newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

O

O.J. Newman

Hello:

For details see:

Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html

avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html

Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all features
are supported on these older platforms.

But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package that
currently supports these older platforms!

Cheers,
O.J.

P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

O.J. Newman wrote:
> Hello:
>
> For details see:
>
> Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
> http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
>
> avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
>
> Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all features
> are supported on these older platforms.
>
> But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package that
> currently supports these older platforms!
>
> Cheers,
> O.J.
>
> P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
 
P

PCR

O.J. Newman wrote:
| Hello:
|
| For details see:
|
| Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
| http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
|
| avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows
| http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
|
| Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
| http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
|
| Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
| features are supported on these older platforms.

Thanks. Odd, I had mine set to "ask when update is available"-- but it
didn't! Anyhow, the Update Now button worked...

Information about current update:
Total time: 19:12

- Program: Updated
(previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)
- Vps: Already up to date
(current version 080401-0)
- Setup: Updated
(previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)

Server: download634.avast.com (75.125.190.82)
Downloaded files: 28 (2,350.44 KB)
Download time: 7:01

Afterwards, all seems well, & all my avast! settings & my OE & IE
avast!-related settings were intact.

| But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package
| that currently supports these older platforms!

Yea. Despite the few peccadilloes,...

(a) It didn't inform me of this program update.
(b) Though clicking the Update Now button did get it--
I wasn't informed to reboot afterward, & there
was a TON of stuff inside Wininit.ini!
(c) It gives me a false alarm on one file that is
inside a RioPort self-executable (SetUpMDM.exe).
(d) It doesn't seem to go inside every self-executable
.exe to scan the files inside. Noteably, it won't go
the MS "USA8" self-executables.
(e) It can cause harmlessly lost icons (the little ones
left of program & folder names). But that can be
avoided, & they do return at reboot anyhow.
(f) Its update process includes pauses without
warnings to wait.

.... I remain pleased with avast! Home Edition. It does do a lot very
well!

| Cheers,
| O.J.
|
| P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
P

PCR

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
| cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749

Uh-oh! I see it says one must upgrade instead of update...

"Please note that you must upgrade to Avast v4.8.1169, not update Avast
v4.7 (You do not need to uninstall your current version.)"

Why!? I did the update last night! I see it says...

"An input validation error within the 0xb2d60030 IOCTL handler of the
aavmker4.sys driver can be exploited e.g. to overwrite arbitrary kernel
memory via a specially crafted IOCTL request."

But I have no Aavmker4.sys file in my avast! 4.8.1169 Home Edition, & I
know there was none in my v.4.7.1098 either. Can this be a Professional
Edition problem only, or can it apply only to XP/Vista versions?

| --
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
|
| O.J. Newman wrote:
|> Hello:
|>
|> For details see:
|>
|> Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
|> http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
|>
|> avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for
|> Windows http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
|>
|> Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
|> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
|>
|> Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
|> features are supported on these older platforms.
|>
|> But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package
|> that currently supports these older platforms!
|>
|> Cheers,
|> O.J.
|>
|> P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
M

MEB

Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for as far
as issues related to this way of updating verses the over-install with the
full download?

BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after the update
on this computer.

--
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--
_________


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
| --
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
|
| O.J. Newman wrote:
| > Hello:
| >
| > For details see:
| >
| > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
| >
| > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
| >
| > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
| >
| > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
features
| > are supported on these older platforms.
| >
| > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package
that
| > currently supports these older platforms!
| >
| > Cheers,
| > O.J.
| >
| > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
|
 
M

MEB

A re-send, ignore if the original comes through....

Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for as far
as issues related to this way of updating verses the over-install with the
full download?

BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after the update
on this computer.

_________
--
MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
--
_________

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
| --
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
|
| O.J. Newman wrote:
| > Hello:
| >
| > For details see:
| >
| > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
| >
| > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
| >
| > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
| > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
| >
| > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
features
| > are supported on these older platforms.
| >
| > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware package
that
| > currently supports these older platforms!
| >
| > Cheers,
| > O.J.
| >
| > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
|
 
P

PCR

MEB wrote:
| Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for
| as far as issues related to this way of updating verses the
| over-install with the full download?

I think Bear went back into his Antarctic cave to continue his
hibernation like that groundhog did a few weeks ago! But I have found...
http://www.file.net/process/aavmker4.sys.html
.....Quote...........
Aavmker4.sys file information

The process avast! Base Kernel-Mode Device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP
belongs to the software avast! Antivirus System by ALWIL Software
(www.avast.com).
......EOF..............

