Avast recognition by Windows 7

Reinstall Avast, then restart the Avast service (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services). Reboot the computer and see if that helps.

In addition to Product FRED's reply, make sure you're using the latest version 5.

Johnson said:

What are the consequences of the Action Center not recognizing the AV, which is what I'm assuming the OP is reacting to, if any?

Anyone know?

Yep it was a known issue with Avast 4.8. No consequences as Avast still runs in active mode. Just Windows wont detect it.

Johnson said:

Ok, thanks Dinesh.

I remember there was at least one major AV that had the same problem with XP SP2's Security Center when it was first implemented, I think it was NAV, and as a practical matter, didn't affect NAV's functions.

Exactly. :)

manhunter2826 said:

Lizzi said:

Thanks everyone for the assistance. It doesn't seem to affect the performance of Avast, and I am using version 5, the most recent. So I think I'll just disable the notices...it's apparently a problem only in the eyes of the Operating System.

Lizzi

Nice choice with Avast. I wonder what accounts for the difference in the OS (action center I mean) not seeing Avast. Do u have an additional third-party firewall.

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In Windows XP it was sometimes necessary to rebuild the repository to correct inaccurate information in the security center. Can this be an issue in Windows 7 as well?