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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.

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Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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.

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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!

© 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

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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.

|

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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.

|

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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

(http://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

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

 

"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

| (http://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

 

 

--

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

|

|

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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 (http://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

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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 (http://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

|

|

Guest PCR

Guest PCR

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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..................

 

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| --

| _________

|

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:OR6a9X6lIHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

 

 

....snip

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There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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

 

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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

|

|

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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/archive/2008/03/31/avast-home-professional-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

 

 

MEB wrote:

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

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

 

"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/archive/2008/03/31/avast-home-professional-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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Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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.

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

"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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Guest chelsea

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

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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Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

"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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Guest pixturesk@gmail.com

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

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.

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

Posted
Posted

Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

 

 

<pixturesk@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:07f5832f-c9cf-4192-bf45-ecd88e27247f@s39g2000prd.googlegroups.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.

 

Sounds like you have the plan.

 

Users of 9X/ME can feel somewhat more secure, at the moment, than users of

other Windows, as most of the present hacks and attacks are levied at the NT

OSs. Of course there are still viruses being produced, and the old

backorifice and other hacks are still rampant on the net. And, most of the

email/like hacks are just as effective on 9X/ME as any other OS. So, as has

always been the case, never ASSUME you are protected, even if you seem to be

running the necessary programs. Cross checking with other protection

products may catch things that were missed by whatever was installed and

relied upon.

Of course, updating - keeping the programs current, is mandatory, along

with checking any logs you or the program creates..

 

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Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

| 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/archive/2008/03/31/avast-home-professional-aavmker4-sys-privilege-escalation.aspx

 

She too is saying Aavmker4.sys is the vulnerable component. But there is

no such file in my avast! 4.8.1169 for Win98. And there wasn't any in my

v.4.7.1098, either. Also, Donna says... "Solution: Update to version

4.8.1169." She doesn't say to upgrade, although she does post the site

for the full download, yea.

 

| As far as overinstalling the new version vs updating the old version,

| I took that from some Avast Support page IIRC.

 

I'm thinking that might apply to XP &/or Vista only, which are

irradiated OS & naturally may need an upgrade.

 

| You can post your Avast questions to the official forum:

| http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2.0

 

I see lots of new posts there. It will take time to read through them--

but thanks!

 

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| ~PA Bear

|

|

| MEB wrote:

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

 

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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

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