That seems to indicate it is not a Win98 problem. Anyhow, I don't have
no stinking Aavmker4.sys file in this computer! And I don't want one!

| BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after the
| update on this computer.

Interesting. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the request. There are
inordinant pauses during avast!'s update procedures! But all seems to be
well. Well, does your Wininit.bak look just like this...

[rename]
nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav72
64.tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
7265.tmp
......about a trillion deleted.....................................
.....but, are your 1st/last three the same as mine?...
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
2e5.tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
72f1.tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
2f2.tmp

| --
| MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| --
| _________
|
|
| "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
| news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|| cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
|| --
|| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
|| MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
|| AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
|| DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
||
|| O.J. Newman wrote:
|| > Hello:
|| >
|| > For details see:
|| >
|| > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
|| > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
|| >
|| > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for
|| > Windows http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
|| >
|| > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
|| > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
|| >
|| > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
|| > features are supported on these older platforms.
|| >
|| > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware
|| > package that currently supports these older platforms!
|| >
|| > Cheers,
|| > O.J.
|| >
|| > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
M

MEB

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:%23KV5n5qlIHA.5268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| MEB wrote:
| | Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for
| | as far as issues related to this way of updating verses the
| | over-install with the full download?
|
| I think Bear went back into his Antarctic cave to continue his
| hibernation like that groundhog did a few weeks ago! But I have found...
| http://www.file.net/process/aavmker4.sys.html
| ....Quote...........
| Aavmker4.sys file information
|
| The process avast! Base Kernel-Mode Device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP
| belongs to the software avast! Antivirus System by ALWIL Software
| (www.avast.com).
| .....EOF..............
|
| That seems to indicate it is not a Win98 problem. Anyhow, I don't have
| no stinking Aavmker4.sys file in this computer! And I don't want one!

As I found...

|
| | BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after the
| | update on this computer.
|
| Interesting. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the request. There are
| inordinant pauses during avast!'s update procedures! But all seems to be
| well. Well, does your Wininit.bak look just like this...
|
| [rename]
| nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav72
| 64.tmp
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
| 7265.tmp
| .....about a trillion deleted.....................................
| ....but, are your 1st/last three the same as mine?...
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
| 2e5.tmp
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
| 72f1.tmp
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
| 2f2.tmp
|

Ah, not eactly, mine has 66 entries after the [rename]. Setup.log is at
2,183 KB.
nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav3183.t
mp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav3184
..tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmrpch.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav3185
..tmp
----
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw31b5.
tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw31b6
..tmp
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw31b7.
tmp


AND mine was a newer version/download when installed [couple months ago]
after the last update you did when we previously discussed AVAST [for this
new test config]..

Information about current update:
Total time: 31 s

- Program: Already up to date
(current version 4.8.1169)
- Vps: Already up to date
(current version 080404-0)

Server: download921.avast.com (74.86.125.42)
Downloaded files: 2 (0.02 KB)
Download time: 4 s


--
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--
_________

| |
| |
| | "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
| | news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| || cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
| || --
| || ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| || MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| || AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| || DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
| ||
| || O.J. Newman wrote:
| || > Hello:
| || >
| || > For details see:
| || >
| || > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
| || > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
| || >
| || > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for
| || > Windows http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
| || >
| || > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
| || > http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
| || >
| || > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not all
| || > features are supported on these older platforms.
| || >
| || > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware
| || > package that currently supports these older platforms!
| || >
| || > Cheers,
| || > O.J.
| || >
| || > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| Should things get worse after this,
| PCR
| pcrrcp@netzero.net
|
|
 
P

PCR

MEB wrote:
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:%23KV5n5qlIHA.5268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|| MEB wrote:
|| | Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for
|| | as far as issues related to this way of updating verses the
|| | over-install with the full download?
||
|| I think Bear went back into his Antarctic cave to continue his
|| hibernation like that groundhog did a few weeks ago! But I have
|| found... http://www.file.net/process/aavmker4.sys.html
|| ....Quote...........
|| Aavmker4.sys file information
||
|| The process avast! Base Kernel-Mode Device Driver for Windows
|| NT/2000/XP belongs to the software avast! Antivirus System by ALWIL
|| Software (www.avast.com).
|| .....EOF..............
||
|| That seems to indicate it is not a Win98 problem. Anyhow, I don't
|| have no stinking Aavmker4.sys file in this computer! And I don't
|| want one!
|
| As I found...

