Yes, it does.
And when I take another look in About Avast, it say the VPS file was destroyed…again. I do the same update like last time, it’s back to 000736-0…like seconds later, it’d gone again…like, wth?
Can you upload the file \data\400.vps to our ftp site for verification?
http://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=18
Thanks
Vlk
Sorry to bother… but check, again, the system time and date… please.
Sure, if i knew how (at Vlk)
Time and date are correct. (at Tech)
As in, I don’t where I make an login-account on the ftp-site :-\
That’s why I posted the URL - the page contains instructions on how to do it. 
Ah, stupid me slaps self…file uploaded
Got the file, thanks.
So, with THIS file, the About box tells you “VPS file was destroyed”?
Thanks
Vlk
Would say so.
Didn’t work. I’ve tried it and also uninstalling and reinstalling 4 times now.
BUFF
Generally, Spyware Doctor users MUST disable the Spyware Doctor’s on-access scanner (called “OnGuard”) prior to installing/repairing avast. There’s a nasty bug in the current version of SD that prevents the process from completing successfully.
DarkLimpan, your problem seems to be of different nature. It seems that the new VPS integrity checks implemented in the latest avast builds somehow don’t work in your case. I’d be really keen to find out where the problem is… I’ll try to get someone look into this.
Thanks
Vlk
DarkLipman, could you please download this tiny program: http://public.avast.com/~vlk/checkvps.exe, place it to the avast folder, then run cmd.exe (the command-line console), cd to the avast folder and run it from there? (with no parameters, just run it)
It should produce some stats about the VPS file, normally, it would look like this:
Check Avast Virus Definition File version 4
Copyright (c) ALWIL Software, 2001
Tests passed OK - file is fine
File type : 4.0011 HOME
File content version : 1846.0
Compilation date : 25.04.2007
Decompressed image size : 10654336
Number of known segments : 11
Limit of general segments : 32
Standard short viruses : 2502
Standard long viruses : 92182
Polymorphic code segments : 6
Polymorphic boot code segments : 1
Macro code segments : 1
File ID routine descriptions : 42
Virus URLs : 132
Virus Descriptions : 1
File types : 60
Pack types : 14
Virus Flags : 322
INI type records : 15
External Dlls : 3
clnr.dll = \pollux\createvps\aswCleanerDLL.dll
dllcc.dat = \pollux\createvps\aswDllCc.dat
exts.dll = \pollux\createvps\ScanExts.dll
Thanks
Vlk
Downloaded the file and tried to run it at the “DOS-prompt” (as I’d call it)… Typed “C:\Program\Alwil Software\Avast4\checkvps.exe”, the result looks like this:
"Check Avast Virus Definition File version 4
Copyright (blabla)
Not enough command line parameters
Use CheckVps <version 4 filename>"
Did I do all that correct, or did I miss something?
It needs a path to the VPS file as an argument, i.e. if you are in avast! installation folder, it would be
checkvps.exe Data\400.vps
Or, the full commandline:
C:\Program\Alwil Software\Avast4\checkvps.exe “C:\Program\Alwil Software\Avast4\Data\400.vps”
Ok, i can get two diffrent results with that command…one when the file is working, and another when it’s been detroyed…the second says: “Stage 01 failed - decompression”…can upload a screenshot of the first results if you wish…
Please upload both of them.
Any special way to “make the file work”, or it just works sometimes after reboot, and doesn’t work other times?
Thanks!
Huh, “two different results” sounds really strange. They should be consistent…
I’ve added slightly more info to the program’s output - please redownload it and use the new version. Then post back what it says.
Thanks
Vlk
Igor: It seems to be random, and not only on reboot, but like anytime after a successful update :S and uploading the more complicated result for ya.
Vlk: When CheckVps fails, it say:
“DSA_FileVerify FAILED!
Starge 01 failed - decomplession”
Sorry for responding slow, btw :-\
Extraordinary indeed!
Hmm… would it be possible to get remote desktop access to your machine?
E.g. using www.logmein.com