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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: LudekS on July 30, 2020, 11:13:16 AM
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Hi all, please welcome Avast 20.6
Here is the top new stuff:
- Simplified privacy settings - We've updated our privacy settings to make it easier to manage your privacy
- Payment notification - If for any reason your payment fails during an automatic subscription renewal, we’ll now let you know on the main dashboard
What was fixed:
- Malfunctioned Chrome distribution upon install
- Nasty Passive mode error (frozen UI, disabled service)
- Some more rare Rescue Disk creation failures
- IDP incorrectly stating that detection can/can't be removed
- Handle leak
- Heap corruption fix
- UI issues when Remote Access Shield or Real Site were disabled as custom install components
- Tray icon misbehavior when enabling/disabling components
- Disabling confusing Firewall toaster on Unidentified network
How to install:
1. Update from your existing Avast version via Settings -> Update -> Update program
2. Or you can download and install files:
Online installers (recommended):
- Free: https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_FREE (https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_FREE)
- Premium Security (formerly Premier): https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_APR (https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_APR)
Offline installers:
- Free: http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe (http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe)
- Premium Security (formerly Premier): http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup_offline.exe (http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup_offline.exe)
We hope you enjoy the new version!
AVAST Team
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Known issues:
• Instup.exe and Icarus.exe generating a lot of FW rules and asking for permission
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Thanks for the new release :)
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I hope this fixed the issue with Gmail message not getting recieved or sent that was happen with 20.5, More then few times I have to Disable Avast sheild to get it working again, and work fine after it been re enabled a for few days till it happen again and I had to disable sheild again
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Hi ^^
The problem with windows installer will be included on the next version? :o
Gerald 8)
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Hi ^^
The problem with windows installer will be included on the next version? :o
Gerald 8)
According to whom?
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Hi all, please welcome Avast 20.6
Updated all three computers again, immediately tried to create rescue disks (USB) for the computers...
IT"S BAAAACCCCKKKK
**WE FAILED TO CREATE A RESCUE DISK** on the two computers that I have rescue disks for when it gets to 29%!
How come this fault has reappeared? Are we going to have to wait another four months before you fix it again??? How come faults like this are occurring at all? Do you even test these new releases?
Note my annual paid subscription is due for renewal in two months, at this stage I'm not looking at renewing Avast, due to these problems over the last year, and the length of time it takes you to fix them.
All I've been reading on the net is that I only really need to run Windows Security on my computers, that I dont need a third party AV at all...
UPDATE: Tried creating Rescue Disks (USB) again today. Rescue disks completed successfully for both computers.
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Hi ^^
Bob3160 The problem with windows installer was fixed on a beta version few days ago.
So i wonder if it was already included on the 20.6 or to the next version?
Gerald 8)
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Hi
if the release notes appeared at each startup of windows with version 20.5, they never appeared even after the 2 reboots following the 20.6 update.(3 computers updated).
is there a way to find them in the different languages without having to translate those of the forum?
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Hi ^^
Bob3160 The problem with windows installer was fixed on a beta version few days ago.
So i wonder if it was already included on the 20.6 or to the next version?
Gerald 8)
Sorry but the problem was not fixed and is still being addressed.
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There is a repost that the Rescue disc function is again broken?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=229578.msg1556181#msg1556181
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There is a repost that the Rescue disc function is again broken?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=229578.msg1556181#msg1556181
To avoid confusion with Rescue Disk woes in earlier versions, I have created a new thread re 20.6 Rescue Disk failure here:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236804.0
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Hi
Bob3160 so what was said on this:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=235915.0
The problem still remain on Seven :o :o :o :'( :'( :'(
GG
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Hi
Bob3160 so what was said on this:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=235915.0 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=235915.0)
The problem still remain on Seven :o :o :o :'( :'( :'(
GG
I don't know what your question is? It's not fixed.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=235915.msg1554817#msg1554817
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Hi,
I dont know if somebody mentioned it before, but there is issue with Avast rewards for bringing new friends - There is old version of UI with old avast licences as rewards
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Hi,
I dont know if somebody mentioned it before, but there is issue with Avast rewards for bringing new friends - There is old version of UI with old avast licences as rewards
Can you explain exactly what the issue is ?
e.g. what did you do/try and what were the results/errors.
Without that I don't think that they can investigate.
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Hi,
I dont know if somebody mentioned it before, but there is issue with Avast rewards for bringing new friends - There is old version of UI with old avast licences as rewards
Confirmed, it started with UI 541, I'll forward it.
