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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: Vladimyr on August 07, 2009, 04:23:14 PM
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Anything "under the hood" worth mentioning?
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Also updated to 4.8.1348...
Works fine here ;)
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Am I missing something here ???
Where is it ???
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You need this file:
http://files.avast.com/files/beta/aswbeta.exe
Simply run it.
But notice that you have to disable avast! self defence before running aswbeta.exe.
And don't forget reenabeling self defence after the update... ;)
kind regards
onlysomeone
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Ok...I'll give it a go, thanks :)
Is there any announcements etc.? just seems kinda out of the blue...
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Hi,
Is there any changes?
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No problems here, I am happy to say. :)
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I think it was a fortuity finding from Vladimyr... ;)
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Perhaps they have it prepared but not quite ready to release the news as they usually do, so a bit strange in that regard.
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So far, the only difference I have seen with the beta is the on-access scanner windows:
No ad (I don't really know if it had been removed before though)
'More options' window has been reshuffled a bit
I like it :)
EDIT:Helps if I add the images ::)
Man, the gif quality of the Windows snipping tool is crap...
EDIT2:That's better, some nicer images, a bit more work, but it's worth it. And they're smaller ;)
EDIT3:Ok, little thing, not sure if it is the beta or not but:
Open up the skin chooser, and move the window about. Can you see the little bar on the bottom which is completely transparent?
In my image you can sorta see the end of "will microsofts free app..." and Bob3160's name (it was above FF at the time ;)
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I wonder what they have in mind now if the ad has been removed. Not only that the column to the left of the window has returned as that was removed. But by all accounts that can be changed without a program update as that is how it came about before a GUI update.
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I did have a temporary hitch.
1.) when i double clicked the aswbeta.exe it was like oki. then when installer tried to connect to the internet, win 7 hit me with a error: close the program (privatefirewall(pf) 6.1) or check online and close the program as if some kinda error has happened. when the setup was downloading files from the internet, i tried to start pf, again win 7 hit me with the same error. i closed the firewall.
installation was completed, did a reboot then both pf and avast beta were back.
2.) i opened on-access protection control and clicked standard shield in the details mode. it was normal. after a minute, i clicked on webshield, and on-access scanner did not respond. window manager showed that it was not responding, tried to bring up task manager even that was not possible(just like when system hangs up). waited for a minute, and then everything was fine. did this thing happen to anyone?.
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Hi nmb,
I don't really know about #1, but #2...
Do you mean just clicking between the standard shield icon/Wehshield icon on the left?
I don't get what you do when I click between them, seems to work fine for me.
-Scott-
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do you mean just clicking on the shield icon on the left?
yes, the webshield. but now it seems to be oki.
I don't get what you do when I click between them, seems to work fine for me.
not clicking between them, but on the webshield icon it self.
edit :
Open up the skin chooser, and move the window about. Can you see the little bar on the bottom which is completely transparent?
same here.
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Hmmm...
I don't know, I have no problems, maybe something else was going on at the same time...
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Update complete. ;D
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Hi :)
Whare did you get new version?
Have a nice day. :)
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See onlysomeone's post on the first page (reply #3)
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Hi :)
Whare did you get new version?
Have a nice day. :)
http://files.avast.com/files/beta/aswbeta.exe
Here,update and have fun. :)
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@ JuninhoSlo
Read the topic, if you can't figure out how to get it, perhaps you shouldn't be beta testing security software.
Beta software, especially beta security software isn't something to take lightly, there are risks involved in beta software. Whilst avast beta builds are generally stable, this one hasn't even been notified officially in the forums where it would normally be.
So for me this isn't officially sanctioned and you should at least wait until it is if you feel you are comfortable with the risk involved in beta testing security software.
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Why aren't Beta updates dicussed here?
avast!WEBforum > avast! support forums > avast! 4.x Home/Pro > Beta (Moderators: igor, lukor)http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=15.0
Its running on my systems now.
I like the fact that the avast! Pro advertisment has gone on my Windows 7 system.
Ooops.
I see that DavidR beat me about beta usage but I have found that avast! releases good betas and the support here is excellent.
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They are normally notified in the avast 4.x Home/Pro forums (and beta related topics raised in the beta sub-forum), why this hasn't happened this time I don't know, but my comments previously make me feel this wasn't yet ready for official release, given that they will be busting a gut on avast 5.0 beta. So I don't know what is going on with this one.
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I'm slightly confused by this one too, in about avast it says that it is a May build...that's 3 months ago...maybe with V5 so close they didn't bother...who knows...
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I couldn't upgrade to this beta... ::)
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silly question, but did you disable the self defense? (only thing I can think of ;))
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silly question, but did you disable the self defense? (only thing I can think of ;))
Maybe you're right... I'll test it now.
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I'll boot. Thanks Scott. It worked.
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No problem, glad to be helping you for a change ;)
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You're right, we'll be releasing a new 4.8 update soon. The main reason is that there's a security vulnerability in avast 4.8.1335 (in one of its kernel mode drivers) that needs to be fixed. Plus, there are some improvements in the scanning engine as well (in line with v5 preparations).
We didn't quite mean to release it as a beta first, but since you've already found it (as something we're currently testing)... be our guests.
I expect it will be officially released ~ next Tuesday (as time permits).
Thanks
Vlk
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Thanks for letting us know Vlk :)
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You're right, we'll be releasing a new 4.8 update soon. The main reason is that there's a security vulnerability in avast 4.8.1335 (in one of its kernel mode drivers) that needs to be fixed. Plus, there are some improvements in the scanning engine as well (in line with v5 preparations).
We didn't quite mean to release it as a beta first, but since you've already found it (as something we're currently testing)... be our guests.
I expect it will be officially released ~ next Tuesday (as time permits).
Thanks
Vlk
How can we test if it is working as it should?
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Keep up the good work Vlk
That's Microsoft's Patch Tuesday as well.
Looking forward to V5.
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So far, the only difference I have seen with the beta is the on-access scanner windows:
No ad (I don't really know if it had been removed before though)
'More options' window has been reshuffled a bit
I like it :)
EDIT:Helps if I add the images ::)
Man, the gif quality of the Windows snipping tool is crap...
EDIT2:That's better, some nicer images, a bit more work, but it's worth it. And they're smaller ;)
EDIT3:Ok, little thing, not sure if it is the beta or not but:
Open up the skin chooser, and move the window about. Can you see the little bar on the bottom which is completely transparent?
In my image you can sorta see the end of "will microsofts free app..." and Bob3160's name (it was above FF at the time ;)
I don't see any change in the first to views from ver 1335.