OK. I'm happy enough, then, that we are OK-- & I don't hear the Bear
growling yet. I've taken in the full download (at least 1.5 hours
worth)...

E:\My Downloads\Programs\Installed>dir avast!*
Directory of E:\My Downloads\Programs\Installed
AVAST!~1 EXE 21,787,912 04-03-08 12:25a
Avast!v.4.8.1169.0_setupeng.exe

However, I haven't run it from there, but only did the update.

||
|| | BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after
|| | the update on this computer.
||
|| Interesting. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the request. There
|| are inordinant pauses during avast!'s update procedures! But all
|| seems to be well. Well, does your Wininit.bak look just like this...
||
|| [rename]
|| nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
||
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav72
|| 64.tmp
||
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
|| 7265.tmp
|| .....about a trillion deleted.....................................
|| ....but, are your 1st/last three the same as mine?...
||
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
|| 2e5.tmp
||
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
|| 72f1.tmp
||
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
|| 2f2.tmp
||
|
| Ah, not eactly, mine has 66 entries after the [rename].

Your 1s/last three look just like mine. I guess I rebooted at the right
time. And, yea, it took 3 counts-- but I have 67 total lines in
Winit.bak too!

| Setup.log is at 2,183 KB.

Both of mine are larger than that...!...

Directory of C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Setup
SETUP LOG 3,225,087 04-06-08 1:00a setup.log

Directory of C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log
SETUP LOG 4,405,154 04-06-08 1:00a Setup.log

| nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav31
83.t
| mp
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
3184
| .tmp
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmrpch.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
3185
| .tmp
| ----
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw3
1b5.
| tmp
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
31b6
| .tmp
|
c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw3
1b7.
| tmp
|
|
| AND mine was a newer version/download when installed [couple months
| ago] after the last update you did when we previously discussed AVAST
| [for this new test config]..
|
| Information about current update:
| Total time: 31 s
|
| - Program: Already up to date
| (current version 4.8.1169)
| - Vps: Already up to date
| (current version 080404-0)
|
| Server: download921.avast.com (74.86.125.42)
| Downloaded files: 2 (0.02 KB)
| Download time: 4 s

Well, we have the same version now, as I posted earlier...

Information about current update:
Total time: 19:12

- Program: Updated
(previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)
- Vps: Already up to date
(current version 080401-0)
- Setup: Updated
(previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)

Server: download634.avast.com (75.125.190.82)
Downloaded files: 28 (2,350.44 KB)
Download time: 7:01

Afterwards, all seems well, & all my avast! settings & my OE & IE
avast!-related settings were intact.

| --
| MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| --
| _________
|
|| |
|| |
|| | "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
|| | news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|| || cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
|| || --
|| || ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
|| || MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
|| || AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
|| || DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
|| ||
|| || O.J. Newman wrote:
|| || > Hello:
|| || >
|| || > For details see:
|| || >
|| || > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
|| || > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
|| || >
|| || > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for
|| || > Windows http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
|| || >
|| || > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
|| || >
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
|| || >
|| || > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not
|| || > all features are supported on these older platforms.
|| || >
|| || > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware
|| || > package that currently supports these older platforms!
|| || >
|| || > Cheers,
|| || > O.J.
|| || >
|| || > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
||
|| --
|| Thanks or Good Luck,
|| There may be humor in this post, and,
|| Naturally, you will not sue,
|| Should things get worse after this,
|| PCR
|| pcrrcp@netzero.net

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
M

MEB

Well then, I think we have confirmed that the AVAST program update was
successful on two 98SE machines, though if you read Pa's posting properly,
that is what he suggested, updating the program to the new version, NOT
updating just the defs/vps in the old program, particularly for the NT OSs..
I did, however, just update the program on a VISTA machine without
downloading the entire file, but via the program update function. Only
noticeable issue was the pop-up window stating it was not specifically
written for VISTA. That also required a shutdown/restart

