In the log viewer I have an update executed as a normal user instead with SYSTEM

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In the log viewer I have an update executed as a normal user instead SYSTEM: why? a bug?

26/09/2006 19.02.01 SYSTEM 1092 The virus database (VPS 0639-2) was automatically updated.
27/09/2006 19.23.15 SYSTEM 1088 The virus database (VPS 0639-3) was automatically updated.
29/09/2006 19.09.02 SYSTEM 1068 The virus database (VPS 0639-4) was automatically updated.
02/10/2006 16.27.47 SYSTEM 1088 The virus database (VPS 0640-0) was automatically updated.
03/10/2006 16.01.42 jamesvaul 1084 The virus database (VPS 0640-1) was automatically updated. <-------------
04/10/2006 17.24.48 SYSTEM 1060 The virus database (VPS 0640-2) was automatically updated.
05/10/2006 19.15.06 SYSTEM 1092 The virus database (VPS 0640-3) was automatically updated.
06/10/2006 17.34.22 SYSTEM 1080 The virus database (VPS 0640-4) was automatically updated.
07/10/2006 11.46.53 SYSTEM 1064 The virus database (VPS 0640-5) was automatically updated.
08/10/2006 14.24.34 SYSTEM 1068 The virus database (VPS 0640-6) was automatically updated.
10/10/2006 8.36.24 SYSTEM 1084 The virus database (VPS 0641-0) was automatically updated.
11/10/2006 9.39.13 SYSTEM 1088 The virus database (VPS 0641-1) was automatically updated.
11/10/2006 15.14.27 SYSTEM 1080 The virus database (VPS 0641-2) was automatically updated.
12/10/2006 13.49.09 SYSTEM 1064 The virus database (VPS 0641-3) was automatically updated.

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I’m just guessing and could be completely wrong.
But, maybe, that VPS update could be manually started by the user, so…

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but the updating process runs always as SYSTEM. I think there’s a bug in avast

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Not if manually started, it is run as the local user, that is one of the reasons given for not doing this (use the Simple User Interface or Program Settings, Update Basic, Update Now), as in Vista the UAC won’t allow a local user to update using ashDisp.exe, a local start-up entry.

I have two entries in my log as a local user the rest are System, unfortunately I don’t recall if I did a manual update at the date and time.