Versionshistorik for avast! Free Antivirus
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Ændringer for v8.0.1483 - v8.0.1484 R2 beta
- SecureLine - is a paid VPN service that both secures and anonymizes your internet connection on public or "open" (unsecured) Wi-Fi. Nobody can see who you are or what you are doing on the internet. Please be patient, this feature will be unblock for your test soon :-)
- Screen readers compatibility
- Software Updater improvements (including a way to turn off Software Update persistently)
- Shredder tool is showing a progress now
- Improved stability & performance
- Fixed glitches in UI
Ændringer for v8.0.1482 - v8.0.1483
- • Fixed issue with ZoneAlarm
- • Fixed issue with constant CPU frequency
- • Fixed issue with video players
- • Fixed issue with Virtual PC
- • Added some localizations
Ændringer for v7.0.1456 - v8.0.1482
- * New edition - avast! Premier
- * Software Health module
- * Browser Cleanup tool
- * New User Interface
- * Data Shredder (Premier only)
- * AccessAnywhere (Premier only)
- * Improved Autosandbox/Sandbox technlogy
- * Improved General AV performance and stability
Ændringer for v8.0 RC 2 - v8.0.1481 RTM
- Fixed issues from previous betas
- - Some online content does not fit or is not translated yet
- - IE WebRep plugin doesn't work
- - AccessAnywhere computer list isn't sometimes refreshed
- - avast! v8 now runs on Win8 too
- - Problems with upgrading v7 to v8 on Win8 related to the network
- - XP performance problem solved
- - Automatic Profile detection in the firewall on Win7 solved
- - No information popup on controlled PC when client is connected via avast! AccessAnywhere
- - List of computers shows offline PCs and also those that don’t have AccessAnywhere activated
- - BSODs & Webshield crashes fixed
- - Problems with Security Center fixed
- - Ad Blocker has now final facelift
- - Stability issues with Outlook plugin solved
- - UI might hang sometimes during connecting to avast! account
- - Problems in data shredder solved
- - After facebook registration setup might crash so reboot is required to start avast! service
- - During softrial gui is not correctly updated
- - Trial period could not be activated (update from v7 to v8)
- - Missing pre-defined scan jobs (update from v7 to v8)
- - Fixed FW installation issues on Win8 (upgrade from v7)
- - New graphics placed
- - Fixed problem with "disappearing GUI" - CreditAlert component
- - Fixed issue with Chrome 25
- - Fixed IE plugin hangs
- - Fixed DHCP issues (unable to obtain IP address)
Ændringer for v8.0 RC 1 - v8.0 RC 2
- - Some online content does not fit or is not translated yet
- - IE WebRep plugin doesn't work
- - AccessAnywhere computer list isn't sometimes refreshed
- - avast! v8 now runs on Win8 too
- - Problems with upgrading v7 to v8 on Win8 related to the network
- - XP performance problem solved
- - Automatic Profile detection in the firewall on Win7 solved
- - No information popup on controlled PC when client is connected via avast! AccessAnywhere
- - List of computers shows offline PCs and also those that don’t have AccessAnywhere activated
- - BSODs & Webshield crashes fixed
- - Problems with Security Center fixed
- - Ad Blocker has now final facelift
- - Stability issues with Outlook plugin solved
- - UI might hang sometimes during connecting to avast! account
- - Problems in data shredder solved
- - After facebook registration setup might crash so reboot is required to start avast! service
- - During softrial gui is not correctly updated
- - Trial period could not be activated (update from v7 to v8)
- - Missing pre-defined scan jobs (update from v7 to v8)
- - Fixed FW installation issues on Win8 (upgrade from v7)
- - New graphics placed
- Known issues in this version
- - Not yet translated into all languages (please wait for the final release which is coming
Ændringer for v8.0.1478 Beta - v8.0 RC 1
- - Some online content does not fit or is not translated yet
- - IE WebRep plugin doesn't work
- - AccessAnywhere computer list isn't sometimes refreshed
- - avast! v8 now runs on Win8 too
- - Problems with upgrading v7 to v8 on Win8 related to the network
- - XP performance problem solved
- - Automatic Profile detection in the firewall on Win7 solved
- - No information popup on controlled PC when client is connected via avast! AccessAnywhere
- - List of computers shows offline PCs and also those that don’t have AccessAnywhere activated
- - BSODs & Webshield crashes fixed
- - Problems with Security Center fixed
- - Ad Blocker has now final facelift
- - Stability issues with Outlook plugin solved
- - UI might hang sometimes during connecting to avast! account
- - Problems in data shredder solved
- - After facebook registration setup might crash so reboot is required to start avast! service
- - During softrial gui is not correctly updated
- - Trial period could not be activated (update from v7 to v8)
