** INTRODUCING: New Official Avast Program Update 5.1.889 **

[Vlk]

Hi guys,

I'm glad to announce the general availability of a new avast program update, version number 5.1.889.

Compared to the previous version, the most notable improvements are:
- solved a compatibility problem with CorelDraw X5
- solved a compatibility problem with Acer control software
- solved a problem inserting a license file via the installation wizard
- solved a compatibility problem with some Dell wireless network adapter drivers
- solved a compatibility problem with Game Guard (used by a number of games)
- solved a compatibility problem with Sibelius
- solved various 0xC0000005 and 0xC000007B errors (e.g. with some .NET applications)
- issues related to upgrades from v5.0 (inactive shields, missing right-click associations, missing 64-bit boot-time scanner etc)
- solved some possible deadlock conditions (relatively rare but possible)
- performance related improvements
- various UI related improvements

As usual, I'd also like to take this opportunity and  thank all our beta-testers.


BTW it takes up to a few days for download.com (and other local download servers) to update their bits. If you want to download the full installer now, use the following direct links:

Free AV: http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_av_free.exe
Pro AV: http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_av_pro.exe
Internet Security: http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/setup_ais.exe


Thanks
Vlk

[osants911]

Hi Vlk

updated via the GUI and working fine here and thanks for this nice release .

[Silk0]

Downloading right now by GUI.
I'll comeback to report.

Thanks.

Updating:
Rebooted and all OK for now.

Great work.


Edit#2:
Just a little something, something.. (see attach)

[nmb]

As always, working like a champ.

[De Hollander]

Nice  Good job.

[MikeN92]

"- performance related improvements"
I must say that this is actually visible compared to the previous build on my machine. Great release. Keep up the good work and thank you(avast and beta testers).

[NON]

Updated over 5.1.884, so far no problems.
Thanks for the new build!

[rnuis]

Works very finy here and the system is now a bit faster great Job 

[jk]

Updated over ais 5.1.884, so far no problems (as usual).

I'm a (happy) avast antivirus free user for the last 8 years and just upgraded to ais 

Thanks for the great work!

[dmist24]

I got 2 BSOD while on .864, and 1 BSOD on .884, currently updating to .889 and hoping for something good... I don't know if my BSODs are AVAST related but I noticed all my recent BSODs happened when it updated to .864 last 1/1/11.

[pk]

I got 2 BSOD while on .864, and 1 BSOD on .884, currently updating to .889 and hoping for something good... I don't know if my BSODs are AVAST related but I noticed all my recent BSODs happened when it updated to .864 last 1/1/11.

@dmist24: they were not directly related to avast (possible hw problem?), see my answer: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69199.msg582307#msg582307

[alfainfo]

It's normal after upgrade at 5.1 which until you restart the pc the Mail Shield and the Web Shield are inactive? In the setup.log file I found this:

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13:31:24 vrb/sys  Stopping service avast! Mail Scanner
13:31:24 min/sys  OpenSCManager
13:31:24 min/sys  OpenService
13:31:24 min/sys  ControlService
13:31:24 min/sys  QueryServiceStatus
13:31:24 vrb/sys  Service avast! Mail Scanner stopped, errcode: 0x00000000
13:31:24 vrb/sys  Service avast! Mail Scanner uninstalled
13:31:24 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: Security
13:31:24 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: Enum
13:31:24 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Mail Scanner

13:31:24 vrb/sys  Stopping service avast! Web Scanner
13:31:24 min/sys  OpenSCManager
13:31:24 min/sys  OpenService
13:31:24 min/sys  ControlService
13:31:24 min/sys  QueryServiceStatus
13:32:49 vrb/sys  Service avast! Web Scanner stopped, errcode: 0x00000000
13:32:49 vrb/sys  Service avast! Web Scanner uninstalled
13:32:49 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: Security
13:32:49 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: Enum
13:32:49 vrb/reg  Deleted registry: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\avast! Web Scanner

[Hermite15]

just upgraded and rebooted, all went fine

[JuninhoSlo]

Thank you for Avast Internet Security (AIS) 5.1.899 

[BarbaBookie]

update went fine.
btw. is this fixed? http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=68232.0 because I've got same BSOD with build .884