Update questions

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

I’ve been using avast for several months with good results. All of the sudden I noticed that there is a dramitic increase in the number of updates. It seems like avast is wanting to get at least 10-20 updates in a day. Much more than before.

Also, I noticed that when I initiate the update process Zone Alarm informs me that Windows Explorer wants to access the internet. Are these issues normal?

Thanks

2

Hi Trotter,
10-20 updates IN A DAY, are you serious ?
ps this is ZA job to alert you about outgoing and incoming processes of your own computer… ::slight_smile:

3

Please exscuse my ignorance about these matters, but I can tell the difference between ZA and avast. And yes I haven’t counted the exact times but avast seems to want to update at least twice as much. :stuck_out_tongue:

4

If I’m not wrong (by default):

  • if you have a permanent connection to Internet: avast check for updates each 4 hours.

  • if you have a dial-up: avast checks for an Internet connection each 40 seconds, if a connection is detected (you’re on-line) then, it will wait more 4 hours to check for an update again.

Unless you change your avast4.ini file manually :stuck_out_tongue:

5

Thank you kindly! :slight_smile: