Latest version of Avast Antivirus

[Brink]

LOL, we were updating at the same time.

 

[Airbot]

   Note

Might have to download the setup from the main Avast website, and launch the setup to update the program, or uninstall the beta one, if you're using it, and install this one. I couldn't update from the within the program (5.0.504) said the file was broken.

 

[smiths22]

Hey hope those issues with itunes and nokia ovia suite would be finally solved.

   Note

Might have to download the setup from the main Avast website, and launch the setup to update the program, or uninstall the beta one, if you're using it, and install this one. I couldn't update from the within the program (5.0.504) said the file was broken.

I had no problems.

 

[scorpioninblue]

I love Avast, when I had my XP desktop the first thing I did was get rid of the "Great God Norton" and install Avast, did the same thing again with my new 7 desktop! Those of you that haven't updated you don't know what you're missing! They've made big improvements! You can now scan your mail and both the quick and full scans are amazingly fast! I couldn't believe how quick the full scan was done!! LOL!!

 

[Dinesh]

Updated fine from the previous build.

 

[smiths22]

I love Avast, when I had my XP desktop the first thing I did was get rid of the "Great God Norton" and install Avast, did the same thing again with my new 7 desktop! Those of you that haven't updated you don't know what you're missing! They've made big improvements! You can now scan your mail and both the quick and full scans are amazingly fast! I couldn't believe how quick the full scan was done!! LOL!!

they're missing their itunes being blocked and crashed by avast 5.

 

[scorpioninblue]

I have Itunes on my desktop and there is no problem whatsoever with it running. They have one of the best help forums and are great at replying quickly....I would tell them about it.

 

[smiths22]

I have Itunes on my desktop and there is no problem whatsoever with it running. They have one of the best help forums and are great at replying quickly....I would tell them about it.

Thanks scorpion, here is the trick (i think) if you reinstall windows 7 the you install avast and then your software like itunes you will have problems, however if you installed avast after installing all your software everything will work fine.

After many weeks of having reported it the guys of avast have not been able to solve it. right now im using eset.

 

[LadyK8]

Thanks so much for this! I never knew about the free registration.

 

[NecroGnomezZz]

Staying with older versions of Avast or not...

Many reasons many people stay with older version of Avast, technical issues and such dictate that, however yes i agree the new version is A-Vast improvement over V4.x version, I now have Avast V5 on my wife's pc and our Dell Studio 1737 Media laptop that we use for multimedia in our living room and it seems okay on them, I might try it again on my higher end pc will wait and see but the last time I tried it updating and scans were not up to par, so will have to see later. Anyway "YES, AVAST IS THE KING OF MALWARE Monitoring" I gotta agree for i have used it over 3 years and never once had to reinstall windows due to malware intrusions because it is a great monitor/ remover, Thanks Avast, Thanks Seven7Forums!

   Note

Might have to download the setup from the main Avast website, and launch the setup to update the program, or uninstall the beta one, if you're using it, and install this one. I couldn't update from the within the program (5.0.504) said the file was broken.

 

[NecroGnomezZz]

Hopefully the future will see intelligent programs...!

Just something that went through my mind while reading about software features. It is the fact that not many (very few to no softwares) monitor their entire code for intrusions, software is in this day and age quite volatile and lacksadasical about how intelligent it actually is. A smart software will constantly monitor its own code, check its code even when not running, when running and upon quitting it's engine. But right now you could tweak most software and it would not have a clue You did... That's my point with this post, so anyway yes I await the day that software actually intelligently uses it's code and it's monitoring of that code as well as how it interacts with everything it is designed to interact with. Right now, but for now I choose win7-x64-ULT. for its half intelligent design, yet ease of use and full-on multimedia functionality, along with avast v4 & 5 firefox, ie 8, ms office 2010, power iso, magic dvd copier, nero 9 essentials, and all that win7 has to offer as well, no its not fully intelligent but hey either is this post LOL anyway enjoy talk soon!

New Official Public Version: 5.0.507

   Information

Most notable improvements include:
- scanning and virus chest features now accessible even from Windows Safe Mode
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue (fixed duplicating of protected handles)
- Pro AV / IS: solved file enumeration problem on FAT32 partitions
- enhanced compatibility with various Winsock LSPs
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox
- improved cleaning of file infecting viruses
- added compatibility with screen readers; avast! should now be reasonably accessible to visually impaired users
- system files imported to the virus chest after upgrade from v4.8 are now removed
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to VPN connections (Windows XP)
- IS firewall: solved a problem related to Xbox360 media sharing
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition when changing logical drive mappings
- IS firewall: solved a potential crash when saving the packet rules
- IS firewall: fixes for Internet Connection Sharing
- IS firewall: Windows 2000 compatibility
- IS firewall: solved a compatibility problem with Logitech Desktop Manager
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility problem with PerfectDisk 11
- Pro AV / IS: ashCmd.exe switch /@ should work again
- Pro AV / IS: solved a compatibility issue with Acronis True Image
- various fixes in the Outlook antispam add-in
- fixes in ashUpd.exe
- minor improvements in the installer, especially when upgrading from avast v4.8
- avast! Screen saver can be now configured via the screensaver properties dialog
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Norwegian, Finnish, Slovenian, Turkish and Vietnamese language packs

New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.507)

 

[Airbot]

May 1st, 2010

New pre-release Avast free/Pro/IS build 5.0.533

Changelog -

   Information

What's new
Most notable improvements include:
• Solved a bug related to submission of false positives
• Improvements in the Behavior Shield (realtime antirootkit part)
• Sandbox: many functional, stability and performance improvements
• Firewall: VPN compatibility fixes (should now work even in Public zone etc)
• Firewall: solved an issue related to hang and/or crash of the afwServ.exe process
• Finally compatible with major screen readers
• Various fixes in the Outlook antispam add-in
• Right-to-left support
• Added Croatian and Arabic language packs

New pre-release build of avast [5.0.533]

 

[Brink]

Thank you Aaron. First post updated.

 

[McSeven]

free = we test the next version

 

[thefabe]

I would just like to add that they are currently working on the 64 bit version that will allow you to do a boot scan, which can only be done now with the 32 bit version. Something I really miss. The current home version 5.0.507 will soon be 5.1Fabe

 

[Airbot]

Pre-release updated to 5.0.542. No changes to changelog that I can see.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Aaron. First post updated.

 

[mitchell64]

Program update 5.0.545 is available

 

[Brink]

Thank you Mitchell. First post updated.

 

[NecroGnomezZz]

AVAST V5+ Polished Interface "GUI" & Boosted Security &

MUCH MUCH MORE.

Irrevocably I cannot install avast v5+ on my pc as right now I am having installer issues, nothing fully installs 100% none of the software packages, It's always this way here with me & my pc, if there is a problem to pitfall a windows user, I get it pronto, as always. Anyway everything else works so just after I reinstall C++ and get a fresh windows installer package installed everything should be hunky dory & AVAST V5+ can finally go on my pc, but that's not near not in the near hours anyway, Will see, but AVAST V5+ GUI is very nice & I see the upped all security in it as well, amazingly awesome! But like any good malware monitor/ blocker/ remover, if it's touted, it will surely be hit on by more MALWARE(S) LOL Rest assured that's a fact. Anyway Enjoy Your PC Time Folks!

StanDP.

Thank you Mitchell. First post updated.