NEW Version: 18.8.2356

[DavidR]

@Pako7 post:40

@-midnight post:37

@Asyn post:32

@-midnight post:31

I won’t be updating today but maybe tomorrow. I always uninstall the previous version then install the new version.

OK, do as you like.

If some people are having problems with this new version I’m not going to update yet.

Ohh thats great you are …it is i just noticed .

but why all of a sudden the ransomware shield is blocking it?? aso what can i do??? remove my Documents and Desktop from ransomware shield?? il be left unprotected …what can i do??

Don’t relay of only one thing to protect you.

The old adage ‘if you don’t want to lose it, back it/them up.’ A robust backup and recovery strategy, hard disk imaging, etc. saved to an off-line storage drive.

[bob3160]

I have the free version Ransome Shield isn’t part of the protection offered.
I still feel very safe. If you protect a folder, you have to be prepared to make changes to your settings
whenever you want to change things in that protected folder.

[loungehake]

I initiated the update from the Avast GUI. All went OK but on restarting, instup.exe halted with a brief message about a ‘Hard Error’. I then attempted to run System Restore from 45 minutes before the installation of version 18.8.2356, intending to bring back version 18.7.2354 but was thwarted by a message from rstrui.exe and so restarted the system. I ran System Restore in Safe Mode and restarted. I was surprised to find that Avast Free 18.8.2356 was running just fine and continues to do so.

:o

[DavidR]

@loungehake post:43

I initiated the update from the Avast GUI. All went OK but on restarting, instup.exe halted with a brief message about a ‘Hard Error’. I then attempted to run System Restore from 45 minutes before the installation of version 18.8.2356, intending to bring back version 18.7.2354 but was thwarted by a message from rstrui.exe and so restarted the system. I ran System Restore in Safe Mode and restarted. I was surprised to find that Avast Free 18.8.2356 was running just fine and continues to do so.

:o

Personally I would have tried another reboot as a first port of call (some find that is enough), instup.exe is the installation/update checker.

If this was on your XP system System Restore is not great, so much so I have never used it on my XP System, preferring to use drive imaging software to make an exact copy of a drive/partition, etc. Not everything is covered by system restore in XP, so I wouldn’t be surprised that this was on your XP system.

[maxxp]

@lukor post:28

@maxxp post:24

It is 3 or 4 new avast version but unsecapp.exe is still being started up >:(

Hi maxxp, is the unsecapp.exe using a big amount of resources (CPU or Memory) ? AFAIK it is part of the windows implementation of WMI. Windows starts this process if an app wants to receive async callback about various events, like devices, windows services, running processes, networking. It is not started by Avast directly. My understanding is, that asynchronous callbacks are favorable over constant polling - which might, however, remove the unsecapp.exe from the process list.

No, it does not consume a lot of resources, but the Avast behavior sheild launch this proccess.
I will quote another user, (its started AVAST ver. 18.6.2349)

@sj.vegetto post:5

its now the behavior sheild launch the proccess, which is process i dont like running to opens up security isses, I gona check and see if there is setting in behavior component that is triggering this…

Either way they to fix this

and

@sj.vegetto post:19

unsecapp.exe is still being started up in the new build if behavior shield is installed, unsecapp.exe is not need for the behvior shild to work yet, it constantly starts it on boot, is this gone be fixed? or ignored for years like the insanely slow GUI performance for avast had/has even when it on SSD it way worse on HDD granted over the years it got faster

If behavior component is turn off the unsecapp.exe does’t appear. Search “unsecapp.exe” on forum a lot of people after update 18.6.2349 complains on this proccess

[mchain]

@Pako7 post:33

@Pako7 post:7

now i cannot extract anything from winrar …Avast seems to have blocked the app …i tried clicking allow on the pop up that appears ehich says avast has blocked the app …but it did not work

this is exactly what happens ever since i updated my avast , tried pressing allow but nothing is happening

Whenever Avast reports a block such as this one and you do not know what it is, best to always choose ‘Block.’ What you are seeing is likely related to downloading/running so-called “free” apps. You will/should never see such from a reputable paid product.

Anyway, fixing a block issue is much easier than fixing damage from malicious activity which you could have allowed.

If you think this to be a false positive, submit it here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php

[wallofasgard]

The winrar extraction blocking happens to me only if i am extracting those files on my desktop.But if i am to extract it directly to “Download” folder,everything went fine.

[Pondus]

@wallofasgard post:47

The winrar extraction blocking happens to me only if i am extracting those files on my desktop.But if i am to extract it directly to “Download” folder,everything went fine.

Ransomware Shield - FAQs >> https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-Ransomware-Shield-FAQ

[bob3160]

@Pondus post:48

@wallofasgard post:47

The winrar extraction blocking happens to me only if i am extracting those files on my desktop.But if i am to extract it directly to “Download” folder,everything went fine.

Ransomware Shield - FAQs >> https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-Ransomware-Shield-FAQ

Desktop = Protected Folder = Problem
Downloads Folder = Unprotected Folder = No Problem.
Makes perfect sense to me. Working and protecting the folder as it should.

