The change log does not mention the bugs that I’ve experienced and in the beta-thread it appears this new non-beta pre-release version has new bugs.
Like…totally freezing a system. Already seen it, been there, done that.
No need for it to happen again so, no thanks.
I will scour the web for an AIS 5.0 version if it’s not being made available to customers by Avast themselves.
I’ve already tried FileHippo as recommended by an Avast Evangelist in another thread, but they don’t list AIS, only the free AV.

Perhaps I’ll try AIS 6.0 if it’s finished.
The current ‘let’s use paying folks as beta non-final version testers’ direction isn’t my idea of having installed robust security software on a parents computer.
Nice for tweakers/enthusiasts/die-hard avast afficionados/etc but not for regular folks.

regards, Vic.