New avast! pre-release [5.0.656]

What's new
Most notable improvements include:
- solved a problem that could lead to disappearing of the avast service
- Behavior Shield: solved a minor stability issue (aswSP.sys)
- performance and stability improvements in the avast! sandbox
- changes in the engine allowing us to detect/block new types of exploits
- IS: fixed a vulnerability in aswFw.sys (Secunia Advisory SA4086
- IS: upgraded to the new version of antispam engine
- minor changes and fixes in the GUI
- fixes in the screen reader support
- added Danish and Hebrew language packs

For more info, visit
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=63151.0

 

Thanks for the heads up, LagerX.

 

A question for everyone (I asked Vlk via PM to but I will ask here in case anyone else has input)

Does Avast license any other vendors databases on top of the Avast in-house engine/database?

 

No, everything is developed in-house.

 

I guess this is their response for the poor performance in Zero day threats ?

 

So, you feel they shouldn't try to improve the program??

 

They solved a stability issue in the behavior shield? And all this time I thought it was just there to look at. God knows it never does anything, lol.

 

I'm curious about any new avast! build but AIS 5.0.594 is running so well on my main machines that I've had to trial ESET 4.2.64.12 on my test rig just to relieve the monotony.

 

New pre-release build of avast [NOW 5.0.661]
► http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=63151.0

 

What's the purpose of a pre-release?

 

To work out bugs prior to it going final.

 

basically its a beta

 

Thank you. Will test out the free version and see how it goes

 

avast! pre-releases are basically public BETA tests. ALWIL guys do the initial internal testing and when they think it's mature enough they release it to forums. After some time of testing there by the users and the ongoing internal testing, they later decide when it's mature enough to be rolled out to everyone using avast!.

 

New pre-release build:

 

it seems that theyre putting a lot of time and effort into improving their sandbox, every update seems to contain improvements or bug fixes for it, it looks good that theyre really trying to focus on making it a good sandbox

 

Sandbox had a couple of issues for me in 64 bit but those seem to have been recitified. Very good work Avast.

 

New (and probably last) pre-release build:

 

I have been having many issues with avast! web and network shields. My LAN connection gets disconnected randomly and performing a network diagnostics tells me that the DNS server is not responding. The identical system image without avast (running ESET, Avira, or MSE) runs fine. I had fixed on avast as the av that gets closest to perfection, looks like this love affair was destined to be short-lived.

 

Well, do you happen to remember when this started happening or if disabling Web Shield or Network Shield fixes the problem? Are you using any other security software with avast! and/or some kind of proxy software (of any kind)?

 

1. No I don't remember the exact date, but I do remember being able to run build 465 for a long time in smooth fashion.
2. All I am using except avast! is HMP. I don't think that could ever be an issue.
3. No proxy, direct connection to Internet.
4. Disabling does nothing, uninstalling does.