Hinweis: All existing devices with Avast Business Antivirus 14.7 or lower will start the automatic upgrade to 14.8 once available. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot unless you have set this in your device policy settings.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.19]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Added a new column to the Task page under the Device detail page with information about task creator
• Added task result link to the Task page under the Device detail page
• Added WAN IP Address to the Device list export
• Added support to resolve device alerts across multiple devices and multiple sites/customers from the Global Devices page showing devices across multiple sites/customers
• Slightly adjusted design of the page for adding devices
• Removed the beta label from the Master agent functionality supporting multiple local update servers
• Updated Patch management report with adjusted deployment reasons
• Fixed an issue with devices shown as online while they were offline
• Fixed an issue with alerts on the Dashboard where they were not removed automatically after a user resolved them
• Fixed an issue with VPN being installed even though it’s disabled in the policy
• Fixed an issue with installation of Remote control service
• Fixed an issue with the support ticket form not being cleared automatically after the ticket is submitted successfully
• Fixed an issue with downloading installer from a link when the Remote control service was a part of the installer
• Fixed the AV Threats tab pagination under the Device detail page when there is more than 1 page
Avast Business AV - Windows Client Release Version [21.3]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Improved Rescue Disk - We’ve added a portable web browser to our Rescue Disk so you can search the web even when Windows isn’t working
• Fewer distractions - We no longer show pop-up messages when your antivirus is open
• Better scan performance - We’ve made a lot of small performance improvements to our security scans
• Passive Mode fix - We’ve fixed a bug that would sometimes disable Passive Mode soon after it was turned on
• Fixed issue - BCC ignores non-existing files when deleting from virus chest
Hinweis: Avast Business Antivirus 21.3 will be available for new installations straight away. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade at a later time. If you wish to upgrade your devices prior to the automatic upgrade, then you can create a new Task (Update device – Program update task) from your console. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.20]
Changelog/Fixes:
• New service: Cloud Backup, allowing you to backup your business data
• Added minutes in scheduling hourly antivirus scans in Policies
• Fixed an issue when logging in to the Hub with a large number of managed companies in Account Switching
• Fixed an issue with assigning service subscriptions to devices
• Fixed an issue with remote AV installation from the Devices page after the service was remotely uninstalled
• Fixed an issue with manual patch installation from the device detail page
Avast Business AV - Windows Client für CloudCare Release Version [21.2]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Performance improvements - Your antivirus components should now load even faster thanks to simultaneous loading of our main service and VPS
• More informative threat alerts - If you get an alert, click ‘See details’ to see what type of threat it is (e.g., adware, ransomware, scam, etc.) and a brief description
• Tidier threat alerts - If you ever run into multiple threats at once, you’ll no longer be bombarded with one alert after another. Instead, we’ve combined these into a single alert according to the shield that detected them
• Alert ID - Every threat alert now includes a unique ID in the bottom-left corner. If you ever share a screenshot with our support team, this ID will help them to identify your problem
• Improved PUP detections
• Minor accessibility adjustments (e.g., added tray shortcuts, improved confirmation dialogs when disabling shields, etc.)
• Fixed minor bug so Behavior Shield doesn’t duplicate detections already covered by File Shield
• Fixed a rare case where Firewall would trigger an ask dialog for already stopped processes
• Fixed a rare case where switching languages could fail
• Optimized scanning of QUIC connections
• VPN will not automatically install when un-selected during configuration of installation
• Fixed “Next century” option on restart dialogue - now is correctly accepted
• UI now opens on scan results correctly when the UI is minimized during scan
• Fixed problem with creation of rescue disk on Windows 7 and 8
• Fixed issue with resolving “Advanced threats” step in smart scan
• Fixed crash in IDP agent
• Fixed rare crash of bccavsvc service
• Fixed issues with antispam engine
• Patched Sandbox escape method (along with silent updates to previous AV versions)
• Fixed some unwanted merging of old / default avast5.ini configuration
• Fixed a rare bug that closed the UI when you changed the AV language
• Silenced some background network scans in case they weren’t required
• Arranged for a more thorough uninstall (BugReport file is no longer left over)
• Fixed an issue where detection dialogs were stuck behind the main UI when opened
• AV DNS finally no longer conflicts with our VPN solution
• Fixed product toasters that stole window’s focus
• Arranged for the proper order of dialogs in various alert-dialog flows (for reporting false positives, when the main UI is open, etc.)
