Avast definitions wont update

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

Hi ,avast8 free has stopped updating definitions ,it auto updates but downloads nothing same if I manually update starts to download files then says OK.Any ideas, XPSP3 thanks greg

2

try downloading the full VPS here http://www.avast.com/download-update

see if that changes anything

3

Hi, thanks for the reply,it turned out that when Shockwave player updated it installed Norton Security Scan which then dissabled avast and recommended I purchace one of their products.Once it was uninstalled Avast updated itself normally.
Thanks

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Thanks for the info…something to remeber if we see more of this :wink: