"Buffalo"  wrote in message news:mo1sfj$6pi$1@dont-email.me...
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>Twice since I updated the Avast Free engine yesterday, I have received a 
>message that Avast needs to reboot.
>I have been using Avast Free for several yrs (no, I don't let it load 
>Chrome) and haven't seen this before.
>I updated the engine yesterday and let it restart and do its thing and 
>(after refusing Chrome, etc) it finished up. Many hours later it asked for 
>another reboot. WTF?
>Then today, it asked for another one.
>When I did the engine update yesterday, it found and stopped an MBAM file , 
>forgot the name but it was in System32/Drivers, and then I had to let it 
>put it in the exclude part to keep MBAM Pro functioning.
>Just wondering why Avast would ask for a reboot when no further engine 
>updates were voluntarily  installed.
>Thanks,
>Buffalo
>
Well, I think I have the answer about the necessary reboot. I was experiment 
with changing the software update option and automatic definition updates 
settings.
So, no problems
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Buffalo 

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