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"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:OR6a9X6lIHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| MEB wrote:
| | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| | news:%23KV5n5qlIHA.5268@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| || MEB wrote:
| || | Took the v8 update as an *update*, what am I supposedly looking for
| || | as far as issues related to this way of updating verses the
| || | over-install with the full download?
| ||
| || I think Bear went back into his Antarctic cave to continue his
| || hibernation like that groundhog did a few weeks ago! But I have
| || found... http://www.file.net/process/aavmker4.sys.html
| || ....Quote...........
| || Aavmker4.sys file information
| ||
| || The process avast! Base Kernel-Mode Device Driver for Windows
| || NT/2000/XP belongs to the software avast! Antivirus System by ALWIL
| || Software (www.avast.com).
| || .....EOF..............
| ||
| || That seems to indicate it is not a Win98 problem. Anyhow, I don't
| || have no stinking Aavmker4.sys file in this computer! And I don't
| || want one!
| |
| | As I found...
|
| OK. I'm happy enough, then, that we are OK-- & I don't hear the Bear
| growling yet. I've taken in the full download (at least 1.5 hours
| worth)...
|
| E:\My Downloads\Programs\Installed>dir avast!*
| Directory of E:\My Downloads\Programs\Installed
| AVAST!~1 EXE 21,787,912 04-03-08 12:25a
| Avast!v.4.8.1169.0_setupeng.exe
|
| However, I haven't run it from there, but only did the update.
|
| ||
| || | BTW PCR: AVAST update DID request to shutdown the computer after
| || | the update on this computer.
| ||
| || Interesting. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the request. There
| || are inordinant pauses during avast!'s update procedures! But all
| || seems to be well. Well, does your Wininit.bak look just like this...
| ||
| || [rename]
| || nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
| ||
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav72
| || 64.tmp
| ||
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
| || 7265.tmp
| || .....about a trillion deleted.....................................
| || ....but, are your 1st/last three the same as mine?...
| ||
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
| || 2e5.tmp
| ||
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
| || 72f1.tmp
| ||
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw7
| || 2f2.tmp
| ||
| |
| | Ah, not eactly, mine has 66 entries after the [rename].
|
| Your 1s/last three look just like mine. I guess I rebooted at the right
| time. And, yea, it took 3 counts-- but I have 67 total lines in
| Winit.bak too!
|
| | Setup.log is at 2,183 KB.
|
| Both of mine are larger than that...!...
|
| Directory of C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Setup
| SETUP LOG 3,225,087 04-06-08 1:00a setup.log
|
| Directory of C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log
| SETUP LOG 4,405,154 04-06-08 1:00a Setup.log
|
| | nul=C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\AVAST4\SETUP\REBOOT.TXT
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavm4h.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav31
| 83.t
| | mp
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmguih.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
| 3184
| | .tmp
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aavmrpch.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aav
| 3185
| | .tmp
| | ----
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswcmns.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw3
| 1b5.
| | tmp
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswengin.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw
| 31b6
| | .tmp
| |
| c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\aswscan.dll=c:\progra~1\alwils~1\avast4\asw3
| 1b7.
| | tmp
| |
| |
| | AND mine was a newer version/download when installed [couple months
| | ago] after the last update you did when we previously discussed AVAST
| | [for this new test config]..
| |
| | Information about current update:
| | Total time: 31 s
| |
| | - Program: Already up to date
| | (current version 4.8.1169)
| | - Vps: Already up to date
| | (current version 080404-0)
| |
| | Server: download921.avast.com (74.86.125.42)
| | Downloaded files: 2 (0.02 KB)
| | Download time: 4 s
|
| Well, we have the same version now, as I posted earlier...
|
| Information about current update:
| Total time: 19:12
|
| - Program: Updated
| (previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)
| - Vps: Already up to date
| (current version 080401-0)
| - Setup: Updated
| (previous version: 4.7.1098, updated version: 4.8.1169)
|
| Server: download634.avast.com (75.125.190.82)
| Downloaded files: 28 (2,350.44 KB)
| Download time: 7:01
|
| Afterwards, all seems well, & all my avast! settings & my OE & IE
| avast!-related settings were intact.
|
| | --
| | MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| | --
| | _________
| |
| || |
| || |
| || | "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
| || | news:%23X2U8pIlIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| || || cf. http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
| || || --
| || || ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| || || MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| || || AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| || || DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
| || ||
| || || O.J. Newman wrote:
| || || > Hello:
| || || >
| || || > For details see:
| || || >
| || || > Press Release: newest version of avast! antivirus released
| || || > http://www.avast.com/eng/press-release-avast-4-8-released.html
| || || >
| || || > avast! antivirus Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for
| || || > Windows http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
| || || >
| || || > Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
| || || >
| http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-free-home-antivirus-antispyware.html
| || || >
| || || > Note that the new v4.8 still supports Win 9x/ME, although not
| || || > all features are supported on these older platforms.
| || || >
| || || > But the good news is that there is still a good anti-malware
| || || > package that currently supports these older platforms!
| || || >
| || || > Cheers,
| || || > O.J.
| || || >
| || || > P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
| ||
| || --
| || Thanks or Good Luck,
| || There may be humor in this post, and,
| || Naturally, you will not sue,
| || Should things get worse after this,
| || PCR
| || pcrrcp@netzero.net
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| Should things get worse after this,
| PCR
| pcrrcp@netzero.net
|
|
 
P

PCR

MEB wrote:
| Well then, I think we have confirmed that the AVAST program update was
| successful on two 98SE machines,

I think so-- pending the Bear should awake & claw our heads off!

| though if you read Pa's posting
| properly, that is what he suggested, updating the program to the new
| version, NOT updating just the defs/vps in the old program,

http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
......Quote........
Please note that you must upgrade to Avast v4.8.1169, not update Avast
v4.7 (You do not need to uninstall your current version.)
......EOQ...........

I think mine is the better interpretation-- that the site is saying to
take the full download of avast! v4.8.1169, instead of clicking "avast!,
Program Settings, Update (Basic), Program box Update Now button".
(Subsequently, I took the full 20 MB download, but I haven't clicked it
& I remain updated instead of upgraded.)

A friend's machine refused to update (I forget the error message) & we
did have to upgrade him. HIS Wininit.bak is truly a monstrosity-- DON'T
ask me to count it! And we didn't uninstall v.4.7 first. But all did go
well with that. When the v.4.8.1169 was run, it found him to be infected
with Soap.exe, which we put into his Chest.

| particularly for the NT OSs.. I did, however, just update the
| program on a VISTA machine without downloading the entire file, but
| via the program update function. Only noticeable issue was the pop-up
| window stating it was not specifically written for VISTA. That also
| required a shutdown/restart

Interesting. I think that aumha is saying the problem is in the file
Aavmker4.sys. Did you get a new just doing an update on that Vista
machine...?...

........Quote...............
An input validation error within the 0xb2d60030 IOCTL handler of the
aavmker4.sys driver can be exploited e.g. to overwrite arbitrary kernel
memory via a specially crafted IOCTL request.
........EOF..................

| --
| MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| --
| _________
|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:OR6a9X6lIHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...


....snip
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
 
M

MEB

I think, once again, we are waiting for a clarification from Pa...

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--
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"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:%23eFv7xQmIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| MEB wrote:
| | Well then, I think we have confirmed that the AVAST program update was
| | successful on two 98SE machines,
|
| I think so-- pending the Bear should awake & claw our heads off!
|
| | though if you read Pa's posting
| | properly, that is what he suggested, updating the program to the new
| | version, NOT updating just the defs/vps in the old program,
|
| http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749
| .....Quote........
| Please note that you must upgrade to Avast v4.8.1169, not update Avast
| v4.7 (You do not need to uninstall your current version.)
| .....EOQ...........
|
| I think mine is the better interpretation-- that the site is saying to
| take the full download of avast! v4.8.1169, instead of clicking "avast!,
| Program Settings, Update (Basic), Program box Update Now button".
| (Subsequently, I took the full 20 MB download, but I haven't clicked it
| & I remain updated instead of upgraded.)
|
| A friend's machine refused to update (I forget the error message) & we
| did have to upgrade him. HIS Wininit.bak is truly a monstrosity-- DON'T
| ask me to count it! And we didn't uninstall v.4.7 first. But all did go
| well with that. When the v.4.8.1169 was run, it found him to be infected
| with Soap.exe, which we put into his Chest.
|
| | particularly for the NT OSs.. I did, however, just update the
| | program on a VISTA machine without downloading the entire file, but
| | via the program update function. Only noticeable issue was the pop-up
| | window stating it was not specifically written for VISTA. That also
| | required a shutdown/restart
|
| Interesting. I think that aumha is saying the problem is in the file
| Aavmker4.sys. Did you get a new just doing an update on that Vista
| machine...?...
|
| .......Quote...............
| An input validation error within the 0xb2d60030 IOCTL handler of the
| aavmker4.sys driver can be exploited e.g. to overwrite arbitrary kernel
| memory via a specially crafted IOCTL request.
| .......EOF..................
|
| | --
| | MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
| | --
| | _________
| |
| | "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| | news:OR6a9X6lIHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|
|
| ...snip
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| Should things get worse after this,
| PCR
| pcrrcp@netzero.net
|
|
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

