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Title: Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Amerk_5 on April 08, 2004, 07:52:55 AM
Are there any plans to add 7z to the list of archives that avast can scan?

http://www.7-zip.org/
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 08, 2004, 07:55:14 AM
Yes, it's actually almost ready. :)
avast! 4.5 is on the way...
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Amerk_5 on April 08, 2004, 08:25:24 AM
Excellent!! ;D  I can't wait.
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 08, 2004, 08:53:06 AM
Yes, it's actually almost ready. :)
avast! 4.5 is on the way...

No way :o v4.5? Cool ;D I can't wait too :) ;)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: igor on April 08, 2004, 09:46:25 AM
I must say it's new even for me  ;D
Any details, Vlk?  ;)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 08, 2004, 10:34:14 AM
Interesting,team members don't know for eachothers plans lol ;)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 08, 2004, 10:44:58 AM
It's in intrinsic release planned to streamline all avast versions on the occasion of the release of the network edition of avast (avast! Distributed Network Manager).

It's gonna contain quite a few bits interesting even for home/end users though - more on this TBD...

Est. timeframe June.

Vlk
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Outsider on April 08, 2004, 12:43:31 PM
Oh no Vlk... Do we have to wait till June to see any new release?  :-[

Greetings, Outsider
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 08, 2004, 01:18:48 PM
No, program updates are normally released about once a month.
But this is a new program version.
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: shgoh on April 08, 2004, 01:43:06 PM
cool....can't wait too.... ;D
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Lisandro on April 08, 2004, 02:36:15 PM
No, program updates are normally released about once a month.
But this is a new program version.

Won't be insteresting a specific forum board for it?
1. Wishlist
2. New features
3. etc.

I suppose it won't be a bloatware  ;D
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: shgoh on April 08, 2004, 02:37:26 PM
I suppose it won't be a bloatware  ;D

i hope not... :)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 08, 2004, 03:23:23 PM
Hm what do you consider as bloatware?
I don't mind if avast! gets a firewall or antispyware detection. As long as it keeps speed,low CPU and memory usage its fine. Every extra feature is welcome.
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Lisandro on April 08, 2004, 03:36:17 PM
Hm what do you consider as bloatware?
I don't mind if avast! gets a firewall or antispyware detection. As long as it keeps speed,low CPU and memory usage its fine. Every extra feature is welcome.

This will take us so far...  :-\
There are a lot of topics discussing this. The majority of the users prefer 'standalone' applications. Alwil could have, for instance, a firewall and avast. Only few of us prefer a 'systeworks' application.
Layered defense is another principle.
Anyway, just opinions  8)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 08, 2004, 05:06:59 PM
Hehe ok i don't need disk cleanup and defragmenter in antivirus software,but firewall and maybe anti-spyware is something very common for nowdays antivirus programs. But even if avast! stays only antivirus,its fine with me since its very good :) Another opinion from me ;)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: 4u1e on April 08, 2004, 07:16:04 PM
Please tell me it'll still work on Windows 95.

I realise that this is a completely unreasonable request (and that some people will consider me a walking security risk for using such an ancient beastie), but it would be greatly appreciated - I need to get Win95 through to it's 10th anniversary.  ;D
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 08, 2004, 07:18:59 PM
Of course, there's no need to artificially break Win95 compatibility... (and from the program's perspective, Win95 is not so different from Win98)...
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Timo Schmidt on April 08, 2004, 11:06:55 PM
I don't think a firewall is "very common" for an antivirus-program.

Since WinXP SP2 (RC1) has a build in firewall most people don't really need a firewall in the future. And even if there are better personal firewalls (sygate, tiny, kerio) on the security-market the demand for such a software will be low (I think) due to the fact that everyone will have a build-in-firewall with SP2.

So in my eyes a firewall in avast! would only bloat the system ;)


Greetings

Timo



p.s.  the only virus-program with integrated firewall (and dialer-control) I know is Softwin Bitdefender Professional - but this costs extra cash :D ;)

Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 09, 2004, 08:46:02 AM
Just between you and me -- the XP SP2 firewall really sucks. I can't help myself... :)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Outsider on April 09, 2004, 09:26:31 AM
I also understood that the XP firewall is ... well.. just an opportunity for Microsoft to be able to say 'that XP has a firewall built in'.

Re new version of avast!; IMHO I also wouldn't mind seperate applications (and thus companies) for antivirus and firewall and antispyware. Risk spreading so to say...  

Furthermore my wish truly is that the avast! antivirus Home Edition will not be any further ..euh..'crippled' compared to the Pro Edition.... (I still remember the avast32 days with no skins but with full functionality for Home user...) Get the money where it is: the subscribing companies.  What do they care what update and maintanance fees cost... As log as the scanning is up to par with the big names.

Another opinion of mine: at least one 'daily at xx.xx hours, if not executed, repeated every 1 hour till executed' scan scheduling option would be nice, the screensaver scanning is better then nothing but...
I do think at least 1 basic possibility for good scheduling of scanning and updating (in that regards avast! needs to add nothing; dial-uprecognition is perfect as it is) is a minimum, even for a free version.

