Installed KB300850 via Windows update after the EMUpdate from Avast, even after a full clean install of the system myself on Tuesday/Wednesday, had it installed since the EMupdate fully arrived in my PC, no issues here happening, working fine, much better than Tuesday and Wednesday. I’d rather be fully up to date, than not myself, for future patches, and features.
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The big optional Windows 8.1 update just this August caused so many issues, MS pulled it. MS even told people to uninstall it. A month later they re released it with fixes of course.
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What’s your point?
They haven’t pulled this one.
As far as I can tell, there’s not a big outcry against KB3000850 (except here).
-Noel
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Same here.
Do not want to go back into all the troubles i have after the MS update with avast.
All MS updates are done, and my system works great ( and fast ), but what will it do with a new version of Avast?
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I tried it and it worked
32-bit Win 8.1 Pro in a VM run with VMPlayer
Made sure that aswsnx.sys version is 10.0.2208.722
Downloaded the 3 fixes from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3000850 beforehand
First installed Windows8.1-KB3003057-x86.msu and rebooted
Attempted to install Windows8.1-KB3014442-x86.msu, said it was already installed
And then started Windows8.1-KB3000850-x86.msu, rebooted
and everything works fine.
Alievitan and NoelC are both right.
This update is important for forth coming updates. Many users like me have bought long time license from avast.
I want to install these updates and also keep avast in my computers.
We, users, don’t create any issues on those products.
Microsoft and avast should work on it and give us best solution ASAP.
I would wait for 2 weeks to see those updates(including avast) are stable.
Everything will become better.
Yes, and they were using Avast. Avast has now fixed that problem. The Microsoft thread is now irrelevant.
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Not exactly… Avast has now fixed that problem for v10 clients… Unfortunately the business product is still using the v8 client so there are quite a few of us without a working solution.
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Thanks, all’s well for now.
in fact a thing that has been bugging me for months has disappeared:
Windows Action Center would falsely claim that both Avast virus and spyware/PUP protection are turned off
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It would be nice to at least hear that it’s being worked on the the Business side. This has been an almost nightmare scenario, we are uninstalling this KB update from almost every machine in our building. Not fun. I remember last year (about this time) the update needed for Avast to work on Windows 8.1 was delayed until January. Hopefully that is not the case again. 
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@zorgon…Now I’m really afraid to install it.
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Been repeatedly asking Avast to develop something like this.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=160717.msg1154359#msg1154359
“If” they did then Users could easily remove Avast despite state of machine and be back up running.
These issues blow out of proportion because while Avast is investigating people’s PCs are in trouble.
I know Avast in their mind quickly responds…especially when they have to ID the conflict, write code fix and test, BUT in users minds things are slow while they are understandably panicked about their PCs. Having this would sure help their cause and the community.
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Have all updates installed on my computer and laptop.
And also the big one.
No problems found here and all systems are fast and 100% working.
Only thing i am missing is Avast.
Not sure if i install it now ( little afraid to install avast now as all things are running good ).
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Haven’t read the entire thread. I feel sorry for all having problems. But just wanted to say all MS updates installed and absolutely no computer problems using Bitdefender Free.
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I agree 100% with you. It doesn’t seem like it would take that much to create a bootable uninstall disk with a script to delete the avast registry entries required to boot the computer. Personally, I’m getting to the point where I am going to say to hell with it, install linux and be done with it. I’ve got Ubuntu on one computer and it does everything I require of a computer.
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My son has Bitdefender Free on his computer. That truly is a install and forget AV. Not sure how good it is but he hasn’t been infected with anything yet. I understand that it is kind of abandonware though. The virus database is updated but there hasn’t been a new version in quite awhile.
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Hello everyone,
As you know, we have released a micro Update patching avast9 and avast10 (aka avast 2015) installations. For these versions we believe the problem should be gone now, and you are safe to install KB3000850.
We are also working on a fix for older versions, however since we have implemented the micro updating mechanism only in avast version 9 and 10, we couldn’t use the same pathes. For avast8 there is also an option how to deliver the update (emergency Update), but that requires more work and testing.
As far as I know, the update is already ready and is now in the QA labs for testings. As soon as it’ll be verified, which should be soon, hopefully today, it’ll also be released for both Avast8 Consumer and Avast8 Business editions.
Sorry for this, I know this has caused a lot of troubles for many of you. Even though we do test windows updates regulary and automatically, this scenario - shutting down the PC and restarting was not sufficiently covered.
Lukas.
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Lukas, thx for the post…this is first time I’ve seen the issue affects older versions.
Can you outline how to tell if Avast 9 has been updated ? …ala some file to check version/etc.
Example: aswsnx.sys 10.0.2208.722 from 10.0.2208.712
Windows>System32>Drivers, click that folder and scroll/look for aswsnx.sys and hover your mouse over the file.
A box should pop up and show the version number and time and date it was last modified.
Looking at my W7 64bit 2014/V9 installs the file aswsnx.sys version is 9.0.2021.539 …creation date 10/22/15.
Thus, I do not think this is updated (because of date) but not sure if the EMU-Update did not succeed (it does show that is runs twice daily in W7 Task Scheduler) or that since it is W7 it was not necessary ?
Since KB3000850 is for Windows 8…does this apply to W7 2014/V9 installs ?
Also, since the installer is no longer available the last formal release is 2014.9.0.2021…will you update the installer and provide it for a period of time to make sure those who need it can do a clean un/re-install ?