M

MEB

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OB9hXcZmIHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| I've got nowt to clarify.
|
| In http://aumha.net:80/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=32749, I merely quoted Donna's
|
http://msmvps.com/blogs/donna/archi...sional-aavmker4-sys-privilege-escalation.aspx
|
| As far as overinstalling the new version vs updating the old version, I
took
| that from some Avast Support page IIRC.
|
| You can post your Avast questions to the official forum:
| http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2.0
| --
| ~PA Bear

Thanks Pa, just a discussion, not a drag over the coals,,,,

I went through several discussions on the AVAST forum, noting other
compatibility issues {specific program issues} noted some supposed
corrections which have been auto addressed via other updates so the issue
is whether XP and VISTA users should still be advised to download the new
4.8 or whether the program update feature will suffice.

As you are associated with [obviously] aumha, has your board addressed
issues related to this activity [beyond what is already linked here] to
which users can be directed?

|
|
| MEB wrote:
| > I think, once again, we are waiting for a clarification from Pa...
|
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--
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P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

MEB wrote:
<snip>
> As you are associated with [obviously] aumha, has your board addressed
> issues related to this activity [beyond what is already linked here] to
> which users can be directed?

No. WYSIWYG.
 
M

MEB

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ORU9PDcmIHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| MEB wrote:
| <snip>
| > As you are associated with [obviously] aumha, has your board addressed
| > issues related to this activity [beyond what is already linked here] to
| > which users can be directed?
|
| No. WYSIWYG.

Okay, for those XP and VISTA interested users, try the links Pa provided,
and take specific note of potential issues related to VISTA and SP1 related
to AVAST [and FYI - several other Anti-virus and other programs, try your
specific application's support forum for advise]. It appears that it may be
advisable to wait to install SP1 until Microsoft gets some of the bugs
corrected and/or application programmers can effect the necessary changes to
their respective programs.

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--
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C

chelsea

thanks guys! for that tips and information... im using avast virus and
its not yet updated. im so lucky i found this forum. i have to update
my avast as soon as possible. thanks again. great job!




--
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M

MEB

"chelsea" <chelsea.242408e@news.win98banter.com> wrote in message
news:chelsea.242408e@news.win98banter.com...
|
| thanks guys! for that tips and information... im using avast virus and
| its not yet updated. im so lucky i found this forum. i have to update
| my avast as soon as possible. thanks again. great job!
| --
| chelsea

You are welcome. We try to keep up with issues that 9X/ME users may be
having or which should be advised of, and potential personally TESTED work
arounds if necessary, in addition to the standard issues involved with the
9X/ME Windows products.

Contrary to advertising and marketing, there are still hundreds of
thousands of 9X/ME users [including in the business environment], many of
which still connect to the Internet, and still require security to do so.
Personally, I still believe the OS is viable, but one must continue to
protect one's own system/network.

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--
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P

pixturesk@gmail.com

On Apr 9, 2:33 pm, "MEB" <meb@not h...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "chelsea" <chelsea.2424...@news.win98banter.com> wrote in message
>
> news:chelsea.242408e@news.win98banter.com...
> |
> | thanks guys! for that tips and information... im using avast virus and
> | its not yet updated. im so lucky i found this forum. i have to update
> | my avast as soon as possible. thanks again. great job!
> | --
> | chelsea
>
> You are welcome. We try to keep up with issues that 9X/ME users may be
> having or which should be advised of, and potential personally TESTED work
> arounds if necessary, in addition to the standard issues involved with the
> 9X/ME Windows products.
>
> Contrary to advertising and marketing, there are still hundreds of
> thousands of 9X/ME users [including in the business environment], many of
> which still connect to the Internet, and still require security to do so.
> Personally, I still believe the OS is viable, but one must continue to
> protect one's own system/network.
>
> --
> MEBhttp://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com
> --
> _________
As a non-techie, I continue to use Win98SE with great success on a P3
600, 256 megs, Radeon 7000 32 megs, ultra lite cable internet with
Avast 4.8 which Avast recently updates for me, works great. Along with
Super AntiSpyware Free, Spyware Blaster, Sygate Personal Firewall,
Firefox, HiJack This, RegSeeker, CCleaner, my computer seems to be
very safe.
 
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