• Fixed an issue where Passwords Protection was turned off for some users
• Fixed some rare cases where user settings weren’t stored properly during product updates
• Fixed rare problems with WebShield and HTTP/2 HPACK compression
• Fixed an issue when automatic update did not run
Hinweis: Avast Business Antivirus 21.2 will be available for new installations immediately. All existing devices with Avast Business Antivirus 20.10 or lower will start the automatic upgrade to 21.2 at a later time. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot unless you have set this in your device policy settings.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.21]
Changelog/Fixes:
• New Patches section - customers with active Patch Management service can now manage patches directly in the UI of the Business Hub. The feature enables you to manage individual patches and applicable devices. Splitting OS updates and third-party updates makes it easier to browse and prioritise patches.
• Alert severity was updated across multiple alerts in the console so that only the most severe alerts put the device into In Danger device status
• Fixed an issue with newly added devices not being shown in the Hub
• Fixed an issue with missing resolution column in AV threats report exported into CSV
• Wrong direction to Subscription page in Partner device page
• Overdue alert is visible after having expired license - User access to " backup now "
• Fixed an issue with sorting devices on the Devices page
• Fixed an issue with showing removed devices on the Devices page in the multi-company console
• “Deploy” action doesn’t work for patches selected separately
• Manual deployment policy is not always followed for Patch Management service
• Fixed an issue with incorrectly displayed total Cloud Backup storage on the dashboard widget
• Fixed an issue of displayed option to install Cloud Backup to macOS devices
• Fixed an issue with the inconsistent device name in the Cloud Backup reports exported to CSV
• Fixed an issue of the wrongly reported size of backups which uploaded a large amount of data (GBs)
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.22]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Patches list now include CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) score to indicate security importance of the patch - The higher the CVSS score (0 - 10), the higher the severity of software vulnerabilities that will be fixed in this patch
• Policies in dropdown menus are now sorted alphabetically
• Improved performance when exporting reports with thousands of devices
• Antispam antivirus component was removed from the Policies. Current antispam settings remain valid for endpoints until AV 21.4 (late June 2021) when the antispam component will be removed from all antivirus editions.
• Added a new Subscriptions report to the multi-company console
• Fixed an issue with VPN not being installed in some rare cases
• Fixed an issue with CyberCapture enabled on clients when disabled in the policy
• Fixed an issue with assigning an inherited Global policy with enabled Cloud Backup
• Fixed an issue when Cloud Backup dashboard widget and reports were displaying already deleted devices
• Fixed an issue when sometimes the Hub shows Backup tasks already completed, but the desktop Backup client reports it as running
• Fixed filtering on status and severity column in Patches
• Fixed an issue with showing 0 missing patches to customers without the active service
Avast Business AV - Windows Client Release Version [21.4]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Improved Wi-Fi Inspector - We now scan for even more types of threats, and we’ve improved the UI of our results screens
• No more popups in streams - Good news, Windows 10 users! Our antivirus popups will no longer appear in your screen recordings and streams
• Enhanced exceptions - Exceptions for scans and shields are now easier to add, customize, and maintain
• Web content opened in the app-cart instead of browser
• Rescue Disks that booted in Windows Preinstall Environment triggered a restart [Win7]
• IP address was missing in Web Shield connection blocker notifications
• The last file from the multi-selection was omitted
• Manually invoked Passive Mode did not require restart, caused some components (like CyberCapture) to misbehave
• Web Shield samples were not detected after the URL was removed from the exceptions
Achtung: In this version, the Antispam feature is being removed, and will not be available in any edition of Avast antivirus. For the clients who will not update to 21.4, the Antispam feature will be remotely turned off by the end of June 2021. But don’t worry! You are still protected from email attacks with our Mail Shield feature! This feature offers comprehensive email protection by proactively checking incoming and outgoing emails to ensure they are completely malware-free.
