Avira AntiVir 9 released!

Just maybe they are pushing trough program update fixes on different times to different parts of the world?

 

Guess we'll find out soon enough....

 

I usually update manually whenever I start or restart my computer, matter of habits, I suppose. I've noticed with the old version that at certain times of the day, the manual update would alert me with "internet connection failed", but if I tried to update from the Avira console with "product update" the update would go ahead without any problems.

This seems to have disappeared with version 9, and updates seem to be a lot faster than in the previous version. As far as HIPS is concerned, I wouldn't mind Avira to create something like a white list of your applications and to alert you about unknown executables (a bit like the old AntiExecutable from Faronics). It would make this program really complete.

 

Dial_up here presents no unusual update problems with Avira 9. Runs right along.

 

i tested on 5 pc
and it's really a great av
i tried the free version

what i don't like
1) i can't update every 5 hours , i mean schedule , only 1 day minumum
maybe there is a command like to update

2) the maxi pop after an update


by the way i run with comodo firewall , and in the log defend+ i found access
memory ,i setup the exlusions in comodo and it's fast and work 100%

 

so it's better go back to 8?

 

I also, there is a my previous post about here.

 

Just the opposite, Avera v9 now works right(for me)

 

As an extra layer would I be better off running a behavior blocker like Threatfire or Mamutu or an app like DefenseWall? I have licenses to DW and Mamutu but am trying to only run one more.

 

use defensewall if u have a license for it.

 

and can you tell us?

 

Just ran another update and yet again, it requires another reboot.

Maybe it has something to do with running on a limited user account

 

LUA+DEP on here, no reboot ever, even after fresh install of Avira and updates.

 

Same here, never a reboot after a fresh install and a few days use.....

 

No rebooting the computer here at all.

 

No reboot needed here either yet.

Updated fine

 

To my knowledge, there was no update after the upgrade to AV9 that would require a reboot. However, it might be a bug when running on a limited user account. I will get this checked. Can you try again, does it require a reboot every time you update now?

 

is there a way to avoid the pop up after an update?


how can i configure hidden update?
i read in the forum that some users setup avira with hidden update

 

if you changed the permissions on the avnotify.exe to stop the nag screen then you'll keep getting asked for a reboot after every update. You could do this in Version 8 but not 9 apparently. So if you have done that you need to change them back to how it was and then no more reboots. You can stop the nag screen with a hips program like CIS for instance.

 

Not true actually. If you do it right, and just deny traverse/execute yet allow Avira to check file attributes and other permissions, it works fine. I have done it here in v9 in Vista x64 with no issues at all.

 

I'd only denied Read & Execute I must admit which worked fine in V8, good to know there is another way, although just blocking it with a hips program is probably the simplest way to stop getting nagged.

 

I just clicked the box when the update window came up, that should block it...

 

Yep, unless you don't use any HIPS, which I don't in Vista x64. But in general, any way you can prevent execution will do.

Btw, denying Read is where you went wrong in v9. It has to be allowed to read the file attributes. Otherwise it downloads a fresh copy of avnotify.exe every update. Not a good thing.

 

yeah, I realized that after the second "you must reboot".

Now if I could only get a HIPS to stop my wife nagging I'd be a happy man ................ and yes your right she doesn't visit Wilders ............. I think .............. I hope

 

You should get her to start posting here at Wilders then.... It might be a good outlet for her.