new avast pre release 6.0.1086

from vlk on the avast forum:

Hi everyone,

here I am again. (I know, I know, it's been a while... Smiley)

We will soon be releasing a new program update of avast; and as usual, we're making it available for public testing a few days before the official release.

This is hopefully going to be a smooth service release, designed to fix some of the issues of the original v6.0.1000 build.

Here's the list of the most important changes:
- solved an incompatibility with ZoneAlarm (WinXP)
- improved installation of the WebRep plugins (especially Firefox)
- solved a crash condition 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 an incompatibility with Outpost firewall
- solved a bug related to the AutoSandbox offer (WinXP)
- gadget can now be removed by simply closing it
- new setup icons

And new in v6.0.1086:
- more fixes in the AutoSandbox processing
- added Chrome WebRep plugin
- optimizations in the File System Shield's transient cache
- various stability/compatibility improvements

Download links:
Free AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.1086/setup_av_free.exe
Pro AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.1086/setup_av_pro.exe
Internet Security: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.1086/setup_ais.exe

You can either install from scratch, or over an existing installation of avast (any version). Users of the previous pre-release builds (6.0.1021, 6.0.1027, 6.0.1035, 6.0.1044) can also use the built-in program updater.

Thanks
Vlk

 

It seems like avast! has taken a leaf out of Chrome's dev-cycle-book. Rapid resolution of issues, great transparency, superb dialogue between consumer & creator and not thinking of application performance as an afterthought. Way to go avast!.

 

yeah, i was actually thinking the same thing. good on 'em for rolling out program updates quickly.

 

let's wait and see first....

 

care to elaborate?

 

WebRep in Google Chrome development build is still grey...dev build ver12...when starting Chrome. Have to do a reload and reload. Even in "incognito". Don't know about SRWare Iron though..will re-install later. Might be with stable versions only. If it's so then I'll do a restore and "wait and see"...

With the previous builds 6.0.1035/6.0.1044 I cannot update manually. The vps update says that it's only for version 6.0.1000. I do not know why this Pre-release cannot accomodate manual upating. Nobody cared to answer my post there (avast forums) weeks and weeks ago. So I stopped posting there.

I wonder when will it become "final"....? ver6.0.1000 which accommodates the vps manual updates is/cannot be called stable as it has still many issues(such was corrected with 1035/1044 towards 1086). Just retaining AIS on only 1 pc now(used to have all with AIS). The rest of the license I have will remain unused until I decide to use it.

There's still a WMPlayer problem with some French guy that is still not solved there I see.

 

got it and thanks

 

Waiting for the final release to be able to test it. Until now, Congrats to Avast!

 

between avast and avia
I choose the latter

 

Just tried it. While the free choice is indeed gray, it's still clickable.

Regards.

 

When you consider that most test of Avast only involves the file shield, imagine what extra behavioral shield, sandbox, web shield, script shield and webrep would provide!

The must mostly sell to companies, as a consumer why pay for an AV, when one can get such a great package for free?

 

That's strange, just tried and the link is clickable here.
Opera as my browser.

 

Is "avia" a new antivirus that we dont know about or a chicken disease ?!
I would choose Avast if i were you.

Glad to see they ruled out some bugs.I ll try the build.

 

could it be Avira?

 

yes good job avast
now its working good with firefox 4

thanx

 

And Chrome as well...they are really spoiling us!!!

 

Staff one week ago I had some problems with the latest build (6.0.1044):

Apparently the behavioral shield wasn't working!
The shield Script only works in IE9 32Bits?

Someone is with some kind of problems?

Virtualization of Avast! at the same level of Sandboxie?
There is some kind of difference in protection on 64 bit systems compared with 32 bit?

I am grateful to those who respond.

 

Take a look at that..just 3 days shy of releasing ver6.0.1086..now final huh. That was 4 RC/beta that they released for users to get their hands on. The prior versions should have been "public-beta" rather than "Pre-release" imho. Will still observe prior updating to the "final release".

 

And here I thought the community features and gadget thing was done in the last update.

 

Take a look at replies 17/18 and 20 here Oh well...I'll just wait and see again.