Avast after windowa 7 install

[David Wells]

Ever since I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 I have lost the sound in
Advast it no longer tell me that it has updated even though I see the
pop up windows. Is there any way of getting the sound back without
deinstalling it and then try a reinstall.

Thank You

 

[Enkidu]

Ever since I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 I have lost the sound in
Advast it no longer tell me that it has updated even though I see the
pop up windows. Is there any way of getting the sound back without
deinstalling it and then try a reinstall.

If I remember correctly (and I may not) there is a setting in Avast for
sounds on or off. Have you looked for that? Personally, I wanted my AV
to shut up and do it's job silently, unobtrusively, transparently.

 

[Don]

Ever since I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 I have lost the sound in
Advast it no longer tell me that it has updated even though I see the
pop up windows. Is there any way of getting the sound back without
deinstalling it and then try a reinstall.

Thank You

In addition to Enkidu's advice:

Did you uninstall Avast and then re-install after the upgrade to Win 7? That
is usually the best method with an AV program when updating an OS.

In addition, click on start and type " system sounds " in the search box,
without the astericks. Your first choice to come up should be to change
system sounds, click on that.
Scroll down the list, you should see a section for Avast sounds in there ,
you might need to select them and apply to your default sound scheme or
alternatively save to a new sound scheme. I don't remember what I did to do
so, but I lost mine as well and had to do the latter also.

If you don't see them listed, then you probably need to re-install the
software to get everything back to the way it was....

 

[Don]

Now you know one of the many reasons a clean install is better; well, with
Windows anyway.

That was true more so prior to Vista.
With Vista came the new install method of laying the image down and then
importing the data back into it, which was much better for upgrading than
previous versions of Windows.
Both Vista and Windows 7 handle upgrades very well, and is really not
related to the issue for the OP.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

If I remember correctly (and I may not) there is a setting in Avast for
sounds on or off. Have you looked for that? Personally, I wanted my AV
to shut up and do it's job silently, unobtrusively, transparently.

IDK if avast is loud and obnoxious or not, but have you ever heard
Kaspersky AV after it runs a scan and detected something?! It sounds
horrid! LOL

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101

 

[Lord Vetinari]

If I remember correctly (and I may not) there is a setting in Avast for
sounds on or off. Have you looked for that? Personally, I wanted my AV
to shut up and do it's job silently, unobtrusively, transparently.

Right! Why on earth should what is essentially a utility, be noisy?

Me, I dumped Avast!, when it let a virus run loose on my machine a few years
ago. I plan to buy NOD32 (or whatever it's currently called) for my wife's
computer, unless I turn it into a Linux box, too (*sigh*, my laptop has
begun begging for Ubuntu....but not anything to do with the trolls).

 

[wasted]

Ever since I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 I have lost the sound in
Advast it no longer tell me that it has updated even though I see the
pop up windows. Is there any way of getting the sound back without
deinstalling it and then try a reinstall.

Thank You

I think everytime you change your aero themes till you set each one up
with the correct avast sounds you need to-

Right click avast tray icon --> click program settings-->click sounds
--> click settings --> scroll down to avast! antivirus (in the window
that opens) --> click onto the relevant sound and then click browse -->
locate the avast sound folder here- C:\Program Files\Alwil
Software\Avast4\ENGLISH

 

[John E. Carty]

Ever since I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 I have lost the sound in
Advast it no longer tell me that it has updated even though I see the
pop up windows. Is there any way of getting the sound back without
deinstalling it and then try a reinstall.

Thank You

Have you tried right-clicking the tray icon and selecting Program Settings?
Then you can select Sounds from the left-hand pane and see if they are
disabled

 

[David Wells]

Yes I took the easy route out and just removed it and did a reinstall
and sound work again.
Thank You all

 

[Muad'Dib]

Right! Why on earth should what is essentially a utility, be noisy?

Me, I dumped Avast!, when it let a virus run loose on my machine a few years
ago. I plan to buy NOD32 (or whatever it's currently called) for my wife's
computer, unless I turn it into a Linux box, too (*sigh*, my laptop has
begun begging for Ubuntu....but not anything to do with the trolls).

Our corporate computers run Eset NOD32 and it has let several viruses
get through, one just today so I dunno. I guess it really doesn't matter
which AV you have, if you happen across one that your AV doesn't know
about yet, you STILL get hit. Scanning the computer even in safe mode
does not remove it, however I have scanned for the same one elsewhere
and Avast caught it, so that is what will happen tomorrow. Personally, I
do ALL sensitive things and Google searches etc on something other than
Winders.

G'day

 

[Don]

Glad you got it working David, thanks for letting us know.

 

[Al Smith]

Right! Why on earth should what is essentially a utility, be noisy?

