AIS 5.0.624 - is there a not public version

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi at all,

It’s funny - for about two weeks running on my pc the 5.0.624 version of avast internet security.
This update was available via the automatic update.
As I find only the official version 5.0.594.
Have so far no problems with it.
Another thing is that on both pcs that have installed Avast - Avast Pro 5.0.594 and AIS 5.0.624 both
updated, always a warning appears about rootkit mbamswissarmy.sys located at c: \ windows \ system32 \ drivers \ mbamswissarmy.sys!
Both MBAM was excluded in the exceptions to Avast under settings.
Any solution in sight?
Thanks.

Tevion

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Most probably a cracked version.
Other possibility is an internal version for translators.

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What is the latest version of avast!?

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No, its under no circumstances a cracked version, regulary buyed at Avast official shop.

Tevion

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No way…! A cracked version via autoupdate.!?? ;D
We had that several times before a new pre-release. So maybe…
asyn

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The latest regular release version is 5.0.594, why Trevion ended up with what appears to be an internal build is beyond me, perhaps the internal build was on a server which was somehow selected in the update check process. There has been one other topic reporting this build number I believe.

A manual program update reports 5.0.594 is the latest version, image1.

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Nothing personal Asyn.
But sometimes people think I’m just guessing.
It’s a hard work to quote all the times.
I think, this time, it will worth.
I’m not guessing. Seems it occurred before:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=61995.msg523837#msg523837

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Hi Tech,

  1. Never thought so. :slight_smile:
  2. Sure, it did occur before… (see my post above)
    Still there will never be a cracked version distributed via autoupdate…!! Else it would mean avast distributes cracked versions (not good for business at all…) and the link you refered to is related to a private torrent not to any official autoupdate.
    asyn
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  1. No idea why my pc just received this update, I was just surprised.
  2. I use an official version purchased by element 5 !!!
    Had no time to write about this earlier in the forum.

The second point of my post is a lot more annoying.
Apparently there is still an incompatibility between Avast and MBAM.
The main driver for the functionality of MBAM is absolutely necessary and is certainly not a rootkit.
A solution would be fine.

Tevion

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Did you also exclude it in the file shield settings now…?
If not, do so…!! :wink:
asyn

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It’s already there. Exclude avast in MBAM (whitelist) and exclude MBAM in avast (Exclusion lists of File Shield and on-demand scannings).

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It’s already there. Exclude avast in MBAM (whitelist) and exclude MBAM in avast (Exclusion lists of File Shield and on-demand scannings).
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Was my first action after the installation of MBAM Pro.
And in general, although exceptions.
All possible paths, apparently helps but not always.
Tevion

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should I then think that my 6.0 install is not legit ???

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Depends on which program you installed. ;D
asyn

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well it’s got an holographic firewall, isn’t that cool 8) (I’m not going back to 5.0.594 as you can imagine)

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/hologram-16.gif

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Antarctica? ???

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Lol…! :smiley:
Yes, the holographic firewall is, for sure, the best choice right now… ;D 8)
asyn

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Hi,

Just checked the free version on my comp and i confirm what Tevion found. You can check attachment.
The french installer was downloaded from avast site and i remember that i downloaded a program update

Regards,

MaB