Avast 4 antivirus - FINAL

LTR12101B · Dec 19, 2002

http://www.avast.com

Home version (free for nonprofit home users)
Pro version

Spotted in a post at the CDRTIMES forum - by someone no longer at this one.

Laz · Dec 19, 2002

Nice news m8, thanks.

Must try this out now.

shadow_ir · Dec 19, 2002

Thanks!

332 · Dec 21, 2002

Thanks for the info. Been using version 3 for a few months and very pleased. Looking forward to giving this one a try.

jasmin · Dec 21, 2002

BIG CRAP

No way to let it work, no way to uninstall it

Just wrote a mail to authors, seeking for help

soundforbjt · Dec 21, 2002

I installed it and it's running fine in my machine. And I can uninstall it with no problem.

soundforbjt · Dec 21, 2002

jasmin said:
BIG CRAP

No way to let it work, no way to uninstall it

Just wrote a mail to authors, seeking for help

I had a similar problem on my other machine when I installed it. It would give me a PRC error and would not let me uninstall it. Here's how I fixed the problem: This is in Win XP Pro:

1st: Go to Start then Run, then type msconfig, then Start_up tab and disable the 2 avast startups.

2nd: Start, Run, type regedit, under the edit pull-down select find. A search box will come up, type in Alwil, delete all registry entries for this. Then do a search for avast, delete all entries for this as well. do both again to make sure you got them all.

3rd: Now delete the folder Avast is in and all of it's contents.

4th: Restart your computer and do the install again, This time when it gets to the user agreement, scroll thru the whole agreement to the end before clicking on next. It should go smooth after that.

It worked on my machine!

Hope this helps.

jasmin · Dec 22, 2002

@soundforbjt

Thanx, soundforbjt, I'll try same thing now cause authors didn't respond to my mail

I'll post my results

Mantra · Dec 22, 2002

it's free?
the home version & professional

LTR12101B · Dec 22, 2002

A free registration is available for the HOME version (nonprofit use ONLY)
http://www.avast.com/register.htm

Version 3 registrations are still valid

Mantra · Dec 22, 2002

it's more fast or?

it slow down or is light

soundforbjt · Dec 22, 2002

I've found it to be faster than version 3 so far.

jasmin · Dec 22, 2002

And I've found that the only way to uninstall it from my WinXP Pro is deleting files, folders, cleaning registry

That's all about freeware, I rather prefer shareware

kunolobo · Dec 22, 2002

avast 4

I have used avast 3 for years now
downloades version 4 - the same as above hapend.
could not start after install - could not remove - had to dele files and so on.
hurra for Ghost - now using avast 3 again

Mantra · Dec 23, 2002

for me it's better the version3

Mantra · Dec 23, 2002

avast4 needs a lot of ram
it upload many dll

jasmin · Dec 23, 2002

I can live without it!!! No more chance to install Avast on my PC! Rest in peace

ClubNinja · Feb 28, 2003

best

It's the best AV I have ever had on my puter

domer · Mar 4, 2003

I am registered user of Avast 3 for about a year and sometimes I consult with them, so I wrote to authors to decide about answering your questions.

scarecrow · Mar 5, 2003

Using a fully updated ver.4
CPU load is some 25 MB- not great, but not bad either.
The scan speed is just great, and the time it needs to update definitions and program modules incredible.
I also have a licence for the top-of-the- iceberg AV program currently (NOD32), but I use Avast4, as when scanning through folders with lots of comressed files I get some slugginess on responce, even with NOD, while Avast 4 lets the browser respond at a snip.
I will agree that version 4 has still some quasi-beta characteristics, but else it's probably the only AV utility that will do a proper job without letting you notice that you have installed it. And the comparison to v.3 is simply out of place, v.3 was a notorious false alarm addict, while v.4 has simply dropped this bad habbit completely.