Hinweis: Avast Business Antivirus 21.4 will be available for new installations straight away. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade at a later time. If you wish to upgrade your devices prior to the automatic upgrade, then you can create a new Task (Update device – Program update task) from your console. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.23]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Improved reliability of removing competitive antiviruses when installing Avast Antivirus
• Updated colours slightly to improve accessibility
• Added a label to the services on the Subscription page to indicate if auto-billing is active
• Added the ability to install the business agent without any service
• Added patch file name in patch detail page
• Fixed an issue with getting an error when deploying Avast services via the Remote Deployment feature
• Fixed an issue with getting an error when scanning Active Directory via the Remote Deployment feature
• Fixed an issue with Patch Management UI actions being available for Viewers while rejected after
• Fixed an issue with including devices with no patch service active in the patch dashboard
• Fixed an issue where devices were forced to reboot when policies allow the user to cancel it
• Fixed an issue with putting Patches into the wrong category after setting them to Ignore
• Fixed an issue with installing scheduled patches at the wrong time
• Fixed issue of wrongly displaying the deviceLabel instead of the deviceAlias in the Cloud Backup Summary and History reports
• Fixed an issue when the Cloud Backup widget didn’t filter devices when selecting the number of devices
• Fixed an issue with partially working filtering within the Cloud Backup reports
Avast Business - On-Premise Management Console Release Version [7.29 Hotfix 5]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Updated the support link in the offline installer displaying Avast dedicated article
• Fixed an issue with selecting devices in Remote Deployment where now it’s possible to select/deselect all and by default no device is selected
• Fixed an issue when restart and shutdown task were not working properly
• Fixed an issue when devices were not registered after installation properly
• Fixed an issue with updating proxy settings after they were added
• Fixed an issue with Master agent shown as offline when the installation package was prepared for remote deployment
• Removed full installer for Mac devices
Known issues:
• AV updates not working properly via a local update server
• Master agent role disappearing from a device and cannot be added back
• An error displayed after login under rare circumstances
Hinweis: To upgrade your Avast Business On-Premise Console immediately, go to our web and download the installer manually. In-application check for the new version will happen gradually in upcoming weeks.
Avast Business AV - Mac Client Release Version [14.10]
Changelog/Fixes:
• UI - WiFi Inspector: Added possibility to edit device name and class in case engine wrongly detects it
• Redesigned loading of Avast System Extensions and Kernel Extensions to improve reliability
• Fixed scanning via Drag and Drop on Avast icon in Dock
• Other bugfixes and stability fixes
• Diverse Verbesserungen und Fehlerkorrekturen
Hinweis: All existing devices with Avast Business Antivirus will start the automatic upgrade to 14.10 once available. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot unless you have set this in your device policy settings.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.24]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Added new Alerts section which provides an overview of all alerts from all services in one place
• Added history of alerts that are resolved by a user or automatically under the new Alerts section
• Added Alerts settings allowing users to turn on and off alerts which are relevant to a company
• Added possibility to set email notifications for a single or multiple companies when using a multi-company console
• Updated Alerts related actions for multiple alert types
• Removed the Notifications and Transfer from other console options from the Legacy UI menu section
• Added support to display Cloud Backup customer’s storage usage directly on the Dashboard of the multi-company console
• Added alert about Cloud Backup service upcoming expiration or storage limit reached on the Dashboard of the multi-company console
• Cloud Backup related data in reports and widget are synchronized more often, resulting in better accuracy
• Fixed an issue where devices were visible in reports and widget after Cloud Backup was uninstalled
• Fixed an issue when patch information disappears from patch detail when reloading page
• Fixed an issue with wrongly displayed currency in the shopping cart for some regions
• Fixed an issue with the arrow icon in the policy settings indicating the collapsible area remains unchanged when the line was expanded
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to create tasks for devices under the Uninstalling device status
• Fixed an issue with getting an error when trying to dismiss an alert
• Fixed an issue when the agent was using 98% of device resources on some Mac devices
Avast Business - On-Premise Management Console Release Version [7.29 Hotfix #6]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Fixed an issue where devices with Master Agent functionality were disappearing from the list of Master Agents and it wasn’t possible to enable the functionality back on those devices
• Fixed an issue where devices with Master Agent functionality enabled were getting Deactivating status shortly after the functionality was enabled
• Fixed an issue with getting an error when opening the console
Known issues:
• AV updates not working properly via a local update server in rare cases
Hinweis: To upgrade your Avast Business On-Premise Console immediately, go to our web and download the installer manually. In-application check for the new version will happen gradually in upcoming weeks.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.25]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Added settings to configure email notifications for the new Alerts. The settings are available under the Alerts page - Alert Settings.