[Zitrus]

After updating to this new version and rebooting afterwards I recognized a strange behavior of Avast ???
I always keep my Avast protected with a password and never deactivated this protection. But after the first reboot the protection was suddenly inactive and could not be acivated as often I tried to :o
Only after the next reboot the password protection proceeds as normal
Is this a known bug or something else ?

[bob3160]

@Zitrus post:50

After updating to this new version and rebooting afterwards I recognized a strange behavior of Avast ???
I always keep my Avast protected with a password and never deactivated this protection. But after the first reboot the protection was suddenly inactive and could not be acivated as often I tried to :o
Only after the next reboot the password protection proceeds as normal
Is this a known bug or something else ?

On some occasions, more than one reboot is required for all things to work.

[system]

@menziller post:3

Despite always disabling automatic program upgrades (I usually prefer manual ones), my Avast Free Antivirus seems to have upgraded, yesterday, of his own will: today, at boot time (win 10 64), it prompted me announcing the (already) performed upgrade and asking me the usual installation-time questions.

I can not categorically swear, but I’m quite sure I did not enable automatic updates (I never do) and I’m quite sure, also, that Avast did not notify me (as usual) the availability of a new version.

Is there any reason for such an unusual behaviour?

I have a same situation… but after that, my laptop is restarting with blue screen …especially when i try to do smart scan …i made repair option, but didn’ help, then i made a reinstallation, but the problem still exist

[bob3160]

@barshun post:52

@menziller post:3

Despite always disabling automatic program upgrades (I usually prefer manual ones), my Avast Free Antivirus seems to have upgraded, yesterday, of his own will: today, at boot time (win 10 64), it prompted me announcing the (already) performed upgrade and asking me the usual installation-time questions.

I can not categorically swear, but I’m quite sure I did not enable automatic updates (I never do) and I’m quite sure, also, that Avast did not notify me (as usual) the availability of a new version.

Is there any reason for such an unusual behaviour?

I have a same situation… but after that, my laptop is restarting with blue screen …especially when i try to do smart scan …i made repair option, but didn’ help, then i made a reinstallation, but the problem still exist

If Repair doesn’t fix the problem, try the following:
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A

[NON]

Indeed I see a report about BSoD related to Smart Scan in the Japanese BBS.

[system]

@bob3160 post:53

@barshun post:52

@menziller post:3

Despite always disabling automatic program upgrades (I usually prefer manual ones), my Avast Free Antivirus seems to have upgraded, yesterday, of his own will: today, at boot time (win 10 64), it prompted me announcing the (already) performed upgrade and asking me the usual installation-time questions.

I can not categorically swear, but I’m quite sure I did not enable automatic updates (I never do) and I’m quite sure, also, that Avast did not notify me (as usual) the availability of a new version.

Is there any reason for such an unusual behaviour?

I have a same situation… but after that, my laptop is restarting with blue screen …especially when i try to do smart scan …i made repair option, but didn’ help, then i made a reinstallation, but the problem still exist

If Repair doesn’t fix the problem, try the following:
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A

i have done all this, but after i have tried to start smart scan o got a blue screen with lot of text and laptop has restarted by itself…

[igor0]

Can you please go to C:\Windows\Minidump and send us the latest file from there? (e.g. upload it to ftp://ftp.avast.com/incoming)

[system]

@igor post:56

Can you please go to C:\Windows\Minidump and send us the latest file from there? (e.g. upload it to ftp://ftp.avast.com/incoming)

found but can not send as an attachment, and I do not know how to apply it through the link you provided… I have created a link in dropbox, hope it will help https://www.dropbox.com/s/s5vsggt3djv4jaz/112118-21621-01.dmp?dl=0

[axeljunio1006]

Hello Mr. Martin. I’m just your everyday avast user

Yesterday at 21 nov after i updated my avast and finished it. I run smart scan like always i done after successfully updated it. But when i do smart scan suddenly my computer goes blue screen and restarted. I already do this: https://support.avast.com/en-eu/article/Troubleshoot-blue-screen-crash | But still it failed and still goes blue screen. Now i am desperate and do you have any idea or opinion on how to fix it?

[Asyn]

@axeljunio1006 post:58

Hello Mr. Martin. I’m just your everyday avast user

Yesterday at 21 nov after i updated my avast and finished it. I run smart scan like always i done after successfully updated it. But when i do smart scan suddenly my computer goes blue screen and restarted. I already do this: https://support.avast.com/en-eu/article/Troubleshoot-blue-screen-crash | But still it failed and still goes blue screen. Now i am desperate and do you have any idea or opinion on how to fix it?

Follow instructions: https://support.avast.com/article/33/ and post your File-ID here afterwards.

[MartinZ]

@axeljunio1006 post:58

Hello Mr. Martin. I’m just your everyday avast user

Yesterday at 21 nov after i updated my avast and finished it. I run smart scan like always i done after successfully updated it. But when i do smart scan suddenly my computer goes blue screen and restarted. I already do this: https://support.avast.com/en-eu/article/Troubleshoot-blue-screen-crash | But still it failed and still goes blue screen. Now i am desperate and do you have any idea or opinion on how to fix it?

I apologize for the inconvenience. We are already working on fix. Please do not run the smart scan unless we release the hotfix.