Guest O.J. Newman Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 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 O.J. Newman Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8 Hello Again: See the 5-star CNet Download.com's Editor's review of Avast! Home v4.8 at: http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=lst-1 . Cheers, O.J. P.S. Sorry for the cross-post.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 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 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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. -- 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 MEB Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 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 Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 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 Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 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 Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 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 Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 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 -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ "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 Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 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.................. | -- | 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 MEB Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 Re: newest version of avast! antivirus released v4.8 I think, once again, we are waiting for a clarification from Pa... -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________ "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] Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 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 Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 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... | -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 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 Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 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. -- MEB -- _________
Guest chelsea Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 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! -- chelsea
Guest MEB Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 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. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
Guest pixturesk@gmail.com Posted April 9, 2008 Posted April 9, 2008 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 Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 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.. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
Guest PCR Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 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! | -- | ~PA Bear | | | MEB wrote: |> I think, once again, we are waiting for a clarification from Pa... -- 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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