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Title: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 12:14:29 PM
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This is exclusively for avast developers
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I'm happy with avast 5, and i'm very curious, how the new avast6 will look? will it be named avast 6? or avast 5.2? or the avast 2011/12 ? when you will release first beta / release candidate?
You don't need to answer if you want to surprise us.
Sorry, but i'm very curious everytime... :o
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: CraigB on January 22, 2011, 12:25:21 PM
You've only just been given 5.1 so be patient, version 6 will come when it's ready.
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 12:26:50 PM
You've only just been given 5.1 so be patient, version 6 will come when it's ready.
i know but i want to ask them how they will name it and how it should look :D
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: RejZoR on January 22, 2011, 12:43:33 PM
It will be named avast! 6.0 :D There is no info yet on how it will look like or if there will be any drastic changes.
However there are some unofficial info about certain features like new automatic sandboxing of suspicious programs and web page rating for free version. And there will be more for sure (maybe even some form of cloud technology)-
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: igor on January 22, 2011, 01:03:33 PM
I can't help thinking that something is very wrong... if the main question is "how it's called and how it looks like".
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 01:09:47 PM
It will be named avast! 6.0 :D There is no info yet on how it will look like or if there will be any drastic changes.
However there are some unofficial info about certain features like new automatic sandboxing of suspicious programs and web page rating for free version. And there will be more for sure (maybe even some form of cloud technology)-
I know about sandbox in free - that's fantastic
web page rating - it will be something like avg's linkscanner? cool

thanks for your reply man!
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 01:12:06 PM
I can't help thinking that something is very wrong... if the main question is "how it's called and how it looks like".
1. I want to ask if the avast 6 will have new graphic suite
2. I want to ask how it will be named (avast 6...) - [REPLIED]
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: RejZoR on January 22, 2011, 01:18:12 PM
It will be named avast! 6.0 :D There is no info yet on how it will look like or if there will be any drastic changes.
However there are some unofficial info about certain features like new automatic sandboxing of suspicious programs and web page rating for free version. And there will be more for sure (maybe even some form of cloud technology)-
I know about sandbox in free - that's fantastic
web page rating - it will be something like avg's linkscanner? cool

thanks for your reply man!

No. It will be more like WOT. Just a bit better since it won't be strictly relying on user info but also on the info feed from the avast! statistics centers.
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 01:23:58 PM
It will be named avast! 6.0 :D There is no info yet on how it will look like or if there will be any drastic changes.
However there are some unofficial info about certain features like new automatic sandboxing of suspicious programs and web page rating for free version. And there will be more for sure (maybe even some form of cloud technology)-
I know about sandbox in free - that's fantastic
web page rating - it will be something like avg's linkscanner? cool

thanks for your reply man!

No. It will be more like WOT. Just a bit better since it won't be strictly relying on user info but also on the info feed from the avast! statistics centers.
nice!
they should increase costs of their products  ;D
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: 12-es_csaj on January 22, 2011, 02:10:57 PM
I would like to ask about avast! 6.0

Will the free version have Sandbox?

avast! has a very good (but sometimes too sensitive) URL blocker and Web Shield. Why need Site Rating? Will it "live" with URL blocker (network shield) and web shield?
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Rednose on January 22, 2011, 02:12:25 PM
I also expect the Secure Desktop to be available in Avast! 6.0 Pro and Internet Security. As Petr described it half a year ago :

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it will allow you to execute e.g. web browsers in more secure mode than in 5.0, it’d be executed in the seperated desktop  - with no icons, under our alternative shell (i.e. own explorer.exe), own taskbar, etc. This alternative desktop will be protected from keyloggers, screen captures and keeps your browsing activity isolated from other processes running on the normal desktop. This feature might be integrated into most common web-browsers as a plugin: e.g. if you go to www.abnamro.nl or www.dnb.nl sites (online banking), avast will open this page in the secured desktop automatically and protects your surfing from other applications.

Greetz, Red.
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: swarnava on January 22, 2011, 02:29:07 PM
Only vlk and tech can give this info.by the way 5.1 is still buggy here.:P
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Rednose on January 22, 2011, 02:31:37 PM
Will the free version have Sandbox?

