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Tews said:
The only problems that I have with Avast is that it drops my speed from 40mb/sec to 20mb/sec ..
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Avast is copying Kaspersky's bad habits now. Very bad. I have not been affected by this new avast "issue" yet, but if i do im gonna change to norton IS 2010.
 

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psikofunkster said:
Tews said:
The only problems that I have with Avast is that it drops my speed from 40mb/sec to 20mb/sec ..
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Avast is copying Kaspersky's bad habits now. Very bad. I have not been affected by this new avast "issue" yet, but if i do im gonna change to norton IS 2010.
Click to expand...

I have not had this problem so i cant play around with it to see if i can correct it.

But just out of interest you may want to try lowering the sensitivity or turning off the Heuristics scanning in Web shield & see if it makes a difference? :)

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Airbot said:
No problem. Don't ever have that problem either, my speed is the same with everything enabled, or with everything disabled.
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Running Avast Free Antivirus v5.0.462, no problems/issues.
Same settings as the pic above.
Upgraded from 4.8.... to 5.0.447, 5.0.454, 5.0.460 then 5.0.462 in the last week.

SpeedTest.net is showing an average of .025 Mb/s slower with Webshield off.
No discernible difference.

My speed is slow (1.2 mbs on a good day) to begin with so I should be able to notice if there is a problem.

PingTest.net rating for line quality is 'A'.
 

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so i have avast 5.0.418 and i cant update to 5.0.462... its telling me every time that i dont have enough rights (only user in my cpu, admin, and no UAC)
 

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rixto003 said:
so i have avast 5.0.418 and i cant update to 5.0.462... its telling me every time that i dont have enough rights (only user in my cpu, admin, and no UAC)
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Hallo rixto, try right clicking on Avast in your start menu and then select Run as Administrator.

Then try & update, see if it works? :)

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mitchell64 said:
psikofunkster said:
Tews said:
The only problems that I have with Avast is that it drops my speed from 40mb/sec to 20mb/sec ..
Click to expand...

Avast is copying Kaspersky's bad habits now. Very bad. I have not been affected by this new avast "issue" yet, but if i do im gonna change to norton IS 2010.
Click to expand...

I have not had this problem so i cant play around with it to see if i can correct it.

But just out of interest you may want to try lowering the sensitivity or turning off the Heuristics scanning in Web shield & see if it makes a difference? :)
Click to expand...
When I was using Avast! 5 Free, I read in the forum that they recommend keeping the Web Shield's Heuristics Sensitivity at normal because it can/will slow down your internet speed.
 

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mitchell64 said:
rixto003 said:
so i have avast 5.0.418 and i cant update to 5.0.462... its telling me every time that i dont have enough rights (only user in my cpu, admin, and no UAC)
Click to expand...

Hallo rixto, try right clicking on Avast in your start menu and then select Run as Administrator.

Then try & update, see if it works? :)
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So still doesnt update... made a pic just in case :D (had to dl english pack for it because i doubt u can speak/read estonian :D)

avast.jpg

Edit: just in case tried with UAC on... still nothing, just windows keeps buggin me with everything now :S
 

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rixto003 said:
mitchell64 said:
rixto003 said:
so i have avast 5.0.418 and i cant update to 5.0.462... its telling me every time that i dont have enough rights (only user in my cpu, admin, and no UAC)
Click to expand...

Hallo rixto, try right clicking on Avast in your start menu and then select Run as Administrator.

Then try & update, see if it works? :)
Click to expand...


So still doesnt update... made a pic just in case :D (had to dl english pack for it because i doubt u can speak/read estonian :D)

View attachment 61222

Edit: just in case tried with UAC on... still nothing, just windows keeps buggin me with everything now :S
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This is just a thought, you have UAC disabled. Was it enabled when you installed Avast.
You could try turning it on & see if that works, it may be why you dont have the appropriate permissions.

Otherwise i would just download the latest installer to your desktop, uninstall Avast.

Then install the new version (preferably with UAC on even just at the minimum) then right click on your installer & Run as Adninistrator.

avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection

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Edit: The more i think about it, having UAC disabled you are not able to run elevated commands as an administrator,
You can only run commands as a logged on user. (Username/Adminstrator) is not a true Administrator account.
It is only a User account with more priviliges than a standard User account, so in turning UAC off as far as i can make out Username/Administrator only seems to have the privileges of a normal User account.

Well we can only wait & see if it works for you as to wether my theory is right or not
 
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mitchell64 said:
Edit: The more i think about it, having UAC disabled you are not able to run elevated commands as an administrator,
You can only run commands as a logged on user. (Username/Adminstrator) is not a true Administrator account.
It is only a User account with more priviliges than a standard User account, so in turning UAC off as far as i can make out Username/Administrator only seems to have the privileges of a normal User account.

Well we can only wait & see if it works for you as to wether my theory is right or not
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Actually when one has turned off UAC, it should have the same privileges as Hidden admin.
As there is nothing that will obstruct him and give him Standard User privileges token...

