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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: loungehake on January 11, 2018, 03:42:31 PM

Title: Need for Avast comments on Meltdown/Spectre regarding MS Fixes and Avast
Post by: loungehake on January 11, 2018, 03:42:31 PM

Bearing in mind that different releases of Avast are in use, we need Avast comments on Meltdown/Spectre regarding likely problems or lack of them with various versions.

To put it a better way, which versions of Avast are compatible with the MS Meltdown/Spectre fixes? Do they qualify for the quality compatibility registry key which permits further MS updates?

Title: Re: Need for Avast comments on Meltdown/Spectre regarding MS Fixes and Avast
Post by: Asyn on January 12, 2018, 04:53:34 AM

All Avast 8+ versions are compatible.

Title: Re: Need for Avast comments on Meltdown/Spectre regarding MS Fixes and Avast
Post by: loungehake on January 12, 2018, 08:46:30 AM

Which, I now realise, means that Avast software AFTER version 7 does not access the Windows kernel directly but through Microsoft provided and approved entry points. Not all AV software conforms to that requirement it seems.

Thanks Asyn for that reassurance. I can now relax a bit in the knowledge that I do not need to rush round to update Avast installations.

Title: Re: Need for Avast comments on Meltdown/Spectre regarding MS Fixes and Avast
Post by: Asyn on January 12, 2018, 08:51:21 AM

You're welcome.