Hi…
since a few weeks, it seems that my (free registered) avast4 doesn’t automatically
update the virus database. This option is of course still selected in properties but I need
to do it manually.
I tried to search for such similar problem on this forum, but without any success.
Is someone already heard about such an issue ?
FYI, I use XP Home.
Thanks.
Hi,
do/did you have a firewall installed ?
maybe it’s blocking avast’s updater ? look in its ruleset
how do you connect to the net ?
Yes, I use Kerio as firewall.
Nothing special about my rules for avast.
In addition, when I perform a manual update my firewall doesn’t warn
about it (it doesn’t ask for outcome link confirmation) so I think the problem
is probably not here.
What are the rules/events avast use to decide to perform a check for update ?
Sorry, I miss a part of your question. I use ADSL as Internet access.
Hi,
avast.setup (temporarily created) has to have outbound access (imho TCP out) to avast servers; see program help and FAQ on main page for details:
do you use kerio 2.x or 4.x ?
also read here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=1647
and check relevant settings in avast4.ini
P.S.: did you try a repair or reinstall of avast ? (via control panel → avast → uninstal)
I use kerio 4.x, and I already try to uninstall avast! to clean it.
To re-install it I’ve downloaded the last version but I used the key
that were provided to me for previous version. I guess it’s not
a problem ???
I have compared my config file with the description provided in the link
you have sent.
Two parameters are missing in my file:
UpdatePeriod and AlwaysConnectedWaitSeconds from [InetWD] section.
I’ve added them as I don’t know what are the corresponding default value.
The problem with this, it’s that I need to wait for virus database updade
to test the solution. It’s not very convenient.
With previously described modifications, the automatic VPS update
works fine. ;D
Many thanks whocares.