Author Topic: NEW PRODUCT - avast! Free Antivirus for Mac 7.0 (RELEASED 04/26/2012)  (Read 371413 times)

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2011, 08:08:42 PM »
Well this not generating any confidence. This piece of malware has been the topic of active discussion over the last few days all over the Internet and you guys don't have a sample yet?

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2011, 08:16:47 PM »
Well this not generating any confidence. This piece of malware has been the topic of active discussion over the last few days all over the Internet and you guys don't have a sample yet?

Yes, we have, but @iphone900 said that we don't detect them, so we need exactly that sample to analyze it (we don't have all files all over the world).

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2011, 08:17:44 PM »
Well this not generating any confidence. This piece of malware has been the topic of active discussion over the last few days all over the Internet and you guys don't have a sample yet?

It's likely not very widespread. The news sites make a big deal out of every piece of Mac malware so more news coverage doesn't really mean it's widespread.
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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2011, 10:41:27 PM »
I don't know. I asked only the question
This question: Does avast detect this malware: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/25/new-macdefender-variant-installs-without-admin-password-requirement/ ?
Sorry my english is poor

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2011, 10:57:17 PM »
Anyone know how to uninstall the avast Beta? I deleted the .app file from application folder and that didn't remove avast from menu bar.

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2011, 11:02:30 PM »
unnistall in menu bar first

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #22 on: May 26, 2011, 11:33:46 PM »
unnistall in menu bar first
how do i do that?

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2011, 11:44:21 PM »
unnistall in menu bar first
how do i do that?

I admit the uninstall is not yet too friendly. Right now the uninstall option is only in the menu of the main GUI app.

Unfortunately that's exactly what you have moved to Trash. So the easiest way for you is to restore it from Trash (if not yet emptied) or perform install again, then run the app and choose Uninstall from its menu.

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2011, 08:30:26 AM »
Anyone know how to uninstall the avast Beta? I deleted the .app file from application folder and that didn't remove avast from menu bar.

Hallo,
uninstall is available in the menubar (as written explicitly in the release notes). You can install the application again OR put the app from trashcan back to /Applications, and to the proper uninstall action.

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« Last Edit: May 30, 2011, 12:19:24 PM by zilog »
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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #25 on: May 29, 2011, 01:56:37 PM »
hello, avast free antivirus for Mac has been updated daily? and i can use it for default antivirus until final release? (works with bugs only or with security risks) :)

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #26 on: May 29, 2011, 05:19:08 PM »
 ::) OK  ;D

I install Avast! Free For Mac Beta"  ;D

I'm so happy and thanks AVAST Team for free release :)

When finl version has been released? please use 2-ways for downlod:
1. by Apple App Store  :-\
2. download by AVAST site   ;)
« Last Edit: May 29, 2011, 07:39:34 PM by Hasan Yeylaqi Ashrafi »

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2011, 11:13:14 PM »
This is great news, You have no idea how excited I am about this being released for Mac. This definitely shows drive and self worth within' your company...I can tell you're thinking of ways to protect both platforms.  Thanks for providing top notch products to us users.

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Re: ** NEW PRODUCT ** Avast for Mac Beta
« Reply #28 on: May 31, 2011, 04:03:06 PM »
::) OK  ;D

I install Avast! Free For Mac Beta"  ;D

I'm so happy and thanks AVAST Team for free release :)

When finl version has been released? please use 2-ways for downlod:
1. by Apple App Store  :-\
2. download by AVAST site   ;)

Hallo,
at the moment we don't publish this product on AppleStore, the application should be downloaded from the link pointing to our site (because of beta refreshing).

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« Last Edit: June 09, 2011, 01:53:48 PM by zilog »
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