Hello, All,
Just discovered in “About avast!”, under the Registration Key, there is a line called Updates Expiration followed by a date - Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, 1:00 a.m…
Does this mean that the 4.8 ver. will no longer receive updates and will stop working ? Is the new 5 Free going to be available on disk (have dialup) ? Was in the process of trying out the ver. before 4.8, when HD died. New HD and DL’d the 4.8 Home - to take the place of Norton AV. Very pleased with it.
So, what should I do - will I be without current AV protection on 11-1-09 ? All help and advice much appreciated.
bobnrobin
Further to the above, 21 days before the updates expiration date you would get a daily pop-up reminder to update/re-register.
Whilst after that update expiration date you couldn’t get VPS or Program updates without re-registering, the avast Home program should still work albeit not updating virus signatures (not a good idea).
Thanks to All - pondus, spg Scott & DavidR - for taking the time to reply…
Just had an answer written, but it didn’t post ! Starting over…
Printed out the replies for reference. Thanks.
Does anyone know if 5 Free will be available on disk ? As stated, have dialup. For that matter, is the paid/Pro available on disk ?
Would you recommend the Pro version over the Free if it were to be the only AV ? (Have had Norton AV for several years, but it’s such a resource hog. That’s why I tried avast!.)
Also have AdAware, Spybot S&D and Spyware Blaster. avast! doesn’t seem to object to them much, although I have noted that they do seem to “open” more slowly and the “a ball” spins a lot.
Right now, my email is royally messed up thanks to MSN and their new “Live” stuff - can’t read or write - so can not renew the license until it’s fixed. But at least now I know what to do.
I don’t think it will be available on disk, but you could download it to another pc using a broadband connection and then transfer it over to your pc. (using a memory stick or disk if you wanted)
As for the pro version, I think it is down to your personal preferences, what you like. I like the home version, it is fine for me…
You can check out the comparison of the home/pro version here: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compare-home-professional.html
There is a saying around here that pops up every now and then, which I think I agree with:
the biggest competition to the avast Pro version is avast Home version
Thank you, spg Scott & Tech.
Appreciate your help and advice. Checked out the links you included - good info - thanks. Seems that I will be safe in uninstalling the Norton AV that is still on the computer (not up to date as I didn’t “renew”) (if I can !) and relying on avast! for full protection.
Again, thanks for taking the time to help.
bobnrobin