• Updated email notifications for alerts with a new design
• Added detailed information about alerts to the email notifications
• Added possibility to display Cloud Backup History report for a specific timeframe
• Added a chart to the Cloud Backup History report showing the backup status at glance
• Added OS version to the Device report
• Added a new button to install all missing patches from the Patches page
• Fixed an issue with filtering devices by Antivirus status on the Devices page
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to mute or unmute alerts on devices in the Uninstalling status
• Fixed an issue with Cloud Backup widget not showing devices properly
• Fixed an issue when the Patch Management summary widget displayed inaccurate information
• Fixed an issue where patches stayed in Scheduled status when deploying them manually while having devices offline
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.26]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Basic Remote Control session limit change - time limit for a single remote session has been increased from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. Limit for 5 free monthly sessions remains. Basic Remote Control is still provided for free for all Avast customers with Business Hub.
● New tab for Resolved patches in the Patches section – from this release, you will no longer have installed and ignored patches mixed with pending patches. We are separating those out for you so that you can better see exactly which patches need your attention.
● Patch status and action names standardised across the Hub
● Cloud Backup History report available in multi-company console
● Cloud Backup Overview report available in multi-company console
● Added the last successful backup job information to the Cloud Backup Overview report
● Added the “last successful backup” column to the Device report
● Fixed: Patches page without devices has broken navigation
● Fixed an issue with generating alerts related to outdated program versions or virus databases when the devices are offline
● Fixed an issue when email notifications were not sent automatically for some customers
Avast Business AV - Windows Client Release Version [21.6]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Useful Smart Scan notifications — We’ve fine-tuned the behavior of Smart Scan with improved initialization steps, and ensured that you receive proper notifications about scheduled scans.
• Better feature shortcuts — We’ve changed the main tile navigation so Avast Antivirus features are easier to distinguish from shortcuts to other Avast products.
• Fewer interruptions in fullscreen - When you’re running another app fullscreen, our antivirus will no longer open on top and interrupt you. We apologize if this happened to you! (And don’t worry, threat warnings will still appear, so you’ll always know about malware even while watching your favorite film)
• Introducing Webcam Shield reminders - If you’ve configured Webcam Shield to automatically block or allow apps, we’ll now remind you of this when an app tries to access your webcam so you don’t sit around wondering why your webcam isn’t working. (For AV Pro Plus only)
• Updated privacy policies - We’ve updated our General Privacy Policy and other connected privacy policies. You can find them here: https://www.avast.com/privacy-policy
• Fixed cases of infinite loader when turning off some of core shield via Settings
• Fixed support tool (collection logs and info for customer support and debugging) that was not properly grabbing AV status and subscription status in RE, plus it now reports WSC status
• Virus Chest has been renamed to Quarantine
• Fixed removal of scheduled tasks
• Fixed a case when some of antivirus windows opened in the background (behind other full-screen app) even if this was not desired while interacting with it
• Added support for the Tools category of the Potential Unwanted Programs.
• Fixed a tray icon error that showed an issue notification despite everything being OK
• Fixed a Firewall issue where driver aswNetHub.sys caused a BSOD
• Fixed a leak of GDI objects
• Fixed the AvastClear, which didn’t properly remove the antivirus from Windows Security Centre
• Fixed issue with creating Rescue Disk for UEFI format (next to BIOS)
• Other Rescue Disk improvements: fixed a bug that prevented Rescue Disk from starting, improved keyboard controls, etc.
Achtung: The latest renderer version stopped supporting CPUs with SSE2, so we needed to add an install block and freeze users using this older pieces of HW on 21.4 version (relevant for lower tens of thousands of users).
