NEW PRE-RELEASE version of avast now available for test [5.0.396]

[despuesvengo]

it says 377 but when installed it showed 5.0.396

[greenhatch]

Really? How odd! I downloaded the file to check on the .exe detail and noted .377 not .396. At any event download.cnet.com should be kicked by Alwil to get the .396 version available quickly, as lots of others are not as fly as forum posters to check on the version detail .

[RedFan]

Updated about 3 hours ago from 377 -> 396 with inside program updater, works flawlessly as in previous version for me

avast all the way !! 

[acuariano]

so is this 396 official or beta?
having no problms with official first release on xp-sp3

[Martinss]

5.0.396 works great, no more freezes and hang install 

[Silent Assassin]

so is this 396 official or beta?
having no problms with official first release on xp-sp3

It actually went official a couple of hours ago. See Vlk's first post in this topic if you don't believe me .

[Tyreman]

This one just dumped my vista 64 on a restart here
Hmmm!!
even the older versions didn't have these issues.

[anjandavid]

.377 to .396 done by programme update, works smoothly.No problem..

[lister]

Uninstalling Malwarebytes and its real-time protection sorted all the problems I've been having with avast! 5 (except Outlook).

Of course, now it means I have to find another anti-malware prog.

[waking]

Of course, now it means I have to find another anti-malware prog.

You have one: avast!

[slybo]

I have Professional 4.8.1368 and have been waiting to upgrade to 5.0 after the problems were solved. It looks like 5.0.396 I am ready for but no one says if this is Home or Pro version. So which is it and how can I tell when it is available on the avast site. I want to download it and do a clean install. By the way I want to be able to tell before I start to download. Thanks

[JuninhoSlo]

Thanks for the new version of Avast

[despuesvengo]

running perfectly well. Very smooth 

Thanks Awil!

[greenhatch]

Ok after a full morning's surfing and video streaming I've had no blue screens or video stuttering. .396 suits me fine therefore

[Mele20]

Mele, I'm getting somewhat lost. We're moving in circles here.

Do I understand it correctly that the problem only starts happening when avast encounters the Avira file (which it considers a Trojan)? I.e. before that, everything is just fine?

Now, the CPU load may be related to avast moving the Avira file to the Virus Chest. How big is the Avira file?

The problem is now everywhere. I went to full screen view and then right clicked on the desktop and chose "Personalize" so I could fix the icon size in the systray as for some reason they get huge anytime I go to full screen view. I use classic style (no Aero) so I needed to get into the Menu and change the size of Caption Buttons. I have to do this anytime I make Windows 7 full screen. Avast took forever to scan the files...at 100% CPU usage. I am sitting there for two minutes because Win 7 can't give me Windows Colors to click on to get to that menu! All because Avast hogs the CPU constantly and is the slowest AV I have ever used!

Avast should not hog the CPU and should not be so extremely slow. It cripples both Vista and Win 7. Damn shame as I really like Avast but it doesn't like my computers.  I disabled the behavioral shield and that made no difference. It's the real time scanner that is the problem.  Maybe if I don't have it set to scan all files but use the smart extensions that would help, but rather than do that I would prefer to find an AV that is not so heavy.  These days that means Avira only I guess and Avira 10 has a major change I will not accept.

It is not my only having 1GB RAM for this computer. I have plenty of unused RAM. It is the very frequent hogging of the CPU at 100% by Avast that is the problem.