Updates during PC Shutdown

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi,

I suddenly seem to be getting and waiting for updates when I shutdown my PC - the first time it was 67 of them (!) and then 4 the next shut-down.

I can not find out anything about this in the documentation - and the old version never (?) did this.

What is being updated?

I thought the virus database was updated on the fly and would not wait until close down.

Thanks
Chris

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Where are you getting this information from ?

The update checks happen when you first connect, then every 240 minutes (default delay) if you remain connected. But there is no such update on shutdown option it would be a coincidence if an update happened to be ongoing when you shutdown.

I can’t get my head round the 67 updates, do you mean 67 update attempts as if you can’t connect avast tries other servers to complete the update check and update if available ?

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??? ::slight_smile: im thinking what his talking about? ???
his talking about his attempt to update avast or his talking about the word
" do not shut down or detach from power, installing update"
67 to 67
but that is windows update.

what update are talking about? ???

4

No point in thinking, let him respond to the questions.

5

Ah I’ve just checked the C:\Windows folder and it is full of window updates - I had turned off Window updates (as it can screw up a stable environment) and somehow the loading of Avasti set them on without asking me - that is really ANNOYING
sorry to have bother you all, I just did not believe a security product would muck up my machine

6

Not having Windows updated can really muck up your system.

Sounds like you are running XP that needs to be up to date.

See:
Support for Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Vista Ends July 13, 2010
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=56809.0

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avast doesn’t change your system settings, especially your windows update settings. I have had avast for 6 years and it hasn’t changed any of my system/windows update settings, so there is something else going on with your system.

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that’s question should be ask to Microsoft windows, i notice that also
why when the Kb-update you cannot off the auto update
Kb-update when you uninstalled it, it opposite action they automatically configure.
??? i thinking maybe because they want to monitor our os either it is genuine or not ;D :wink: 8)

thankz yokenny!!! already answer:)