But try it, it may work. ;)
 

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jav said:
mitchell64 said:
Edit: The more i think about it, having UAC disabled you are not able to run elevated commands as an administrator,
You can only run commands as a logged on user. (Username/Adminstrator) is not a true Administrator account.
It is only a User account with more priviliges than a standard User account, so in turning UAC off as far as i can make out Username/Administrator only seems to have the privileges of a normal User account.

Well we can only wait & see if it works for you as to wether my theory is right or not
Click to expand...

Actually when one has turned off UAC, it should have the same privileges as Hidden admin.
As there is nothing that will obstruct him and give him Standard User privileges token...

But try it, it may work. ;)
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Yes this is what i thought would have been correct, but i just tried it again.

If i turn off UAC and restart, if i then try to run an elevated command prompt it is only a username command not an administrative command :confused:
 

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rixto003 said:
mitchell64 said:
rixto003 said:
so i have avast 5.0.418 and i cant update to 5.0.462... its telling me every time that i dont have enough rights (only user in my cpu, admin, and no UAC)
Click to expand...

Hallo rixto, try right clicking on Avast in your start menu and then select Run as Administrator.

Then try & update, see if it works? :)
Click to expand...


So still doesnt update... made a pic just in case :D (had to dl english pack for it because i doubt u can speak/read estonian :D)

View attachment 61222

Edit: just in case tried with UAC on... still nothing, just windows keeps buggin me with everything now :S
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I see by your edit that it did'nt work, oh well it was just a theory

The only other option i can think of other than reinstalling Avast is to enable the built in Administrator account, this will give you full privilleges like running XP

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/507-built-administrator-account-enable-disable.html

Sorry i could'nt be of more help :)
 

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April 6th, 2010


New pre-release build of avast [5.0.492]


Changelog below-


   Information

What's new
Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish and Slovenian language packs

New pre-release build of avast
 

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New pre-release build of avast [5.0.499]

   Information
What's new
Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- IS firewall: solved a potential crash when saving the packet rules
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility problem with PerfectDisk 11
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish and Slovenian language packs

Version 5.0.499 adds two more languages - Turkish and Vietnamese.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=58183.0
 

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I tried V5 and had some issues with updating and security so I put V4.8 back on and have had no issues at all. In fact over 3 years now and no issues with it. It just works, and always has. But this is with My setup, If Avast V5 works for You, then Great! Also on my wife's desktop and our laptop i have installed "Rising Internet Security Suite", which is from a company in Beiijing China, it is quite good (it has more popup requestors than most, asking for confirmation) and no issues whatsoever since install of it either. We are on the PC daily for hours a day and on my PC I get approx. 200 downloads a week without probs.


Nem said:
New pre-release build of avast [5.0.499]

   Information
What's new
Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- IS firewall: solved a potential crash when saving the packet rules
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility problem with PerfectDisk 11
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish and Slovenian language packs

Version 5.0.499 adds two more languages - Turkish and Vietnamese.


*** INTRODUCING: New pre-release build of avast [NOW 5.0.499] ***
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Pre-Release Avast 5.0.504


   Information

What's new
Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- IS firewall: solved a potential crash when saving the packet rules
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility problem with PerfectDisk 11
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish, Slovenian, Turkish and Vietnamese language packs

And new in 5.0.504
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility issue with Acronis True Image
- IS firewall: fixes for Internet Connection Sharing
- IS firewall: Windows 2000 compatibility
- IS firewall: solved a compatibility problem with Logitech Desktop Manager
- various fixes in the Outlook antispam add-in
- fixes in ashUpd.exe
- no crashing of AvastUi.exe anymore

pre-release build of avast [NOW 5.0.504]
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full ...12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C...Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
Thank you Aaron. First post updated. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I really like the new one, especially doing the registration during install from the GUI so it's less bother than email, but...

After years installing Avast on over a hundred machines with no issues or infections, my Dad got a fake virus scan Trojan which it could not get even in Boot scan. Neither could Malwarebytes or Spybot in Safe Mode which can flush viruses hiding in Memory after reboot.

But MSE got them all out from the desktop. I may be jumping the gun, but this along with MSE's near-invisibility once installed (no voice to turn off, no need for delayed start) has got me installing MSE now.

There is one install where MSE ran up CPU with no fix found, so I reverted to Avast and got to know it's new release a bit. I really like it and have put it back on my own laptop to compare with MSE on my other computers, after turning off the "voice" and delaying start.
 
New Official Public Version: 5.0.507


   Information

Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- IS firewall: solved a potential crash when saving the packet rules
- IS firewall: fixes for Internet Connection Sharing
- IS firewall: Windows 2000 compatibility
- IS firewall: solved a compatibility problem with Logitech Desktop Manager
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility problem with PerfectDisk 11
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility issue with Acronis True Image
- various fixes in the Outlook antispam add-in
- fixes in ashUpd.exe
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish, Slovenian, Turkish and Vietnamese language packs

New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.507)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full ...12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C...Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
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