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Hi,
I dont know if somebody mentioned it before, but there is issue with Avast rewards for bringing new friends - There is old version of UI with old avast licences as rewards
Confirmed, it started with UI 541, I'll forward it.
Dev-Info: Thanks for the report! We will take a look at it ASAP.
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"So far, so good" as the man who jumped from the top ot the Empire State Building was heard to say as he passed the 70th floor.
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Hi,
I dont know if somebody mentioned it before, but there is issue with Avast rewards for bringing new friends - There is old version of UI with old avast licences as rewards
Confirmed, it started with UI 541, I'll forward it.
Dev-Info: Thanks for the report! We will take a look at it ASAP.
Hi, it has been fixed in UI 542 (screenshot).
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Hi, I'm wondering if the most recent update resulted in some issue regarding an icon myself and some others spotted regarding full scans.
See: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236842.0
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236831.0
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236971.0.
Certainly I didn't notice any icons prior to the update, and they show up on Full Scans with 0 detections.
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Known issues:
• Instup.exe and Icarus.exe generating a lot of FW rules and asking for permission
This has been fixed now.
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BRING BACK
Open Old setting in trouble shooting.
That was ONLY way we could make Exceptions for Shields and SHIELDS only, this new trash GUI yes trashy I never liked from day one, only allow us to make exclusions for EVERYTHING manual Scans and shield Which I dont want.
I went to make and exclusion a few week ago for process/file/folder and again today. I DONT WANT to make exclusion to exclude it from manual scans.. JUST SHIELD
Or at very lest bring the ability to exclude files/process/folders from SHIELD in to the new trashy GUI
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If there are any questions or criticisms about the quality of Avast, my user experience has given me no awareness of them. I use the free version and Avast 20.6 is pleasingly uneventful. I am still puzzled about WiFi Inspector but have received no warnings about actual network issues. A year or two back, WiFi Inspector made me aware of an issue with a Dlink wireless router. A firmware update was forthcoming via the ISP and WiFi Inspector went quiet.
I am very happy to have the protection of Avast.
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I already have the latest version, yet you keep asking me to update urgently
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I already have the latest version, yet you keep asking me to update urgently
Post a screenshot.
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Any particular reason there are two instances of AvastUI.exe running?
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Any particular reason there are two instances of AvastUI.exe running?
Mentioned many times before, doing different things on two instances is quicker than doing multiple tasks on one instance of the executable. Have you ever looked at how many instances there are for your browser (?), currently I have 13 instances if firefox.exe.
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I wonder what a UI needs more than one executable for. It really isn't doing many things at once. If at all. The AV itself, maybe, but the UI... unlikely. One isn't even accruing CPU time, even over hours and hours of uptime. It's just sitting there, eating memory. It would be nice to know why. Actual information. Instead of an irrelevant tangent. That's all.
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I wonder what a UI needs more than one executable for. It really isn't doing many things at once. If at all. The AV itself, maybe, but the UI... unlikely. One isn't even accruing CPU time, even over hours and hours of uptime. It's just sitting there, eating memory. It would be nice to know why. Actual information. Instead of an irrelevant tangent. That's all.
Well you would have to read the forums to see the additional functionality that is done in the background. For instance at lease 1 instance has to be running in the event that you get an alert.
Currently I have 1 instance running and that is using the massive sum of 0.7mb of ram, if you are concerned with these levels of ram usage you should be considering you RAM quantity and programs that use way more RAM than this. If it is inactive then surely it won't be eating RAM.
My desktop calendar used 1.7MB and that is pretty static, were Firefox is currently using 2GB over 14 processes. RAM is there to be used and would be freed if required by the OS.
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Mulitiple processes facilitate process isolation.
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Hi. I've been using free Avast. It keeps saying everything's fine, but the computer gets slower & slower. I just bought your VPN when prompted, then cancelled it when my computer basically became so slow I can't use it. I never downloaded, though, that I know of.
I get prompts for the cleanup, but I don't want to keep getting prompts to buy things. I am not a techie, I just want to use my computer. I'm on my other computer, but I can't use your support from here, I keep
getting kicked off. I can't use my computer that has Avast, because the page won't load.
Is there a way I can email with someone about what's available, what I could use, I how I can get my computer working again?
Sorry, I don't know how to start a new topic here.
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Sorry, I don't know how to start a new topic here.
