istallation of free 4.8

I have just downloaded my free Avast 4.8 and my security center persists in telling me that my antivirus is out of date. I have downloaded the latest updated but still no good. Fire wall in on and auto updates is likwaise on.I am running a normal Home XP.
Any takers ???

Just in case, have you rebooted the computer? If so, it may be a problem with Security Center although I think it is odd for it not to recognize the date while it does recognize Avast!. You may find the link below useful.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=23457

Check your system date (double click the clock) and ensure the Day Month and Year are correct adjust as required.