Updates for older versions of Avast

[bruceb]

A question for those of us that may want to stay with Avast 7 (instead of V8 on some computers)
since in many cases, this version is doing just fine and light on the system.

[b]Will the License still be renewable in the future for Avast 7 ? ? ?

Will Avast 7 still be able to get the latest definitions files ? ? ?

Is there a limit on when support for older versions stops ? ? ? [/b]

[Asyn]

@bruce_b post:1

1. Will the License still be renewable in the future for Avast 7 ? ? ?
2. Will Avast 7 still be able to get the latest definitions files ? ? ?
3. Is there a limit on when support for older versions stops ? ? ?

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes, but not anytime soon.

[bruceb]

RE #3 as to when they stop updates for older versions, is that something like a few years or how long typically ?

[Asyn]

@bruce_b post:3

RE #3 as to when they stop updates for older versions, is that something like a few years or how long typically ?

Well, support for version 4.8 ends 2nd quarter 2013, hope this answers your question.

[avast3]

I was guaranteed updates at least 3 years on the current version 7.

Version 4 lasted way over 10 years (It was version 4.3 in February 2003) and was only 1 of 2 anti-virus products that had real “rootkit technology” Symantec was caught with thier pants down, as we most A/V vendors. OK, Panda was the other guy, besides avast!, with that rootkit recovery. avast!'s was VRDB, and Panda had something similar in their Enterprise version, but was OFF by default. J.R.