the reason i ask , is Avast has not automatically updated the program ( for a long time now) even tho i have this selected, i have to go to settings, updates and see if there is one available, then click update myself, has this been taken of the free version ?
many thanks

You can set this up under Settings>Update

Under the Program update section of that click settings.

hi, as per my first post. i already have that option selected , it just never seems to auto update anymore
many thanks

latest Version was released 6 days ago http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=139606.0

program updates are spread over weeks to ease server load

you can always do it manually if you want it now…

ah, i see many thanks,

Is this issue solved for you?
Did you do something besides waiting?

I’m having the same issue for more than a year now with different versions of avast! Free Antivirus on different computers…