avast.setup no version no.?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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During installing the last program update I clicked cancel to interrupt it because I’d forgotten to do something, when I tried this I got a message saying avast might be corrupted if I did this, but before I could answer avast had finished installing so I just went ahead. Now I get avast.setup asking to access the internet, it’s not so much the component asking for access that bothers me, but rather ZoneAlarm doesn’t show a version no. for it, the field is just blank. Could the no version no. be linked to the fact I almost cancelled the install and if so if there any way to repair it without doing a fresh install and without losing my settings. Could this be a malicious program etc. also?

Thanks for any help you can offer, notdarkyet.

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my zonealarm doesn’t show too…is that a problem??? ???

i don’t think so… :slight_smile:

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Bump

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This is normal, avast.setup doesn’t have version info in it…
Is that a problem?

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Why isn’t shown the version number?
Is it so difficult?
When other programs are updated, the user can see the version number change at the firewall :stuck_out_tongue:

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What directory does this avast.setup live? I’m trying to get this thing working with Sygate and can’t find it. Is it generated by the updater on the fly? Or is it hidden in some way I can’t see it? I found a pre-fetch for it, but that’s all. I can’t setup an advanced rule if it’s not a static file and I can’t see it.

Is there any way to backup a version to the older program that worked on my system?

This is from the setup log, as you can see it can’t get out because of the firewall:

17:30:03 min/gen Started: 24.04.2004, 17:30:03
17:30:03 min/gen Running setup_av_pro-185 (389)
17:30:03 nrm/sys Operating system: WindowsXP ver 5.1, build 2600, sp 1.0 [Service Pack 1]
17:30:03 vrb/sys Computer WinName: ZZZZZZ
17:30:03 min/sys Windows Net User: SYSTEM
17:30:03 min/gen Cmdline: /downloadpkgs /noreboot /updatenews /verysilent /nolog
17:30:03 vrb/gen DldSrc set to inet
17:30:03 vrb/gen Operation set to INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES
17:30:03 min/gen Old version: 185 (389)
17:30:03 nrm/gen SGW32P::CheckIfInstalled set m_bAlreadyInstalled to 1
17:30:03 vrb/sys Computer DnsName: aud1
17:30:03 vrb/sys Computer Ip Addr: 192.168.0.103
17:30:03 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: -1
17:30:03 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: 0
17:30:03 vrb/pkg Part prg_av_pro-185 is installed
17:30:03 vrb/pkg Part vps-41703 is installed
17:30:03 vrb/pkg Part news-3e is installed
17:30:03 vrb/pkg Part setup_av_pro-185 is installed
17:30:03 min/gen Old version: 185 (389)
17:30:04 vrb/fil SetExistingFilesBitmap: 382->119->119
17:30:04 min/gen GUID: 9f9380ce-9dc5-4ff1-a26c-dc9ad15571b1
17:30:04 nrm/gen Server definition(s) loaded for ‘main’: 8 (maintenance:0)
17:30:04 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Secondary ASW server’ from ‘main’
17:30:04 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcessPro::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
17:30:04 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcessWin32Avast::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
17:30:04 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcessWin32::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
17:30:04 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcess::Do( INST_OP_UPDATE_GET_PACKAGES )
17:30:25 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:30:46 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:31:08 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:31:31 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:31:54 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:31:54 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Secondary ASW server’ from ‘main’
17:31:54 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download3 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:31:54 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 1
17:32:17 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:32:17 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download3 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:32:17 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download5 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:32:17 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 2
17:32:40 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:32:40 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download5 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:32:40 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download7 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:32:40 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 3
17:33:03 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:33:03 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download7 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:33:03 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Main ASW server’ from ‘main’
17:33:03 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 4
17:33:26 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:33:26 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Main ASW server’ from ‘main’
17:33:26 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download4 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:33:26 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 5
17:33:49 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:33:49 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download4 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:33:49 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download6 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:33:49 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 6
17:34:12 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:34:12 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download6 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:34:12 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server ‘Download1 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:34:12 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 7
17:34:35 min/pkg ERROR:HttpGetWinsock, WinsockTcpConnect() returned 0x0000274C
17:34:35 nrm/gen InvalidateCurrent: invalidated server ‘Download1 AVAST server’ from ‘main’
17:34:35 min/gen SelectCurrent: unable to find any suitable server in ‘main’
17:34:35 dbg/int while trying to get file ‘servers.def’, error 0x20000004 has occured, try 8
17:34:35 min/int tried 8 servers to get file ‘servers.def’, but failed (0x20000004)
17:34:35 min/pkg Tried to download servers.def but failed with error 0x20000004.
17:34:35 min/gen Err:Server download1.avast.com (66.98.166.72:80) is down.
17:34:35 nrm/pkg Transferred files: 0
17:34:35 nrm/pkg Transferred bytes: 0
17:34:35 nrm/pkg Transfer time: 0 ms
17:34:35 vrb/fil NeedReboot=false
17:34:35 min/gen Return code: 0x20000004 [Server download1.avast.com (66.98.166.72:80) is down.]
17:34:35 min/gen Stopped: 24.04.2004, 17:34:35

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It’s not a problem if you say it isn’t Vlk, thanks for the reassurance.

Oh, and Beck, avast.setup’s filepath on my comp. is C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Setup\avast.setup, although I can’t see it also.

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The problem with version info is that it must be known in compile time – which is not the case with avast where the generation of the installation packages is taking place long after the compilation. True, we may patch the version info in the EXE files after they’re finished but that’s something we wanted to avoid…

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VLK Please no patches.
We get enough of those in Windows. ;D

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Why can’t we see avast.setup file?

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Because it’s not there. Upon the update request, it’s created there from a backup copy, run, and then deleted. There are technical reasons to do it such way.

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Where is the backup copy? ::slight_smile:

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setup.ovr

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Thanks Vlk.
Now I can use this file to make a link to Control Panel, you know what I mean :wink:

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can you kindly further elaborate?? ;D

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shgoh, kubejc said this will corrupt avast installation… I think it’s better do not consider my previous post as a solution… Let’s forget :-\

See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=4164;start=0#lastPost

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shgoh,
Maybe that was to technical and wasn’t meant for our eyes… ;D

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It`s not bob… I just want a shortcut to control panel applet of avast…
Try doing that. My installation was not corrupted but like kubejc said, it can be…
If yours get corrupt, try to repair. Never mind, it wasn’t a secret.
Rename setup.ovr to setup.exe and run it ;D

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got it tech…thanks for clarifying :slight_smile:

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Technical my friend,
I was right in the first place : it’s to technical.
Some things a novice like myself, should just leave to the experts. :slight_smile: