What are the differences between avast 5 and 4.8. What are the added features and the ones taken away? I saw this thread and was also wondering if that is the URL blocker where you go to a malicious website?
So I just want a comparison chart to see the added features or something and I haven’t found anything. Anyone seen one? Anyone able to write one up?
Hi sp@rky13,
What I mentioned in that thread is a small setting that allows for manually blocking URLs. For example as a parent you could prevent sites from being visited…
Not the webshield. The webshield is still there to protect you pc and keep you safe.
If you look at the chart at this page: http://www.avast.com/en-gb/free-antivirus-download#tab3
You can see the things maked as new ( although the behavior shield should have a ‘New’ pic next to it)
-Scott-
So it looks like the only thing new is the “Antivirus and anti-spyware engine”
and the behavior shield…and also the new look…and the SSL mail components…
And you can scheduling a scan
and add the automated actions etc…(so basically it is more user friendly :))
and add the automated actions etc...(so basically it is more user friendly )and does this mean it will not stop at first infection? but continue and take care of all? if more than one infection
You can schedule a scan??? 
I love avast now. That’s the one thing I needed. And yes I did realise the new look
Not sure…haven’t encountered multiple alerts…don’t really want too 
@sp@rky13
Yes, I am sure that will entice a few previous home users back
-Scott-
I’ve still been using avast 4.8 but that is a feature I need I’ll download very soon, when I finish downloading Kubuntu lol
it can also wake up your computer if in “sleep mode” and do the scan and then turn it of…wooow… 
Sleep mode? Standby or hibernation? I’m on xp currently
Yes it does wait to the end of the scan and reports infected files found and a button to see the list, it enables you to either select an Action option for a single detection, or all detections.
I only found out because I hadn’t set-up the exclusions for my avast exclusions folder with my tools and samples, etc. before I ran a scan. I was not smart enough to capture an image or two at the time ;D
OK, changed the exclusions and ran a folder scan, see images.
Interestingly after selecting Do Nothing (I want to keep the samples) and clicking, Apply followed by Close, I got a pop-up virus in memory do I want to do a scheduled scan. I got this before and allowed it, stupid, but I wanted to see what it did. The boot-time scan took forever and also found the same files as I didn’t have exclusions set, but I let it run to conclusions, but manually ignoring those I knew of rather than ignore all option 8.
This is most certainly a bug as all these are inert and nothing was in memory other than any scanning avast did during the on-demand scan.