I just installed CBO4.23 on my Vista Ultimate x86 system (right-clicking the installation file and choosing “Run as Administraor”). My problem is that, when I right-click the tray icon and tell BOClean to check for updates, it says:
“Can’t find BOC4UPD.EXE to perform autoupdate. On VISTA, this error means that you need to permit the ‘Updater’ through the Windows firewall settings because the ‘updater’ is being BLOCKED!”
So, I created new rules (both inbound and outbound, not knowing which was needed) to allow BOC4UPD.EXE through my Windows firewall (which is my only firewall, aside from my router), but I still get the same message when I tell it to check for updates, even after rebooting.
How should I troubleshoot this? Right-clicking on the tray icon, I see that it says that the last update was actually today (4/26), about six hours before my installation of the application, which doesn’t make much sense to me, since I downloaded the installation file yesterday.
I keep the UAC turned off, dont use a firewall and control everything through my router also.
About 2-3 months ago I was getting the same message as you but that was because of the UAC, since I dont really need this feature of Vista I dont receive any more messages from BOC.
The latest update on BOC is from 4/26 so you’re good to go.
The BOC website is ■■■■■■■ up though, it has the covered malware total at 24083 and the date is from 4/23 but if you click on the covered trojan button on BOC it will say 24347.
I keep YUK sorry UAC on a chain out the back as far away as possible. (:AGY) :SMLR
I’m behind a router as well but I have got the Windows F\W turned on to control outgoing stuff, if you write a couple of outgoing rules for BC it works fine.
I found a post from Kevin in another thread that exactly addresses my problem, which is really only a problem with using the updating command from the tray icon’s right-click menu. Otherwise, I’m good. Thanks, everyone.