And for Xmas I would really like a lower footprint guys.. let's face it, it's a much discussed subject, and a bit painful..not everyone has 500+ Mb RAM... :-\

But of course; bottom of the line; thank you avast! for the free Home version, and keep up the good work. :)

Greetings, Outsider
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Timo Schmidt on April 09, 2004, 11:53:46 AM
Just between you and me -- the XP SP2 firewall really sucks. I can't help myself... :)


As I wrote; even if there are better firewalls on the market noone really cares because everyone thinks that he/she has a build-in-firewall in XP-SP2. So there is not really a demand for a external firewall ...
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 09, 2004, 06:52:16 PM
Windows firewall doesn't suck. Ok it lacks program control so its only inbound protection. Also you need to know how to set ports and everything will work just fine. I'm now using it due to low memory usage (even 10MB is too much -> McAfee and Sygate...) and i don't have any problems even with P2P programs.
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 09, 2004, 06:57:17 PM

And for Xmas I would really like a lower footprint guys.. let's face it, it's a much discussed subject, and a bit painful..not everyone has 500+ Mb RAM... :-\

Sorry,but i must dissagree with you.  avast! is the most conservative antivirus when it comes to RAM. Norton is story for itself,NOD32 uses more RAM,also Pc-cillin,Kaspersky,BitDefender... and probably these are not all of them.

15MB memory usage is very acceptable also scanner itself is very fast.
My current memory usage is only 10MB !!! (and 15MB max)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: shgoh on April 10, 2004, 05:52:00 AM
Just between you and me -- the XP SP2 firewall really sucks. I can't help myself... :)

rofl... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: CoJo on April 11, 2004, 08:41:55 PM
Just between you and me -- the XP SP2 firewall really sucks. I can't help myself... :)

 ;D ;D
Vlk, I've been reading some reviews that are saying the same thing...

cojo
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: CharleyO on April 11, 2004, 10:57:17 PM

For those of you who decide to depend on XP's crappy firewall to protect you, you are just begging for trouble. In time, you will see.

Only protects you from inbound ... and you think that's enough? It does a poor job of that anyway. Give it time, you will see.

So, it is ok for your computer to send outbound malware that isn't blocked by XP's crappy firewall? It is this type of attitude that willingly helps to spred malware, worms, trojans, viruses, etc.  
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: CoJo on April 11, 2004, 11:36:41 PM

For those of you who decide to depend on XP's crappy firewall to protect you, you are just begging for trouble. In time, you will see.

Only protects you from inbound ... and you think that's enough? It does a poor job of that anyway. Give it time, you will see.

So, it is ok for your computer to send outbound malware that isn't blocked by XP's crappy firewall? It is this type of attitude that willingly helps to spred malware, worms, trojans, viruses, etc.  

CharleyO...good point! and that was covered in those reviews...that it will lull folks into a false sense of security >:(
but M$ is like that, though...

cojo
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 11, 2004, 11:39:52 PM
Inbound protection of Windows Firewall is 1A class. Even Kerio is worse in this field (so who cares about outbound control if even inbound sucks  ::) ). Yup,Kerio fails to Stealth unused ports very often!
For possible outbound leak i have avast! and Smart Mind v2.78. (This is not a software if you're trying to use Google :P but how users are generally informed about internet threats)

Also XP Service Pack 2 brings outbound control for integrated firewall so this field is also covered. Most of people complain about MS stuff just because its from MS. Sometimes its not that easy to judge software...

You can check firewall on www.security-ops.tk .
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: CharleyO on April 11, 2004, 11:49:07 PM

Yep, been there before ... even before using avast! for my av. I've used "ShieldsUp" for years and always get full stealth mode results. I also use LeakTest.    :)  
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Vlk on April 11, 2004, 11:53:28 PM
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Also XP Service Pack 2 brings outbound control for integrated firewall so this field is also covered. Most of people complain about MS stuff just because its from MS.

RejZor, have you actually seen the program in action? I was playing with it quite extensively during the last two weeks, and my conclusion was that it sucked.

Sure, after reading the MS promo materials you get a feeling that this has to be a fantastic piece of software but the reality may actually be a bit different...

By the way, who told you it contained an outbound traffic filter?? It does not.

Just my €0.02 worth... :-\
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: Lisandro on April 12, 2004, 03:13:03 AM
Sure, after reading the MS promo materials you get a feeling that this has to be a fantastic piece of software but the reality may actually be a bit different...

Vlk, can you teach us a little more?
Do we need to worry about the SP2 with avast + another firewall?
Will start any kind of incompatibility between the 'two' firewalls?
Thanks (you worth more than only 0.02  ;D)
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: RejZoR on April 12, 2004, 08:19:36 AM
No,SP2 firewall can be turned off (replaced) easily by another firewall. Worked fine in beta,it would work fine in final.
Title: Re:Scanning Archives - 7z
Post by: shgoh on April 12, 2004, 09:10:25 AM
great....i'm not gonna use sp2 firewall after vlk's opinions.... ;D