- - Missing pre-defined scan jobs (update from v7 to v8)
- Known issues in this version
- - Not yet translated into all languages
- - the Ad Blocker installation still need some tune up
Ændringer for v8.0.1477 Beta - v8.0.1478 Beta
- Fixed issues from previous betas
- - avast! v8 now runs on Win8 too
- - Problems with upgrading v7 to v8 on Win8 related to the network
- - XP performance problem solved
- - Automatic Profile detection in the firewall on Win7 solved
- - No information popup on controlled PC when client is connected via avast! AccessAnywhere
- - List of computers shows offline PCs and also those that don’t have AccessAnywhere activated
- - BSODs & Webshield crashes fixed
- - Problems with Security Center fixed
- - Ad Blocker has now final facelift
- - Stability issues with Outlook plugin solved
- - UI might hang sometimes during connecting to avast! account
- - Problems in data shredder solved
- - After facebook registration setup might crash so reboot is required to start avast! service
- - During softrial gui is not correctly updated
- - Trial period could not be activated (update from v7 to v8)
- - Missing pre-defined scan jobs (update from v7 to v8)
- Known issues in this version
- - avast service does not start on Win 2000
- - Translation to other languages is still not 100%
- - Some online content does not fit or is not translated yet
- - IE WebRep plugin doesn't work
- - AccessAnywhere computer list isn't sometimes refreshed
- - Self defence dialog appears when reinstalling over older builds
Ændringer for v7.0.1407 - v7.0.1426
- Improved File system speed
- Improved AutoSandbox stability
- Improved AutoSandbox controls
- Improved gadgets
- Compatibility with Win 8 Consumer Preview
- Greater stability of Outlook plugins
- Other security and stability-related improvements
Ændringer for v7.0.1407 - v7.0.1414 R2 Beta
- Autosandbox BSODs
- - Too much activity of File System Shield
- - UI crashes
- - Show Installation Completed window just once
- - Problem with not running Mail shield
- - Incorrect marking emails as a SPAM
- - Slowdown of system after fresh installation
- - UPDATE: Improved stability of Outlook plugins
- - UPDATE: Improved localizations
- - And some security & user improvements
Ændringer for v7.0.1407 - v7.0.1412 R2 Beta
- - Autosandbox BSODs
- - Too much activity of File System Shield
- - UI crashes
- - Show Installation Completed window just once
- - Problem with not running Mail shield
- - Incorrect marking emails as a SPAM
- - Slowdown of system after fresh installation
- - And some security & user improvements
Ændringer for v6.0.1367 - v7.0.1407
- Reputation scanning via FileRep (cloud-based)
- Streaming updates
- Sandbox & Autosandbox improvements
- Remote assistance
- Browser protection improvements (including antiphishing)
- New installer
- Export/Import settings
- UI facelift
- Screensaver facelift
- Runs on Win8 Developer Preview
- Many other security and stability related fixes
Ændringer for v7.0.1399 Beta 2 - v7.0.1401 Beta 3
- * New avast! Gadget
- * Fixed avast! Remote Assistance
- * Improved Helps & Localizations
- * Registration is working again
- * Account Settings page is functional
Ændringer for v6.0.1367 - v7 Public Beta
- New features
- - New installer
- - UI facelift
- - FileRep service (cloud based)
- - Streaming updates
- - Sandbox & Autosandbox improvements
- - Browser protection improvements
- - Remote assistance feature to help your friends with computer troubles
- - Support tool
- - Export/Import settings
- - Screensaver facelift
- - runs on Win8 Developer Preview
- - and many, many security improvements
- Known issues
- - In some cases, WebRep Chrome plugin is not installed correctly
- - The Safezone browser is opening each time when you switch back and to the Safezone
- - Plugins for Outlook 2k3 and 2k7 show "runtime error" message
- - Sometimes autosandbox toaster does not close correctly
- - Problems with avast sounds on Win 7 and Win Vista
- - Remote assistance feature sometimes crashes on Win 7 32b, Win Vista 64b
- - avast! account functionality is disabled
- - the help hasn't been updated yet, it's still from v6
- - many of the translations haven't been updated yet, so you'll see new items in English
Ændringer for v6.0.1289 - v6.0.1367
- Script Shield now works with Google Chrome, all versions of Firefox and Acrobat Reader
- Improvements in WebRep plugins (especially IE)
- Stability improvements in aswSP.sys and the avast! sandbox
- File system shield: improved on-close scanning
- avast! Internet Security: new antispam engine
- Web Shield and Script Shield: more options in the UI
- Added in-product avast! Market
- Various other security and stability related fixes
Ændringer for v6.0.1203 - v6.0.1289
- New Script Shield - now scanning deeper and supporting more host processes
- Web Shield now scanning all processes by default
- Stability improvements in aswSP.sys