Click here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=post;board=2
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
And for non blind users it cause visibility problems. My eyes hurts if i look to this new UI.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
You don't say what version of the UI you are using ?
Mine is still on UI-1.0.544.
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I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
From what was discussed about colour blindness the problem was the check boxes and inability to see the check marks.
So it shouldn't have needed much more that changing the checkbox and check marks colouring away from Green.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
You don't say what version of the UI you are using ?
Mine is still on UI-1.0.544.
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I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
From what was discussed about colour blindness the problem was the check boxes and inability to see the check marks.
So it shouldn't have needed much more that changing the checkbox and check marks colouring away from Green.
UI 1.0.552
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
And for non blind users it cause visibility problems. My eyes hurts if i look to this new UI.
Maybe we just have to get used to it. Or convince Avast team to change its coloring again...
From what was discussed about colour blindness the problem was the check boxes and inability to see the check marks.
So it shouldn't have needed much more that changing the checkbox and check marks colouring away from Green.
Check marks are still green, so it means check marks are just one of the problems, or the problem cannot be resolved without changing background brightness.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
You don't say what version of the UI you are using ?
Mine is still on UI-1.0.544.
<snip quote>
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
From what was discussed about colour blindness the problem was the check boxes and inability to see the check marks.
So it shouldn't have needed much more that changing the checkbox and check marks colouring away from Green.
UI 1.0.552
Still awaiting mine to update, but I don't restart all that frequently on this laptop system.
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I apologize that I'm pretty late with asking this question. But Avast free users no longer have to renew their subscription once a year? I noticed today the days remaining that's usually under subscription on this PC is gone.
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
And for non blind users it cause visibility problems. My eyes hurts if i look to this new UI.
You can switch to Omni theme/design.
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Bonjour à tous et à toutes,
je viens d'accéder à Avast et je vois quedans la section "confidentialité", "mots de passe", il n'est plus possible de voir le mot de passe et de copier coller, est-ce normal ?
Salutations
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Please post English here, else use the forum section for your language.
-> Non-English Zone: https://forum.avast.com/index.php#c7
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Today Avast GUI update makes whole UI in awful dark contrast for me. Rollback please.
I suppose this is an adjustment for color-blind users, it seems former UI coloring had some visibility problem for them.
And for non blind users it cause visibility problems. My eyes hurts if i look to this new UI.
You can switch to Omni theme/design.
Hi Asyn
as your screenshots are not in english could you advise as i do not have that tick box for Omni theme/design.
im running UI 1.0.552
also in password manager the layout has totally changed due to this update and you cannot see the copy, view password and save buttons. they are there and still work but a bit annoying for any new user if they cant see them.
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hi,
same problem with avast passeword
unreadable text
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Hi Asyn
as your screenshots are not in english could you advise as i do not have that tick box for Omni theme/design.
im running UI 1.0.552
You could try the latest beta: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=15
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Rather than finding workarounds to use a beta version, I think avast should work to propose at least 2 themes on the official version.
I understand that some may find this new UI aggressive to the eyes with this high contrast effect.
And while I personally don't mind, it would be nice to give us the choice with the release version.
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Rather than finding workarounds to use a beta version, I think avast should work to propose at least 2 themes on the official version.
I understand that some may find this new UI aggressive to the eyes with this high contrast effect.
And while I personally don't mind, it would be nice to give us the choice with the release version.
Since this is more likely to be UI related rather than using a beta version, I have the latest avast free program version and UI 1.0.552 and I'm just not seeing this high contrast UI that you mention.
High Contrast wouldn't help those who are colour blind if the problem colour Green (in the instance reported) is still being used for the check-marks.
Care to post a couple of the aggressive contrast that you mention.
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I never said that this new interface has been modified for colorblind people as supposed above by "NON"(and that it was the source of the annoyance), but that it has become more aggressive with bigger characters as noticed by several people Here (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=237411.0).
Although the majority prefer this display (proof that there has been a change ;) ), others like TheOwner are embarrassed and would like to go back to something less flashy....which the latest beta version allows to switch to "OMNI" theme/design.
If I talked about the beta version, it's because it allowed what the release version does not (switch to OMNI display) ,it's the only reason for my comment about bêta rather than a possible bug that would be fixed with the beta version. ;)
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Here's the Omni Display since I use Omni,
(https://d1ka0itfguscri.cloudfront.net/Lh/2020/08/29/18/49/cYjUFdmNYt/preview.jpg)
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I never said that this new interface has been modified for colorblind people as supposed above by "NON"(and that it was the source of the annoyance), but that it has become more aggressive with bigger characters as noticed by several people Here (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=237411.0).