Me, I dumped Avast!, when it let a virus run loose on my machine a few years
ago. I plan to buy NOD32 (or whatever it's currently called) for my wife's
computer, unless I turn it into a Linux box, too (*sigh*, my laptop has
begun begging for Ubuntu....but not anything to do with the trolls).

I use Avast, but I have no illusions about its effectiveness. The
best defense against viruses is safe computing. Other antivirus
software is no better -- some might catch a few more viruses but
all can be beaten.

-Al-

 

[Lord Vetinari]

Our corporate computers run Eset NOD32 and it has let several viruses get
through, one just today so I dunno.

Oh well. I haven't had any since I started using NOD32, myself.

I guess it really doesn't matter which AV you have, if you happen across
one that your AV doesn't know about yet, you STILL get hit. Scanning the
computer even in safe mode does not remove it,

Sounds like a root kit. AV programs used to never claim to deal with them,
and I'm not entirely sure that they all handle root kits as well as claimed.

however I have scanned for the same one elsewhere and Avast caught it, so
that is what will happen tomorrow. Personally, I do ALL sensitive things
and Google searches etc on something other than Winders.

Yup, that's one of my reasons for using Linux. I keep winders ago to run
some stuff, but that may change.

 

[Lord Vetinari]

I use Avast, but I have no illusions about its effectiveness. The best
defense against viruses is safe computing. Other antivirus software is no
better -- some might catch a few more viruses but all can be beaten.

I've seen the recommendation to use several diffent AV progs in a number of
places...copycatting, or common conclusion?

 

[Muad'Dib]

Oh well. I haven't had any since I started using NOD32, myself.

That's a good thing. I failed to mention that Avast let one through on
one of my personal computers while booted to XP. LOL Surprise! ..Which
is why I said it doesn't seem to matter which AV you have, ya can still
get hit. Same for AVG which I used for a long time and others. I RARELY
do get hit as I am careful, but no matter how careful one is these days,
you can get hit. However, part of the problem was that I had done the
Windows Seven Transformation Pack,(To test it), unchecked set home page
to Windows X Shrine which never works, home page got set to it anyway, I
forgot and a month or two later booted XP, opened the browser and BAM! I
got hit, his site had been compromised. Avast hadn't updated yet, sooo
partly my fault. Wound up restoring from back-ups, (XP,Vista, Win7 on
the same machine.), just to make dang sure all was clean.

Sounds like a root kit. AV programs used to never claim to deal with them,
and I'm not entirely sure that they all handle root kits as well as claimed.

Well, I worried about that too, but in the end it was hijack-ware. It
was a variant of Antivirus 2009. I downloaded Malwarebites but first ran
a small utility that kills any processes for Antivirus 2009 and then ran
the removal. Voila, that station is back to normal. I did install and
run Avast, and it found and removed a couple Trojans, but it couldn't
catch the hijack-ware. All is good now, but I have RE-educated the ones
that use that station. Yeah, right, like that does any good.. LOL

Yup, that's one of my reasons for using Linux. I keep winders ago to run
some stuff, but that may change.

Yes, I use them both for the best of BOTH worlds.

G'day

 

[Char Jackson]

I've seen the recommendation to use several diffent AV progs in a number of
places...copycatting, or common conclusion?

I think it is most definitely very good advice to use more than one AV
program, but only one should be resident and running full time, doing
checks in real time. Any others you decide to use should be configured
as on-demand scanners only, in order to avoid conflicts.

Also note that AV programs usually aren't good at detecting non-virus
malware, so I'd recommend also using one or more antimalware apps, as
well. I like MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyware, but there are others
to choose from.

 

[Charles Tomaras]

Also note that AV programs usually aren't good at detecting non-virus
malware, so I'd recommend also using one or more antimalware apps, as
well. I like MalwareBytes and SuperAntiSpyware, but there are others
to choose from.

This one is free:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

 

[Char Jackson]

This one is free:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

So are the two I mentioned. ;-)

 

[Al Smith]

This one is free:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

The main thing wrong with it is that it is by Microsoft. It says
on their Web site "you are being watched ..." Sure, by Microsoft!
I don't want them monitoring everything I do.

-Al-

 

[Charles Tomaras]

The main thing wrong with it is that it is by Microsoft. It says on their
Web site "you are being watched ..." Sure, by Microsoft! I don't want them
monitoring everything I do.

-Al-

You know...I've run many different anti-malware applications over the last
decade or so since it's become pertinent and just haven't snagged much.
Maybe it's because I'm single and don't have teens using my computer, or
maybe it's because I don't download malware ridden files preferring to
actually purchase intellectual properties instead of stealing them...or
perhaps it's because I don't have a porn habit?

Have you been able to snag a considerable amount of malware with your apps?

Do you really have the free time and computer power to waste running and
configuring numerous security applications when you can just run Microsoft's
Security Essentials, practice intelligent computing, perform regular backups
and have a life?

Do you really think Microsoft is watching you and if so have you found a
good tin hat supplier?