- Better tracking of file sources
- WebRep now working in new versions of Firefox
- Under-the-hood improvements in the Behavior Shield and Sandbox modules
- Solved a compatibility problem with certain Steam-based games
- Minor improvements in the product UI
Ændringer for v6.0.1091 - v6.0.1203
- improved compatibility with Windows Vista SP0/SP1 (activation issues)
- attempt to solve the "Windows Media Player using a red skin" problem
- Firewall: solved the compatibility problem with uTorrent
- improved load time of WebRep IE plugin
- fixed a bug in Google Chrome WebRep plugin causing excessive CPU usage
- improvements in the silent installer
- improved the CommunityIQ sample submission process
- improved detection/removal of the most stubborn rootkits (TDL family)
- various stability and compatibility improvements in the sandbox module
- added new CreditAlert feature (US customers only)
- added Thai and Serbian language packs
Ændringer for v6.0 - v6.0.1091
- solved a compatibility problem with ZoneAlarm (WinXP)
- added WebRep Chrome extension
- improved installation of the WebRep plugins (especially Firefox)
- various fixes and improvements in the avast sandbox
- setup programs now smaller by ~20%
- Community features and the Welcome screen can now be turned on/off directly from program settings
- solved a compatibility problem with Outpost firewall
- solved a bug related to the AutoSandbox offer (WinXP)
- gadget can now be removed by simply closing it
- solved a compatibility problem with GameGuard and sXe
- SafeZone improvements
- improved sandbox logging
- SafeZone is now a standalone setup package (can be installed/uninstalled separately)
- improvements in password processing
- improvements in the program uninstaller
- solved a memory leak in the avast gadget
- fixes in the File System Shield transient cache
- various stability/compatibility improvements
Ændringer for v5.1.889 - v6.0.986 Beta
- AutoSandbox – suspicious programs will be optionally run sandboxed
- avast! WebRep – browser plugin for website reputation rating; a combination of data from our virus lab and community voting
- Script Shield now even in the Free AV
- Site Blocking now even in the Free AV
- SafeZone – a special virtualized area for sensitive transactions (e.g. secure online banking) (paid products only)
- Restore factory settings command (Settings -> Troubleshooting)
- Automatic actions in the boot-time scan
- New compression method in the installer makes the setup packages about 20% smaller.
- Script Shield now functional even with IE8/IE9 Protected Mode
- Sidebar gadget
- Improved stability/compatibility of the Behavior Shield
- Improvements in the avast! sandbox
- pretty much all the bugs from the previous beta builds should be solved now, with the following exceptions:
- Firewall: uTorrent conflict not yet fully resolved
- Firewall: packet rules for applications still don't support ASK and AUTO-DECIDE actions properly.
- Incorrect context-menu handling in SafeZone
- Other small visual issues in SafeZone
Ændringer for v5.0.677 - v5.1.889
- boot-time scanner now available even in 64-bit Windows
- big improvements in the Behavior Shield
- improvements in the antirootkit engine
- improvements in the cleaning module
- stability/performance improvements in the Web Shield
- CommunityIQ improvements
- added support for sound packs
- minor improvements in the user interface
- minor fixes in the firewall (Internet Security only)
Ændringer for v5.0.594 - v5.0.677
- solved a problem that could lead to disappearing of the avast service
- Behavior Shield: solved a minor stability issue (aswSP.sys) + solved a Win7 issue
- performance and stability improvements in the avast! sandbox
- changes in the engine allowing us to generically detect/block some new types of exploits
- speed improvements in the updater
- IS: fixed a vulnerability in aswFw.sys (Secunia Advisory SA40868)
- solved a vulnerability related to license files (Secunia Advisory SA41109)
- solved a problem with scanning of files with very long path names
- fixed the updater in East-Asian versions of avast running with Windows set to a different locale
- IS: improvements in the Outlook antispam plugin
- IS firewall: improvement in the path name matching
- IS: upgraded to the new version of antispam engine
- minor changes and fixes in the GUI
- fixes in the screen reader support
- fixed a bug where the File System Shield was scanning some files even after being disabled
- added trimming of setup.log
- added Danish, Hebrew and Urdu language packs
Ændringer for v5.0.545 - v5.0.594
- improved interaction with Windows System Restore; namely, avast now auto-repairs itself when it detects a corrupted VPS due to a System Restore (or other reasons)
- aswSP.sys: solved a minor stability issue
- solved a problem related to inserting of the license files
- added the activation code feature
