Latest Automatic Update Avast Home Free

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello,

Can anyone please tell me the latest updated version of Avast Home free.

My Avast does not seem to have automatically updated since 5th February. It shows current version 0507-0 as the latest update.

Is this correct.

Thank you

Church Mouse

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Hi Church Mouse,

‘0507-0’ is the virus definition version, and yes it is the latest version :wink:

The latest official Avast program version is ‘4.5.561’, however there is a BETA (test) version of avast that is out which is at ‘4.6.598’.

See the below link for a more detailed description of what BETA testing is:

http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci211654,00.html

it is up to you if you want to try the BETA Avast version, please see link below if you do:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=10806.0

–lee

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Thank you lee16

I was just a little worried as normally there are updates nearly every day.

I could not find anywhere in the forums where update notifications are announced.

Thanks

Church Mouse :slight_smile:

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vps updates (as has been explained in other threads already), happens once every two weeks.
Unless there is a huge security thread, than a new vps will be released asap.

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Thank you for your reassurance

Church mouse :slight_smile:

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Eddy,

I think you misread, I’m am almost 100% sure that it updates Twice a Week, rather then once every two weeks, but i will look more into it.

–lee

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Lee, this is what people from Alwil told us in another thread.

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And to see often Avast has been given updates in the past in practise, is this link:
http://www.avast.com/eng/vps_history.html

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lee16 is right - standard updates are released TWICE a week as mentioned several times on this forum, in emergency there is of course another ‘special’ one (like right now - because of new version of Mydoom ;D)

Pavel

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Guess I mixed up things. Sorry folks.