Hinweis: Avast Business Antivirus 21.6 will be available for new installations straight away. All existing devices will start the automatic upgrade at a later time. If you wish to upgrade your devices prior to the automatic upgrade, then you can create a new Task (Update device – Program update task) from your console. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.27]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Added the possibility to download the installer with the Agent only, while services can be installed remotely later from the Device page. To use this new feature, generate the installer with all services turned off/de-selected in the installer configuration.
● Patches in the Device details are categorized by Pending OS, Pending third-party, and Resolved patches.
● Fixed an issue in Cloud Backup reports causing summary tiles on top of these reports not being respectfully updated when any filter is applied.
● Fixed an issue when, after an expired trial or subscription, there is 0GB displayed usage instead of the last real usage.
● Fixed an issue getting an error when opening an existing policy.
● Fixed an issue where a new custom application rule for Firewall would not be saved properly.
● Fixed an issue where some devices would not move from CloudCare during the upgrade under rare circumstances.
● The DeepScreen component in Policies has been renamed to the correct name CyberCapture.
● Fixed an issue where two concurrent sessions are allowed in BRC.
● Fixed an issue with BRC installation failing.
● Fixed an issue with internal server error when deploying missing patches.
● Fixed an issue where patches are shown as missing but not linked to any device.
● Fixed an issue where Patch status is shown as “scheduled” but is “deploying”.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.28]
Changelog/Fixes:
● Added a new feature Network discovery (beta) which brings you the possibility to scan your network and discover devices on it. Bringing visibility over your network is key for making sure no rogue devices are lurking in your network, and those other legitimate devices are properly configured. You can find it on the Devices page.
● Remote deployment has been replaced with a completely new implementation in the Network discovery feature. Now you can remotely deploy Avast services on a device discovered in Active Directory, or through scanning your network. Only Windows devices are supported.
● In-console Alerts got an alert detail page with additional information, recommendations, or recurrence information so that it’s easier to deal with those alerts.
● Cloud Backup device details were added to the devices managed from a multi-company console.
● The Cloud Backup widget on the main dashboard uses device alias instead of real device name.
● Cloud Backup allows local device overrides for device specific settings. Those settings won’t be overwritten by the policy.
● Virus Chest renamed to Quarantine to match with AV client interface.
● Fixed an issue with getting an error when deleting a policy.
● Fixed an issue with creating a new customer or site under a multi-company console.
● Fixed an issue with creating a new Global policy.
● Fixed an issue where a policy doesn’t load its data under rare circumstances.
● Fixed an issue where dismissing some alerts wouldn’t work properly.
● Fixed an issue with getting Patch alerts on devices where all patches are already deployed.
● Fixed an issue where more concurrent sessions were possible to initiate using the 1 concurrent session PRC license.
● Fixed an issue with an internal server error when trying to close an account in Business Hub.
Avast Business AV - Mac Client Release Version [15.0]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Introduced new Avast logo
• Added localizations to several new languages
• Dropped support for macOS 10.10 (Our scanning engine and virus definitions will continue to support this OS version)
• Other bugfixes and stability fixes
• Diverse Verbesserungen und Fehlerkorrekturen
Hinweis: All existing devices with Avast Business Antivirus will start the automatic upgrade to 15.0 once available. A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot unless you have set this in your device policy settings.
Avast Business - Business Hub Release Version [8.29]
Changelog/Fixes:
• Updated Avast logo and overall look and feel.
• Ability to ignore specific patches directly from Patches page - if you don’t want to install specific patches on all or selected devices, you can easily mark them as Ignored (in “Action” - “More actions” - “Ignore”). Ignored patches will automatically move to the “Resolved patches” tab. You can revert ignored patches anytime from “Resolved patches” using the “Revert” action.
• Sites / Customers managed via a multi-company console won’t receive a local default policy when a global policy is assigned during the site / customer creation.
• Exclusions for Remote Access Shield now accept IP ranges.
• Improved filtering of resolved Alerts based on Event Category.
• Users with the “Viewer” role can now use the Remote Control service to initiate a remote session.
• In the Patch detail tab, devices can be filtered by status.
• Fixed an issue with the Alert settings, where it was unavailable after opening immediately after the Alerts page was opened.
• Fixed an issue with filtering migrated or reinstalled devices on the Devices page.
• Improved stability of remote deployment executed from the new Network Discovery tab, in cases of deploying multiple devices at once.