- solved a problem when avast was progressively slowing down (especially in conjunction with the screensaver)
- performance improvements in the Behavior Shield
- avast Screen saver now accessible even in 64-bit Windows Vista
- stability improvement in aswTdi.sys (solved a compatibility problem with AVG)
- IS firewall: solved a potential BSOD condition
- various improvements in the avast! sandbox module
- minor fixes in the GUI
- added Catalan and Belarusian language packs
Ændringer for v5.0.507 - v5.0.545
- Most notable improvements include:
- Solved a bug related to submission of false positives
- Improvements in the Behavior Shield (realtime antirootkit part)
- Sandbox: many functional, stability and performance improvements
- Firewall: VPN compatibility fixes (should now work even in Public zone etc)
- Firewall: solved an issue related to hang and/or crash of the afwServ.exe process
- Finally works with major screen readers (avast is now blind-friendly)
- Compatibility improvements in the Web Shield
- Various fixes in the Outlook antispam add-in
- Improved detection of droppers
- Setup program of the Pro AV now also accepts v4.x license keys
- Right-to-left support
- Added Croatian and Arabic language packs
Ændringer for v5.0.418 - v5.0.462
- important fixes related to the installation of the firewall under 64-bit Windows
- fixed a potential memory leak in the firewall
- Vista/W7: solved a compatibility problem with System Restore
- added access keys – the program can be easily now controlled via keyboard
- solved a problem with the “I only connect to the Internet using a dial up modem” update setting
- fixed multiple issues in the sandbox (plus a few performance improvements)
- this new version is now able to communicate with avast! WHS Edition
- fixed a bug related to the inserting of license files into the program
- fixed a problem in the Outlook plugin related to inserting of notes into HTML emails
- solved a compatibility problem with SmithMicro Poser 8 and similar applications
- improvements in the submission system
- improvements in the Free AV registration system
- better handling of errors in case of real-time shield actions
- improved compatibility with Apple BootCamp
- improved default firewall rules
- low priority scans now use much less CPU (but run accordingly longer)
- components of the avast setup/update process are now digitally signed
- minor improvements in the GUI
- new language packs: Greek, Slovak and Ukrainian. This makes the current number of supported languages 19.
Ændringer for v5.0.396 - v5.0.418
- stability improvements in the Behavior Shield
- improved compatibility with MBAM Pro (Windows XP)
- improvements in the rootkit scanner
- solved a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys (Windows 2000/XP only) - special thanks to Tobias Klein
- ProAV + IS: solved a problem with Acrobat hanging when opening pdf files directly from IE
- firewall: low-level packet rules are back in the Expert settings
- improvements in the licensing engine
- new languages: Traditional Chinese, Swedish, Korean, Bulgarian, Hungarian. This makes the current number of supported languages 16
Ændringer for v5.0.363 Beta - v5.0.366 Beta
- Flaky browsing (in IE)
- High CPU usage in the System process
- General stability issues
- BSODs caused by the sandbox
Ændringer for v5.0.239 Beta - v5.0.259 Beta
- Both Free AV and IS:
- solved the pesky updater issue (AvastUI.exe error 0xC0000022)
- solved a rare BSOD issue in aswSP.sys
- IS only:
- dial-up network should now work as expected (and be firewalled)
- fixed a few bugs (crashes and issues) in the Virtualization component
- fixed a crash issue in the Outlook antispam plugin
Ændringer for v4.8.1367 - v4.8.1368
- now compatible with Windows 95/98 again
Ændringer for v4.8.1356 - v4.8.1367
- improvements in the malware URL blockers
- solved a vulnerability in aswRdr.sys (CVE-2009-4049) (special thanks to Giuseppe Bonfa)
Ændringer for v4.8.1351 - v4.8.1356
- solved a memory leak in the GZIP unpacker
- solved vulnerabilities in AavmKer4.sys, aswMon2.sys and ashWsFtr.dll (special thanks to Giuseppe Bonfa, Alex and Maxim A. Kulakov)
Ændringer for v4.8.1335.90415 - v4.8.1351
- improvements in some unpackers (WinExec, Installers, Droppers)
- various fixes and improvements in the scanning engine
- Standard Shield: stability improvements in the kernel-mode drivers
- preparations for smoother migration to v5 (when it's released)
Ændringer for v4.8.1296 - v4.8.1335
- improvements in some unpackers (WinExec, Installer, ZIP)
- improved memory scan, especially under 64-bit operating systems
- fixed a possible deadlock condition when copying system files from some removable media
- fixed a possible problem with access rights when deleting infected files on reboot
- Web Shield: minor stability fixes
- Internet Mail: smtp.gmail.com and smtp.live.com now ignored on port 25 (as these are SSL only)
- improved healing of some infected files
- various fixes and improvements in the scanning engine
- Web Shield now scans pages compressed with the "deflate" algorithm
- performance optimization of Standard Shield under Windows Vista
- improvements in the automatic sample submission system
- improvements in the URL blocker
Ændringer for v4.8.1290 - v4.8.1296
- minor improvements in some unpackers
- improvements in the false positive submission system
- speed optimization in kernel-mode components
- XML scan reports now generated in UTF-8 format (allow for non-Latin characters)
Ændringer for v4.8.1282 - v4.8.1290
- improvements in the malware submission system
- minor improvements in some unpackers
- improvements in the rootkit scanner
- Network Shield: solved a problem occurring on systems with missing TCP stack
Ændringer for v4.8.1229 - v4.8.1282
- improvements in some unpackers (Zip, 7-Zip, WinExec, Installer)
- fixed incompatibility with ext2fsd driver
- fixed a problem in The Bat! plugin (causing orphaned thebat.exe processes after the program was closed)
- added new unpacker "droppers" (by default turned on in all tasks including the real time scanner)
- fixed a problem with actions on infected files with special names
- Network Shield: added a component for blocking of malware URLs
- added the possibility of sending of statistical information about detected viruses
- added a new option of reporting of false positives
- improved the submission from the Virus Chest (now based on HTTP protocol)
- added a component for gathering of new samples from exploited pages
- implemented a limit of the maximum size of the selfdef.log file
- speed optimizations in the updater
- speed optimizations in the scanning engine
- solved a minor conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor
- added support for the Windows Security Center in Vista SP1 (new API)
- minor fixes in the Web Shield
- removed support for ICQ a MSN Messenger alerts
Ændringer for v4.8.1201 - v4.8.1229
- Web Shield: solved compatibility problems with Opera browser
- Web Shield: solved problems with some D-Link router devices
Ændringer for v4.8.1195 - v4.8.1201
- Solved incompatibility with System Safety Monitor
- Improved compatibility of the self defense module with XP SP3 (and its installation)
- Minor enhancements in the Web Shield (detection of streaming content)
- Minor fixes in the updater
Ændringer for v4.7.986 - v4.7.1001
- Professional Edition: fixed installation of the ScriptBlocker module which could have previously caused various problems (e.g. in Internet Explorer)
- program installation now completes successfully even if Spyware Doctor is installed (the "OnGuard" module of Spyware Doctor contains a bug that was previously preventing the avast installation from working correctly)
- program installation now better handles the situation when repairing previous (corrupted) installs
- mail scanner: fix for marking of new emails as "read" (the problem was taking place in Thunderbird 2.0 in conjunction with some IMAP servers)
- fix for scanning of areas with East Asian names (Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista)
- added Armadillo unpacker
Ændringer for v4.7.892 - v4.7.981
- Fixed extra-long duration of the boot-time scan under Windows Vista
- WebShield: improved compatibility with Windows Vista
- WebShield: better support for HTTP method CONNECT in upstream proxy scenarios
- Fixed a minor memory leak in aswrdr.sys
- Auto-updates now use much less CPU resources (should not interfere with other CPU-intensive programs running on the computer, e.g. games)
- Added a new unpacker: "installers"; useful especially for detection of malware droppers
- Outlook/Exchange provider: improved compatibility with Outlook 2007
- Boot-time scanner: fix for the case when there's the /NOGUIBOOT option in boot.ini (or BCD on Windows Vista)
- Fixed a problem in Standard Shield under Windows Vista related to saving of Word 2007 documents on FAT partitions
- Email alerts now use correct formatting even for non-Latin characters
- Fixed a rare problem in Standard Shield related to handling of disk volumes mounted to NTFS directories
- Further enhancements in executable unpackers
- Fixed a bug in ZOO unpacker (special thanks to Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux)
- Task scheduler: it's now possible to specify which days of week the task should run
- Command-line scanner (ashCmd.exe) now supports a couple of more command-line options, mostly related to handling of infected files
- Mail scanner: improved deleting of entire emails (virus embedded in email body)
- Fixed opening of the sounds settings dialog under certain operating systems
- Avast! screensaver now available even under Windows Vista 64-bit
- Better detection of corrupted/modified VPS file
- WebShield: other minor fixes
- Added Macedonian, Croatian and Portuguese (not Brazilian) language packs