Hello, I am in quite a pickle. I have had avast and auto update working for about 5-7 months, now all of a sudden windows is saying it is out of date, and in fact it is. I have looked at the version number and it doesnt match the one on the web page. I have ran update in safe mode and it says it is up to date, and yet it isnt. Also when I try to update it manualy in normal windows, the program aswUpdSv.exe is running, and will not allow me to update it manualy or automaticaly. Please advise.
Just to eliminate one likely possibility,
Right click on the Avast ball in the system tray, select “about” and check under License when the expiration is.
Obviously if it has expired, you’ll need to re-register the program, which is straightforward.
Other possibilities include a firewall blocking the updater. (Mine tries to immediately after most program updates, because “The cryptographic signature has changed…”, which means its doing its job, of course.)
In the about section, and under Reg Key, it reads
Type: Home
Expiration: never
Updates expiration: Nov. 01, 08
Also windows firewall origonally asked about that program, and I said to unblock it. I have been running this program for awhile now, and all of a sudden it is acting up.
Also in the about section under the VPS file it reads
Compilation date: 07/05/08
File version:080705-0
And the most reccent is something like 080715-0 or something like that.
Compilation date: 07/05/08 File version:080705-0
Looks like it didn’t update for about 2 weeks.
Are you using the latest vision of avast(4.8.1227)?
Maybe you can try Repair avast by going Add and Remove Programs>Avast>Repair
Ah ha, the build is 4.8.1201. Ummm… ill try to repair it, but like I said, it doesnt want to update itself.
The repair option is straightforward, not lengthy, nor scary.
Let us know how you get on.
plumerscrak you do need to be Online for repair to work correctly
I am on a constant DSL connection. And I have fixed it. What I did was instead of repairing it, I had to select the update button twice and it updated it to the current build. Now everything is running well and up to date.
Thanks guys!
Cool. (Cheeky username. ;D I’ve just noticed it.)
It occurs to me, more from instinct than knowledge, that it may be a good idea to flush your DNS cache.
Perhaps someone with some more computer smarts than myself could comment?
;D
How would one clear that DNS cache?
There’s a few sites around with directions, here’s one: http://surf11.com/entry/115/flush-dns-cache-in-windows,, and another way is to right click on the connection icon in the system tray and select “repair”. Flush DNS is the last thing it does as part of the repair.
Having read the instructions on that site, and the reasons why to flush, I’m not at all certain it’s needed, but it can’t do any harm. (Touches wood, hurriedly.
You don’t have to be on-line for the repair to work, though I don’t believe it would work anyway.
Check your system date and ensure the day month and year arecorrect and adjust as required.
Thanks for your impute, but going through the Install/Uninstall Programs and manually selecting update worked.
As for the DNS thing, is it necessary?
As for the DNS thing, is it necessary?
It won’t hurt…
You can manually build a bat file for it:
"C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig /renew"
"C:\Windows\system32\arp -d *"
"C:\Windows\system32\nbtstat -R"
"C:\Windows\system32\nbtstat -RR"
"C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig /flushdns"
"net stop dnscache"
"C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig /registerdns"