So let's start with you, Swarnava.
What bug in avast 5.1.889 affects you, exactly?
Thanks
Vlk
I don't know if this Vik and you are the same person
Greetings from Redmond
August 28th, 2009 vlk
We have spent the last week in the main Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA, making sure avast! works great on Windows 7. As a matter of fact, we have had two teams here working in parallel: one that takes care of interoperability issues (interoperability with both the new OS as well as other software applications) and one for the logo certification.
And what a week it was!
During that time, we tested avast with over 15 other low-level applications and fixed a few compatibility issues. For example, we made sure avast! works flawlessly with the upcoming Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) – a program that has severe issues with the current avast beta build 5.0.89, by the way (so this will be fixed in the next beta build, due in a couple of days).
http://blog.avast.com/2009/08/28/greetings-from-redmond/What I can tell you is that I did download and install MSE on one of my W7 X64 with 4GB computers based upon the above and the below from the Windows 7 Forum
http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/102772-running-avast-mse-together.htmlThread title
Windows 7 - Running Avast and MSE together
The general opinion of the posts on the above indicate that they can be run together.
There was some difficulty in getting MSE installed including multiple sequential updates. When I did finally get it installed I ran a quick scan and it ran quickly. Then I ran a complete scan and it was so slow that I stopped it.
Then when my nightly AIS 5.1.889 scan ran it Identified a MSE file as a threat. However the worst of it was that with MSE installed my AIS scans, I also ran a quick scan, started to take about 3 times longer than then normally do.
Now in all fairness to MSFT there is a warning during the install of MSE that says to the effect. "We have identified another AV program on your computer installing MSE may result in a significant slow down in the scanning of your AV program"
I uninstalled MSE no problem and now AIS is back to regular speedy scan self.
Conclusions:
1. MSE did what it said it was going to do and gave a heads up on the slower scans with AIS
2. AIS got a big stomachache and hangover from living with MSE
3. I threw MSE out of the house.
4. Maybe the blog post above should be removed or updated.