AOL AVS (KAV) updates working again?

Jo Kerr <jo.kerr DeleteThis @jo.invalid> wrote:

>Bear Bottoms a exposé le 08/09/2007 :
>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:46:21 -0500, Larry Sabo <larry_sabo DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I believe the updates are working again, without the need to modify
>>> the hosts file. I was at a client today whose updates weren't working,
>>> modified the hosts file and updated his system. Went to do likewise
>>> with his wife's computer and it was right up-to-date! Just tried
>>> restoring the hosts file on my wife's computer and doing the update
>>> and it updated, using the aol mirror for a second or two, then usig
>>> Kaspersky's servers for the rest. Anyone else notice this?
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>> You do not need to modify the hosts file. Simply go to the config file and
>> remove the two AOL entries. Hang on to the registration key because I've
>> heard that Kaspersky asks for it once a year.
>>
>> The path for mine is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
>> Data\AOL\AVP6\Data\aol-updcfg.xml
>
>The updates are working without problems since 3 last days (from AOL).
>I use AVS 2.5

Jo, thanks for that confirmation!

BTW, I have Bear Bottoms kill-filed, so only saw his post while
reading this one. I had edited the aol-updcfg.xml but a new one gets
downloaded during the update, replacing the edited version, so the
HOSTS file edit was required. Irrelevant, as it now works without
changes to either file.

Larry

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:17:56 -0500, Larry Sabo <larry_sabo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Jo Kerr <jo.kerr.TakeThisOut@jo.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Bear Bottoms a exposé le 08/09/2007 :
>>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:46:21 -0500, Larry Sabo <larry_sabo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe the updates are working again, without the need to modify
>>>> the hosts file. I was at a client today whose updates weren't working,
>>>> modified the hosts file and updated his system. Went to do likewise
>>>> with his wife's computer and it was right up-to-date! Just tried
>>>> restoring the hosts file on my wife's computer and doing the update
>>>> and it updated, using the aol mirror for a second or two, then usig
>>>> Kaspersky's servers for the rest. Anyone else notice this?
>>>>
>>>> Larry
>>>>
>>> You do not need to modify the hosts file. Simply go to the config file
>>> and
>>> remove the two AOL entries. Hang on to the registration key because
>>> I've
>>> heard that Kaspersky asks for it once a year.
>>>
>>> The path for mine is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
>>> Data\AOL\AVP6\Data\aol-updcfg.xml
>>
>> The updates are working without problems since 3 last days (from AOL).
>> I use AVS 2.5
>
> Jo, thanks for that confirmation!
>
> BTW, I have Bear Bottoms kill-filed, so only saw his post while
> reading this one. I had edited the aol-updcfg.xml but a new one gets
> downloaded during the update, replacing the edited version, so the
> HOSTS file edit was required. Irrelevant, as it now works without
> changes to either file.
>
> Larry
>
Once the change is made to the cfg file, it remains functional.


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On 9/8/2007 2:32 PM, Allan Higdon after much thought,came up with this
jewel:
> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:01:34 -0500, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1.TakeThisOut@gmai.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:24:23 -0500, Allan Higdon <alhigdon.TakeThisOut@mailinator.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:35:28 -0500, Mike
>>> <turnpike_user.TakeThisOut@turnpike_REMOVEuser.THIScomANDTHIS> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Also Is it still possible to download the installer, say from
>>>> oldsoftware.com - I've not bothered looking since AOL changed the
>>>> provider
>>> As long as you still have your activation key, you can download it from
>>> here:
>>> http://file.softsea.com/Antivirus_Software/AVS_621.zip
>>>
>>>
>> Forbidden...you don't have permission
>
> Well, it did work for me earlier.
> Try it from this page: http://www.softsea.com/review/Active-Virus-Shield.html
> Then click the download link.
> I download it from there yesterday without any problem.
Link is working(downloading now)
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"Allan Higdon" <alhigdon.DeleteThis@mailinator.com> wrote:

>With all the posts lately about how to get the updates working again, I decided to try AVS again. I had already uninstalled it, using Total Uninstall to make sure I removed it completely. Since I had already deleted the installer, I had to find a download site that still offered it from their server.
>I found it here - http://www.softsea.com/review/Active-Virus-Shield.html
>This version (6.0.2.621) was slightly newer version than the one I had been using. After entering the activation key, my license now doesn't expire until 9/5/2008. Also, the updates are working fine using the AOL servers.

Allan, thanks for this info. I had understood (incorrectly) that the
download is encoded with the matching license key. I thought I had
tried to install one I had downloaded for general use, and used the
key in the client's e-mail, but it didn't accept it. I will try again,
using your advice. The reason this would be great, is that it would
save the lenthy download of the program for dial-up users, and it
extends the license period.

BTW, has anyone tried uninstalling, running the KAV cleaner to rid all
traces of the previous install (I hope) and re-installing? If that
works, that would be terrific!

Cheers,
Larry

In article <op.tycjgyq74xtgif@your-w92p4bhlzg>, alhigdon.DeleteThis@mailinator.com
says...
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:46:21 -0500, Larry Sabo <larry_sabo.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I believe the updates are working again, without the need to modify
> > the hosts file. I was at a client today whose updates weren't working,
> > modified the hosts file and updated his system. Went to do likewise
> > with his wife's computer and it was right up-to-date! Just tried
> > restoring the hosts file on my wife's computer and doing the update
> > and it updated, using the aol mirror for a second or two, then usig
> > Kaspersky's servers for the rest. Anyone else notice this?
> >
> > Larry
>
> With all the posts lately about how to get the updates working again, I decided to try AVS again. I had already uninstalled it, using Total Uninstall to make sure I removed it completely. Since I had already deleted the installer, I had to find a download site that still offered it from their
server.
> I found it here - http://www.softsea.com/review/Active-Virus-Shield.html
> This version (6.0.2.621) was slightly newer version than the one I had been using. After entering the activation key, my license now doesn't expire until 9/5/2008. Also, the updates are working fine using the AOL servers.
>
>
>

I unintalled August 31 after several efforts to make the update
function work. On Friday evening I reinstalled AVS. It works perfectly.
I did not change any config files. I just reinstalled from my saved
install program and added the registration number. No change what so
ever was made to the HOSTS file. About 3 mb. of updates and program
update were downloaded after the installation.

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On Sat 08 Sep 2007 18:42:24, Allan Higdon <alhigdon DeleteThis @mailinator.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:46:21 -0500, Larry Sabo
> <larry_sabo DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe the updates are working again, without the need to
>> modify the hosts file. I was at a client today whose updates
>> weren't working, modified the hosts file and updated his system.
>> Went to do likewise with his wife's computer and it was right
>> up-to-date! Just tried restoring the hosts file on my wife's
>> computer and doing the update and it updated, using the aol mirror
>> for a second or two, then usig Kaspersky's servers for the rest.
>> Anyone else notice this?
>>
>> Larry
>
> With all the posts lately about how to get the updates working
> again, I decided to try AVS again. I had already uninstalled it,
> using Total Uninstall to make sure I removed it completely.

K-AVS used to leave it's data in the streams of every singe NTFS file
on the system. Does it still do this?

If it does then Total Uninstall probably didn't track that.


> Since I
> had already deleted the installer, I had to find a download site
> that still offered it from their server. I found it here -
> http://www.softsea.com/review/Active-Virus-Shield.html This version
> (6.0.2.621) was slightly newer version than the one I had been
> using. After entering the activation key, my license now doesn't
> expire until 9/5/2008. Also, the updates are working fine using the
> AOL servers.
>



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