Although the majority prefer this display (proof that there has been a change ;) ), others like TheOwner are embarrassed and would like to go back to something less flashy....which the latest beta version allows to switch to "OMNI" theme/design.
If I talked about the beta version, it's because it allowed what the release version does not (switch to OMNI display) ,it's the only reason for my comment about bêta rather than a possible bug that would be fixed with the beta version. ;)
As I said I haven't seen it, which is why I asked for screenshots of what it is you are seeing. As I don't see anything like that with avast! free 20.6.2420 (build 20.6.5495.588) UI-1.0.552. And I haven't seen it in the post that you referenced.
The other thing is that I possibly spend more time in the UI than many (in regard to question asked in the forums), outside of that I rarely need to go into the UI.
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I never said that this new interface has been modified for colorblind people as supposed above by "NON"(and that it was the source of the annoyance), but that it has become more aggressive with bigger characters as noticed by several people Here (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=237411.0).
Although the majority prefer this display (proof that there has been a change ;) ), others like TheOwner are embarrassed and would like to go back to something less flashy....which the latest beta version allows to switch to "OMNI" theme/design.
If I talked about the beta version, it's because it allowed what the release version does not (switch to OMNI display) ,it's the only reason for my comment about bêta rather than a possible bug that would be fixed with the beta version. ;)
Well I still think it is a natural guess that this change is for color-blind people, as there is a topic (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=235973.0) related to that recently. And I really don't understand why my former post makes so much "annoyance" you said ???
Liking may differ every people and nothing can fulfill all demands at the same time, right?
I don't know why Avast team chose to change background brightness instead of check-marks, but it's their decision anyway.
In any case, I don't intend to argue you guys anymore about this issue, it makes no real benefit but flames. If needed, Avast team will explain the reason of this change.
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my issue has been passed on to the devs to look into but just to agree with Chris on this one, loading the beta is not the best work around for the majority on here who are not techy savy. especially if something goes wrong and the usual advice we seem to get offered is to do a clean install. this wont help those that use password manager as new installs as far as ive read will not work anymore as password manager has been removed or deactivated.
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my issue has been passed on to the devs to look into but just to agree with Chris on this one, loading the beta is not the best work around for the majority on here who are not techy savy. especially if something goes wrong and the usual advice we seem to get offered is to do a clean install. this wont help those that use password manager as new installs as far as ive read will not work anymore as password manager has been removed or deactivated.
Just to clarify, if you currently have and are using PW Mgr. you'll be able to re-install it. You may need help directly from Avast.
You will not wind up not having access to your passwords.
I would recommend that you start to phase out the Avast Password manager as outline here: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236960.msg1556900#msg1556900 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236960.msg1556900#msg1556900)
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@NON
sorry, the annoyance I was talking about was not related to what you were saying about colorblind people (no doubt a confusion in what I wrote due to my bad english) but to the visual annoyance that the new interface can cause.
I repeat, personally I don't mind, especially since I don't use password.
@DavidR
I no longer have a screenshot of the old UI to give a comparison, but what is certain is that the home screen (with "this computer is protected" & smartscan) has become thicker and bigger (more flashy) as said by other users.
On the other hand the colors have not changed, if that's what you want to know, it's just a little brighter/contrast to my eyes.
@bob3160
You may need help directly from Avast.
As you said here (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=236960.msg1557955#msg1557955) it's not always easy to contact avast to re-install password when you have a free version of avast , even more difficult when users are in foreign sections where no contact with avast staff on the forum is possible
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@DavidR
I no longer have a screenshot of the old UI to give a comparison, but what is certain is that the home screen (with "this computer is protected" & smartscan) has become thicker and bigger (more flashy) as said by other users.
On the other hand the colors have not changed, if that's what you want to know, it's just a little brighter/contrast to my eyes.
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Thanks for that, for my eyes the difference hasn't been that great to make it really noticeable. Screen size and resolution may also have something to do with that.
As for the Smart Scan element on the Main UI screen the text is bolder. My guess is there is so much empty space on that screen they may have made it bolder.
Whilst we are on the subject of the UI, personally I would rather the UI window was user resizeable, something I have been saying for a very long time (for the most part it is too damn big). I would also like to see that main UI window is also moveable and it stays there when you next open it, not front an centre.