New AVAST 8!

[Defence]

v8 firewall is outpost firewall or not?

[drummerman]

Thanks once again to all of you guys at AVAST for a great AV.

I actually like the new UI, its modern and logical in layout (to me).

One question, I did a clean install, as I always do and everything seems to run as before but a first quick scan took almost double the time compared to the older version. Is that normal or could it be it will be quicker in subsequent scans? I will try again later but wondered if anyone else has encountered the same.

regards

[DavidR]

v8 firewall is outpost firewall or not?

It has some of the outpost elements, but it isn't the outpost firewall.

[CraigB]

v8 firewall is outpost firewall or not?

It has some of the outpost elements, but it isn't the outpost firewall.

Wasnt' it just the network driver technology they purchased ? I also seem to remember "I think" one of the mod's saying this was the cause of many of the problems and they should have stuck to there own developments, so in the end did the Agnitum technology make it into the final build or did they turf it for there own

[DavidR]

I can't remember either it was something like the drivers, handling protocols for mail, internet access, etc. with the normal avast firewall front end.

[crofty59]

Updated from version 7 to version 8.0.1482 Through GUI .
Avast Pro Version.  All seems okay at the moment.

I wasn't impressed with Google chrome and Google  toolbar being ticked.
I feel if you want to give the option to install the above, option should be, to place a tick if you want them.

Cheers

[DavidR]

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I wasn't impressed with Google chrome and Google  toolbar being ticked.
I feel if you want to give the option to install the above, option should be, to place a tick if you want them.
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This dead horse has been well and truly thrashed in the forums as it has been this why for some considerable time. I hate opt-out, but that unfortunately is the way it is despite our protestations.

[Spulci]

I can't remember either it was something like the drivers, handling protocols for mail, internet access, etc. with the normal avast firewall front end.

I think they should clarify this point definitively. No more speculation on which component is based on a third part technology.

[DavidR]

They already have in these forums somewhere.

[Gopher John]

aswclear has not been updated at avast.com

Obtain v8 aswclear from here. -> http://files.avast.com/test5beta/aswclear.exe

Please use this link - http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/aswclear.exe

thanks,
pavel

Pavels, thanks for the link.  The download link on http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility is still pointing to an older version.

[schmidthouse]

v8 firewall is outpost firewall or not?

It has some of the outpost elements, but it isn't the outpost firewall.

Wasnt' it just the network driver technology they purchased ? I also seem to remember "I think" one of the mod's saying this was the cause of many of the problems and they should have stuck to there own developments, so in the end did the Agnitum technology make it into the final build or did they turf it for there own

I referred to this in a post a couple of days ago "wondering if we could get confirmation"??

Edit: Is this privileged information

[ululator]

My computer wouldn’t restart after installing the Avast v. 8.0.1482 update.  I’ve tried twice: once through the program, & once through Avast’s website - but both times, it froze at the first restart screen.  I had to unplug, then run System Restore to get it up & running.  I have the Avast Free Edition v. 7.0.1482 & Vista-64 Home Premium.

Pavel’s forum post says, “It should be possible to install this version on top of your existing avast! Installation,” but that’s obviously not the case – at least, not for me.   I’ve had similar problems with previous updates, & was advised to run Avast’s Uninstall utility, then start over from scratch. 

Will that fix this bug?  If so, do you have a link for that Uninstall utility?

[kitchary]

I got a problem regarding Avast 8 on windows 8, I install it and when the system got reboot after login the screen comes black only and doesnt show anything, this happened also on Avast 7 so I expect that the same issue is already fix in 8, Currently I uninstalled it and the windows works normal again. This happened to the other pc we have at windows 8 OS

[Asyn]

I got a problem regarding Avast 8 on windows 8, I install it and when the system got reboot after login the screen comes black only and doesnt show anything, this happened also on Avast 7 so I expect that the same issue is already fix in 8, Currently I uninstalled it and the windows works normal again. This happened to the other pc we have at windows 8 OS

Install it without Behaviour-Shield.

[cynderella28]

One question, I did a clean install, as I always do and everything seems to run as before but a first quick scan took almost double the time compared to the older version. Is that normal or could it be it will be quicker in subsequent scans? I will try again later but wondered if anyone else has encountered the same.

That's strange because my quick scan was 4 minutes less than all previous scans.

The full scan was about 20 minutes faster than the older version.