The Windows Security Center gives me the warning that my antivirus might be out of date and show [VPS 081204-0] as version nr. I already tried to reboot, but with no effect.
Just before replying with this message and simply to make sure all had been done in the correct sequence, I did :
in control Panel-add/remove program : change Avast and select update
still in control Panel-add/remove program : change Avast and select repair
reboot
As a result, I still have 081204-0 as current database version and WSC claiming about an out of date antivirus.
Please, post the last 300-350 lines of avast log: C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log\Setup.log
Seems that your firewall is blocking the update. The antivirus is, indeed, outdated.
Please find attached the part of the setup.log you requested. In addition, I would like to say that I have checked my Windows firewalll settings and that avast! antivirus is one of the exceptions listed in the programs and services that MUST NOT be blocked by the firewall.
Moreover, the avast log show that the updates are correctly transfered to my system.
I ran Add/Remove program from the control panel, followed by a re-boot and then aswclear.exe because the “alwil software” directory and its content (sub-directories program, dll, etc…) had not been deleted by the Remove procedure
Friday 19 december, 07:38 PM (in Belgium)
Finally, I have an up to date version of the system. How did I get this ?
I uninstalled the avast from my pc, making sure that there was no unexpected file or directory left on my HDD.
I deleted all registry entries mentioning avast
I downloaded 4.8.1296 from avast server instead of using the one I had downloaded from download.com
I registered again (same key was generated)
I installed freshly downloaded version
And now it works. I first got the message saying that the database was out of date (081204-0) and the program automatically downloaded VPS 081218-0.
So, I am now a happy man, running an efficient antivirus program.