NEW version 24.10

[DavidR]

I’m not sure if it wasn’t present in 24.09, some have mentioned that this may be the case.

[rocksteady]

@lukas.hasik

Software Updater is a separate feature that has nothing to do with Avast Security program updates. The settings of AV can be found in the Settings > General > Update.
If your setting is not respected then it could be some bug.

I find that statement talking about two different updaters likely to be totally confusing.
It is specifically the “Software Updater” optional Component (that updates 3rd party software), not Avast AV Program/Definitions updater that is misbehaving and being discussed here.

and here: Avast suddenly updates other software without asking and without my consent

“Software Updater” is lately bundled as part of the “Cleanup” component, (not a separate listed component in its own right as once was)
The Cleanup compontent (that includes Software Updater) can be selected/deseleceted from Avast UI Menu using:
Settings>Troubleshooting>[ADD / MODIFY COMPONENTS].

[Dinobot2]

@lukas.hasik

Software Updater is a separate feature that has nothing to do with Avast Security program updates. The settings of AV can be found in the Settings > General > Update.
If your setting is not respected then it could be some bug.

This is completely unrelated to what people are talking about, Lukas. We’re talking about the Software Updater, both in this thread and the other big thread. No one mentioned Program updates.

Please fix this and provide updates along the way. The silence from Avast about this has been extremely concerning and disappointing.

[Rundvleeskroket]

Please then also fix this: For a week or so, the firewall asks everytime if icarus.exe can connect even an allowed rule is set

Seems to be a very recent development. Maybe related to the 24.10 update. icarus.exe runs from a different temp folder every time, making Windows firewall and other 3rd party firewalls ask what to do every time it runs.