Most likely yes :) As Vlk explained :

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Now, with Avast 6.0 (which is coming sooner than you may think), it's a different story. Avast 6.0 will feature the in-the-cloud heuristics based on the age/prevalence data (as suggested above by sded) as well as new stuff related to the use of our sandbox. But, instead of using the "default deny" paradigm that Comodo is trying to advertise so much, avast will work differently. It will rely on its heuristics engine to make decisions whether an executable file should run sandboxed or not. Let me explain this in a bit more detail. Currently, the outcome of the scan is pretty much binary - either the file is called "clean" (and is allowed to run), or it is flagged as "infected" (and appropriate actions are applied - and the file isn't allowed to run). This also applies to heuristics detections. Now in avast 6.0, the outcome could also be "potentially infected, use extreme caution" and this case, when talking about an on-exec scan, will (by default) be handled by sending the file into the sandbox. If the program is legitimate, it has a good chance of running OK inside the sandbox (and of course you, as a user, can always override the decision and run it normally). And if it's really malware, avast has just saved your butt.

There are many other minor things that make up these changes (such as further emphasis on the Behavior Shield when making these heuristics decisions, i.e. taking into account full context info) but this is, at a glance, how it's going to work. What may be of special interest, also, is that this is how it's going to work even in the free version (which means that the core functionality of the sandbox will likely be moved to the free AV).

From here : http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=64382.msg546016#msg546016

avast! has a very good (but sometimes too sensitive) URL blocker and Web Shield. Why need Site Rating? Will it "live" with URL blocker (network shield) and web shield?

Igor has explained this very well in the Evangelists' Corner Café :

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Both Web Shield and Network Shield block malware (or exploits, but basically some kind of bad data in the scanned stream).
The reputation tool is a few levels higher... I mean, it can show you that the e-shop in question has a bad reputation and doesn't deliver what promissed, the site in question contains porn... etc. I wouldn't really compare those two, even though they certainly have some connection points...

From here : http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69592.msg584363#msg584363

Greetz, Red.

Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Silk0 on January 22, 2011, 02:36:10 PM
About avast! 6.0.. hmmm
Something huge I think.. a new GUI, Shields and other tools..
It will be a step to the top and will show  that avast! is the ultimate free antivirus without doubt.
Now I can't say no more since I don't like to play Guess much.  ;)

One last thing:
You've only just been given 5.1 so be patient, version 6 will come when it's ready.
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Lisandro on January 22, 2011, 02:48:47 PM
I can't help thinking that something is very wrong... if the main question is "how it's called and how it looks like".
???

Will the free version have Sandbox?
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=64382.msg546016#msg546016 (oops, Rednose posted before).

Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Rednose on January 22, 2011, 02:50:28 PM
Only vlk and tech can give this info.

 ???

Vlk has the end responsibility about Avast! product development yes. But not all information comes from Vlk exclusively. And Tech is no Avast! employee, but a volunteer product translator and excellent forum helper :)

Greetz, Red.

Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Lisandro on January 22, 2011, 02:51:35 PM
Excellent forum helper :)
Thanks Red :)
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 02:55:51 PM
I would like to ask about avast! 6.0

Will the free version have Sandbox?

avast! has a very good (but sometimes too sensitive) URL blocker and Web Shield. Why need Site Rating? Will it "live" with URL blocker (network shield) and web shield?
yes it will, but only with basic functions  ;)
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Rednose on January 22, 2011, 03:01:39 PM
And that is nr 3 ;D

Danny96, didn't you see my post ???

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69917.msg586810#msg586810

Greetz, Red.
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: danny96 on January 22, 2011, 03:03:28 PM
And that is nr 3 ;D

Danny96, didn't you see my post ???

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69917.msg586810#msg586810

Greetz, Red.

I did, but too late  ;D
Title: Re: Avast 6 [only for avast developers]
Post by: Para-Noid on January 22, 2011, 10:32:13 PM
You've only just been given 5.1 so be patient, version 6 will come when it's ready.
i know but i want to ask them how they will name it and how it should look :D
No offense, but, isn't it what's under the hood that matters?
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: CharleyO on January 23, 2011, 08:07:19 AM
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To me, this is a wasted thread, wasted forum space, and wasted time since avast 6 is not even in beta yet.


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Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Asyn on January 23, 2011, 09:20:11 AM
To me, this is a wasted thread, wasted forum space, and wasted time since avast 6 is not even in beta yet.

Patience is a virtue... ;)
asyn
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: yongsua on January 23, 2011, 09:48:08 AM
How do you get the WebRep BETA?
Title: Re: Avast 6 [exclusively for avast developers]
Post by: Asyn on January 23, 2011, 09:50:59 AM
How do you get the WebRep BETA?

It's only available for the Evangelists, atm...
asyn