we are happy to announce new versions of AVAST Antivirus (build number 12.3.2279 + 2280).
It’s for these products: Free Antivirus, Pro Antivirus, Internet Security and Premier.
We introduce one new feature in this release called Passive mode, that will allow run Avast on a PC with another AV smoother. It improves a performance of such PC and solves some compatibility issues. This mode is turned on automatically if you install Avast on PC, where is installed another AV. Or user can turned it on via Settings-> Troubleshooting. Passive mode disables the resident protection but virus database is still updated and Avast is always ready to run on demand scan. All other functionality is working as usual.
What’s new:
New:
Passive mode - new compatibility mode, which should solve compatibility issues, when Avast is being installed on a pc, where other AV is installed (and registred to WSC), Most of the shields are turned off, Avast should be updatable.
Added SafeZone browser, Security browser extension and SafePrice extension to Settings->Components for better management
Fixed:
BSOD for Skylake processor running Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Randomly opening Avast UI bug
SafePrice browser extension component is not installed during update when Browser extension was not installed in the previous version
Compatibility problems with PICO(Bash) processes on Windows 10 Anniversary Update
What if WSC falsely thinks another av is installed ?
If avast only checks the WSC it can get false information and passive mode will be enabled leaving the system without active protection.
Thanks for fixing all the bugs in the previous builds.
On a different topic, are you guys EVER gonna fix the numerous false positives avast gives? it’s incredibly annoying!!!
FPs and detections for that matter are not really a program feature - that is the task of the virus definitions updates, etc. Generally they also need information, reports and sample to analyse to so it can be corrected. The virus labs guys would always be striving to improve detection without any adverse increase in FPs. I believe the last av comparatives test had zero FPs in the tests.
Several of Nirsoft’s utilities are flagged as virus.
Winrar SFX archives are flagged as virus. Just today winrar 5.40 was released and avast flagged the SFX modules as virus.
The installer for Freemake audio Converter.
Capturelibservice from freemake. The freemake updater.
Shall I continue?
And those are only a few off the top of my head.
I’m SICK of false positives. Every time one appears I report it using the GUI (it provides a “report false positive” option, and they have DONE NOTHING TO FIX THEM. I’ve been reporting them FOR YEARS now!
I always use the Full Offline Installer … This way I can do a full custom install and select only what I need to install.
If you do it from within the GUI, you will get things added in that you may not want.
security center still cant find avast, vista 32, thought this was fixed by now. or is the security fix only for win 10?
Its running but its still annoying…
EDIT: ok after a few restarts security center now finds it, tho win def is turned off and avast is running in its place. I assume it replaces win def? I am not very good at programs etc so I have to ask, is it better this way ?
Avast seems to think Winrar 5.40 has a virus … This is totally wrong. Please get the definitions updated.
I had submitted it as a False Positive and also sent a note to the Winrar group.
Because you can do a custom installation - program updates from the UI, generally will only update the modules that you have installed. But if there are any new elements added to the free version then you are likely to get those during the update.
I rarely ever encounter FPs and those that you mention are more prone to detection as they are tools that because of their function could well be used for good or evil. Commonly called PUPs and it doesn’t help if they aren’t digitally signed.
I don’t know how you reported them, but if it doesn’t include the sample then it may not be analysed. The chest has a means of Submitting to the virus labs.
