Amount of the AV definitions is going down?

Hello everyone, it is my first post here and i might be a bit to paranoid about it…but i noticed something weird with the update for the AV definitions in Avast 5 free.

A few days ago the definitions where a bit over 2.600.000, but right now it is only 2.291.984? That is a very large drop in the database in my opinion. I do not know what is going on so i thought i ask here.

*Avast info:

Update engine and definitions:

Current version: 100909-1
Release date: 9-9-2010 18:26:24
Definitions amount: 2.291.984

Last update: 9-9-2010 23:25:43

Program update

Current version: 5.0.677

Asked and answered - There are several topics on this subject already, nothing to worry about.

Read the avast blog, http://blog.avast.com/2010/09/06/spring-cleaning-in-our-virus-database/.

First…whoops sorry. :-[

Second…thank you for posting that link, atleast now i know why. :slight_smile:

No problem, glad I could help.

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