Avast Free Business Cloud AntiVirus

[RobFuller]

I assume disabling all active scanning eases your problem?

Do your disk queues balloon?

[jezi55]

I assume disabling all active scanning eases your problem?

Do your disk queues balloon?

 

I disabled across the school for 30 minutes and yes it fixed the problem. I have just gone through about 70 exceptions and the system seems to be stable but still a high CPU usage.

[TwistedHelixis]

Did you know that Avast does not use Wildcards * in it's exclusions?

 

I am also getting in a twist over putting together an exclusions list for a 2012r2 Domain Server and wondered if some kind person could post up a full list of exclusions they are currently using.

 

EDIT - Think the AVAST person was trying to say they do not support % characters such as %windir% but not 100% sure as I got a Muppet.

Edited April 26, 2016 by TwistedHelixis

[TwistedHelixis]

Anyone installed Avast on a Hyper-V host??

 

If so read this - https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=185739.0

[RobFuller]

Running Avast fine of my 5 Hyper-V Cluster hosts with the correct exclusions as per MS.

 

I use the wildcard *, I know it works as it was messing with my DPM mount points as I didn't have a * wildcard to exclude the whole directory, once it put this in all was fine so I know it definitely works for me....

[TwistedHelixis]

Just fine tuning my server settings and wondered what you had ticked in the Packers section, have you left them as default or ticked them all.

 

Thanks

[RobFuller]

Default settings which on mine are;

 

Self-extracting DOS exe

Self-extracting Win32 exe

NTFS streams

Droppers

[TwistedHelixis]

Hi again. Is it OK to scan the Sims Doc Storage folder?

[TwistedHelixis]

Also is it OK to scan the Sims shared folder on the server?

[RobFuller]

Hope so as I havn't excluded them

 

(No issues have arisen)

[LeMarchand]

Just went to install Avast on some new laptops and it just wouldn't play. Creating a new exe and downloading it seemed to do the trick though in doing so I did notice that the "Coming Soon" MSIs have arrived - for paying customers only. (I suppose that's fair enough as the make it easy enough to script a silent install).

[TwistedHelixis]

What do you do to script the install?

[jezi55]

I still have my original MSI which I use to send out via GPO, when a new version comes out it auto updates via the management console.

[LeMarchand]

What do you do to script the install?

 

@ echo off

If EXIST "C:\AvastInstalled.txt" goto :FINISHED

"\\dc-01\NETLOGON\Avast\avast_business_antivirus_setup.exe"

echo Installed >> "C:\AvastInstalled.txt"

:FINISHED

exit

 

Seems to work (with the new exe, created as "Silent" from the console). It does leave a desktop icon that could be removed by a second script.

 

I still have my original MSI which I use to send out via GPO, when a new version comes out it auto updates via the management console.

 

I tried my original MSI. No joy .

Edited May 26, 2016 by LeMarchand
Missing info

[techie08]

Im guessing then you can just extract an msi from the exe file?

[techie08]

Slowly but surely it looks like they are reducing features available for the free basic version.

[LeMarchand]

Im guessing then you can just extract an msi from the exe file?

 

I requested one a few months back - I can't seem to extract an msi.

[pete]

^ That. IIRC the Avast techs are building a custom .msi on the fly for customers who request them.

[RobFuller]

Slowly but surely it looks like they are reducing features available for the free basic version.

 

Not reducing features just some of the new ones are paid for only, which is fair enough.

[LeMarchand]

Looks like my schools will be going Avast when our McAfee sub runs out - but what do people use on their servers as Avast free won't do?

[TwistedHelixis]

Currently have McAfee on my servers and Avast on all clients.

[LeMarchand]

Currently have McAfee on my servers and Avast on all clients.

 

Cheers - but does anyone have a free/cheap (but good!) option?

[RobFuller]

Currently have Avast on all my servers without issue. As always follow the exclusions guidelines and test first!

[TwistedHelixis]

Just noticed that when you go to download the exe installer it now says - for workstations only.

[LeMarchand]

Just noticed that when you go to download the exe installer it now says - for workstations only.

 

I knew I was getting that idea from somewhere! The console has a server tab, though...