The future of avast protection

[CraigB]

I'm not happy that it says it uses .NET 4 and Silverlight. Is that for all versions or just the business one?

I think it was for the server edition.

[DavidR]

I'm not happy that it says it uses .NET 4 and Silverlight. Is that for all versions or just the business one?

Your not the only one, I thing .net sucks, especially the so**ing updates, the worst windows update without doubt.

Why silverlight when the current avast uses flash (and that technically isn't required if you don't care about stats), I have been avoiding silverlight like the plague so far.

[DavidR]

I'm not happy that it says it uses .NET 4 and Silverlight. Is that for all versions or just the business one?

I think it was for the server edition.

Even if it is for the server version - I'm always concerned about why .net is used, I haven't the slightest idea what it brings to the party.

MailWasher Pro has added .net 3.5 as a requirement for its latest version and for me it just slows the loading and closure of the application and I don't see any benefit with it running .net at all. It doesn't seem to do anything that it didn't before other than bells and whistles graphics, which I don't believe is the purpose of .net.

[spg SCOTT]

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Why silverlight when the current avast uses flash (and that technically isn't required if you don't care about stats), I have been avoiding silverlight like the plague so far.

I think MS is pushing silverlight for it's sites, one example being xbox.com, plus it is shipped with new installs of Win 7...

I think they are trying to overthrow flash, but so far I haven't really seen anything that makes it better...

[Lisandro]

I'm not happy that it says it uses .NET 4 and Silverlight. Is that for all versions or just the business one?

I think it was for the server edition.

It's for the Business Client version (network installations managed by the browser).

[bob3160]

I think they are trying to overthrow flash, but so far I haven't really seen anything that makes it better...

Considering how unsafe fkash is, provided silverlight is more secure , it migh be a good idea.

[scythe944]

I'm not happy that it says it uses .NET 4 and Silverlight. Is that for all versions or just the business one?

I think it was for the server edition.

It's for the Business Client version (network installations managed by the browser).

I think it's actually just for the Small Business Console.  The installations of Avast on the client computers won't be any different than a standard free edition.  The framework and silverlight is needed just to render the Small Business Console in a browser.  The .NET framework is probably for controls in the application (like right-mouse click, drag & drop, etc.).  Since it's run from a web browser and not an actual program, they need the framework for the extra controls.  Silverlight, I imagine, is probably just for animations and graphics such as reports, graphs, etc.

[clubhouse]

It would be nice to have a reset to default (out of the box) setting for those of us who aren't so techy but tried to make changes and lost our way

[DavidR]

This has been asked for so many times we can't keep count and would be extremely handy for fault resolution as knowing that the user hasn't tweaked avast to within an inch of its life and gone an inch too far.

Another favourite question is can the current users settings be saved.

[clubhouse]

Ok, I'll try a different tact, despite many requests before a restore to default option isn't available...is this a huge technical conundrum or not considered worthy of attention?

[DavidR]

We as avast users can't answer why it hasn't been includes if if it might be in avast 5.1, as there are no clear details of exactly what it consists of. All I can suggest is that as far a priorities go, I guess there are other things that are of a higher priority.

[.: L' arc :.]

Not really part of the protection but, a smaller GUI would be of great help in netbooks with small screen. avast! here covers the whole screen when brought up. Context menu scan screen covers almost two-thirds.

[CraigB]

Not really part of the protection but, a smaller GUI would be of great help in netbooks with small screen. avast! here covers the whole screen when brought up. Context menu scan screen covers almost two-thirds.

So drag it in from top and side and now you have a small a GUI

[DavidR]

You can resize the avastUI by dragging the edges in, in the same way as other windows. However it does only go so small and no more, that size is remembered when you next open it. Mine goes down to 795 X 570 which may help on a netbook.

Unfortunately that trick doesn't work with the context scan window, it only allows you to reduce the height and worse news, it doesn't remember the setting.

[Lisandro]

Just to mention: this is a tread about the future of avast protection, not GUI