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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Add-Aware on April 15, 2007, 04:56:08 AM
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Does avast! have heuristic?
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Hi and welcome to the Forum ;),
No, currently Avast Antivirus does not contain heuristic exept for mass mailers; however Avast 5.0 is expected to have heuristics. Please be aware that even though Avast does not have heuristic it still performs very well in detecting malware.
Al968
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Thanks you very much ;)
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I would like to give you the date it will be released but currently it is unsure, maybe Vlk or Igo will tell us ;D
Al968
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Good ;) Thanks again :)
P.S. Sorry for my bad English :)
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No, currently Avast Antivirus does not contain heuristic exept for mass mailers; however Avast 5.0 is expected to have heuristics.
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The features for avast 5 haven't been fully announced (they have been very tight lipped about avast 5), there is a topic or two in the forums, but they don't directly call it heuristics as that has some sort of clear definition but a behaviour blocker would be closer to the HIPS definition. There is also meant to be more generic signature detections and anti-kill to prevent it from being disabled.
An advanced forum search for "avast 5" by User: vlk,igor returns many hits, but it is still a job to find any the features.
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however Avast 5.0 is expected to have heuristics.
For Standard Shield (on-access scanning)? I don't think so...
Edit: David, don't worry that much about quotes :-*
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Tech, I don't know how you quoted that, but it was said by al968 and quoted in my post, but most certainly not said by me as my comments in the rest of the post attest.
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I sort of like this kind of speculations... carry on, this is so inspiring... :P
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You could always end the speculation with a couple of hints ;D
The features for avast 5 haven't been fully announced (they have been very tight lipped about avast 5)
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I sort of like this kind of speculations... carry on, this is so inspiring... :P
They're based on your comments about heuristics and avast 5...
Like David said, you can stop all speculations if you say a little more about avast 5 and then, we'll shut up 8)
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We have many things written on the paper; however, not too many things actually implemented. I'm sorry but I don't think it's a good idea to promise (or even disclose) a feature until it's more or less certain that it's going to make it to the final product.
What I can promise is that you guys will be one of the first to know.
Cheers
Vlk
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What I can promise is that you guys will be one of the first to know.
We're proud of this. Thanks.
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I could cope with anything you guys have in mind. So far i've supported every decision even though it wasn't looking that well from users perspective. Some were even improved, mostly generic detections which i'd like to see even more. After all, if you don't have the heuristic engine, generic ones can do almost as good. Not in detecting new malware but at least countless variants of existing ones which are usually the most problematic anyway regardless of all the outbreaks.
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Heuristics are OK if done right, But I've run some AV programs that had so many FP they were pretty much useless. So Vik, if you and the team are going to add this to Avast, Please take your time and make sure it's right. ( I already know you will :) )
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But I've run some AV programs that had so many FP they were pretty much useless.
Which ones?
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But I've run some AV programs that had so many FP they were pretty much useless.
Which ones?
Granted it's been a few years so things may have changed. One was AVG, I had many FP's with it and their almost total lack of support made turning off Heuristics easier than trying to get help. Another was several early versions of NAV, but at least with NAV you could turn down the sensitivity.
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My personal experience:
AVG: few false positives, poor support.
NAV: rarely, very few, false positives, extremely poor support.
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Hi, all.
I think that if heuristic would be added in avast! it's will be good to make "Heuristic" as one of resident. In this case users can swith it off if they really don't need it (or for some other reasons).
On another side it's great idea if avast! could control all processes in OS (but there could be some problems with firewalls, like Outpost), imho.
2Add-Aware, take a look - you are in the DavidR's signature! What are you doing there?
(DavidR, I'm sorry, it's just a joke ;))
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On another side it's great idea if avast! could control all processes in OS
What do you mean?
avast! already monitors (scans) them...
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I sort of like this kind of speculations... carry on, this is so inspiring... :P
I think you would enjoy reading some of the Apple discussion forums around the web. All we do is sit and speculate about what Apple will do next!
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What do you mean? avast! already monitors (scans) them...
Ok. I mean that is some program tryes to modify Windows regedit, IE start page or to enter some BHO in Explorer, etc, then it would be great if avast! could stop them and ask user what to do.
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What do you mean? avast! already monitors (scans) them...
Ok. I mean that is some program tryes to modify Windows regedit, IE start page or to enter some BHO in Explorer, etc, then it would be great if avast! could stop them and ask user what to do.
Yes, an antispyware/BHO module would be great... but we're crying and are they listening to us?
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but we're crying and are they listening to us?
Maybe they can use some opensource antispyware-proactive shield like WinPooch? (winpooch.free.fr)
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Add-Aware, then avast! must be opensource to use WinPooch's code ;)
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Add-Aware, then avast! must be opensource to use WinPooch's code ;)
avast is (and I think it will be...) a freeware, not an opensource.
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Add-Aware, then avast! must be opensource to use WinPooch's code
avast is (and I think it will be...) a freeware, not an opensource.
Who know about it? You, me, Tech and who else? Let it will be our small secret :)
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Add-Aware, then avast! must be opensource to use WinPooch's code
avast is (and I think it will be...) a freeware, not an opensource.
Who know about it? You, me, Tech and who else? Let it will be our small secret :)
I also know about it ;D
We have to respect the OpenSource community as it is an enemy of Microsoft and an enemy of Microsoft can only be good ;D
Al968
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I also know about it
Sorry, but to me will have you to kill. ;D
Russia also respect opensource Microsoft ;)
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avast is (and I think it will be...) a freeware, not an opensource.
Yes, avast! HE is freeware, but WinPooch is an opensource. And if ALWILL will use a piece of WinPooch's code in avast! then avast! must be opensource too due to rules of GNU license.
Russia also respect opensource Microsoft
Yes, Microsoft are to open it's sources! It must be opensourced!!! :)
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Yes, avast! HE is freeware, but WinPooch is an opensource. And if ALWILL will use a piece of WinPooch's code in avast! then avast! must be opensource too due to rules of GNU license.
Oh, those prevented on licenses englishmans :)