[DavidR]

You're welcome.

The vista firewall has outbound protection, but by default it isn't enabled, so you might want to enable outbound protection (sorry I can't help with that as I don't use Vista). However, it isn't very user friendly, is rule based and you have to create the rules, so you might want to consider alternatives.
- Vista Firewall Control, http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html and this, http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/faq.html. Also check out this topic for some user friendly help for the Vista Firewall, Outbound protection, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=30234.0.