Avast AV Beta News [Windows]

Asyn · 2019-05-07T04:16:51.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.5.2376]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Fixed freeze of UI when Wifi Inspector scan is running
• Potential BSOD caused by Behavior Shield
• Many other crashes and BSODs

Known issues:
• Detection dialogs are opened in background

Asyn · 2019-05-13T16:24:52.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.5.2377]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Detection dialogs are opened in background
• Fixed crash during Sensitive Data Scan
• Fixed issue when Sensitive Data Scan does not finish in some cases
• Toaster “You are protected” now correctly hides after the 15 seconds
• “Move to Virus Chest” button now works also for detection from File Shield

Asyn · 2019-05-16T08:54:27.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.5.2378]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Final fixes before release to public

Asyn · 2019-05-20T16:36:01.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Release-Version [19.5.2378]

Changelog/Fixes:
• Optimized statuses - Your shield statuses are now synchronized across the app
• Fewer nags - Do Not Disturb Mode no longer detects every Opera update as a new app
• License fixes - We’ve fixed an issue with the duration of our free antivirus licenses
• Better integration - Your antivirus works even better with other, standalone Avast apps

Infos & Feedback: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=227323.0

Asyn · 2019-05-30T14:42:18.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.6.2379]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• A smarter Smart Scan - we’ve redesigned our Smart Scan to be better than ever
• Improved performance - several performance optimizations to lower the disk and CPU usage during application installation
• Sensitive Data Shield scans no longer finish prematurely

Known issues:
• Confirmation dialogue is not displayed correctly sometime when you disable components

Asyn · 2019-06-06T11:53:13.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.6.2380]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Improved stability - We’ve unified some headers across the app for greater stability
• A cleaner goodbye - If you ever uninstall us (gasp!), we now do a better job of removing all our files
• Fixed BSOD in antirootkit and in ids driver
• Fixed AvBugReport process crashes
• Fixed issue with not correctly displayed confirmation dialogue during disabling components
• Fixed possible infinite loop in SDS when scanning corrupted ZIP archives
• Fixed possible infinite loop in SDS when scanning exotic registry values

Known issues:
• In paid versions headers are displayed twice

Asyn · 2019-06-10T10:36:20.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.6.2381]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Fixed crash in aswMonFlt driver
• Fixed crash in ashServ file

Known issues:
• It is not possible to disable components sometimes

Asyn · 2019-06-17T11:51:53.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.6.2382]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Fixed BSOD in ids driver
• It is possible to disable components now
• Fixed issue with reappearing profile switcher toaster
• Fixed crash in AvEmUpdate process

Asyn · 2019-06-21T12:33:56.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.6.2383]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Better compatibility with anticheat/antidebugger measures implemeted in some games (e.g. League of Legends)
• Fixed high memory usage of aswidsagent

Asyn · 2019-06-25T16:59:18.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Release-Version [19.6.2383]

Changelog/Fixes:
• A smarter Smart Scan - We’ve redesigned our Smart Scan to be better than ever, and you can now even schedule it
• Improved performance - We’ve reduced the amount of disk and CPU usage our antivirus needs during the installation of other apps
• Improved stability - We’ve unified some headers across the app for greater stability
• A cleaner goodbye - If you ever uninstall us (gasp!), we now do a better job of removing all our files
• Bug stomping - Sensitive Data Shield scans no longer finish prematurely, and Mail Shield no longer blocks connections if it can’t connect to an IPv6 address
• Game on! - We’re now more compatible with games that use anti-cheating measures (e.g., League of Legends)

Infos & Feedback: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=228016.0

Asyn · 2019-07-18T13:43:22.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.7.2384]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• As we plan to consolidate our AV portfolio to just Free Antivirus and Premium Security we changed Premier to Premium Security (features stay the same)
• New options in settings - two old settings were returned back - Internet Connection Sharing Mode and Enable automatic port scan detection - you can find them under Firewall settings
• It is now possible to schedule and also delete Quick scan
• New option in Web Shield settings - Enable QUIC/HTTP3 scanning
• Fixed issue in explorer scan - toaster was displayed just for first scan, now is displayed for each explorer scan
• Fixed memory leak in aswStm.sys driver

Asyn · 2019-07-26T17:00:59.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.7.2385]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• It is now possible to manually upgrade to Premium Security edition via button in settings (from IS and PRO editions)
• Fixed crash in instup

Known issues:
• CyberCapture toaster does not work (file is blocked, but user is not informed)

Asyn · 2019-08-02T16:55:20.000Z

Avast AV Beta-Version [19.7.2386]

Changelog/Fixes:
• Diverse Verbesserungen und Fehlerkorrekturen

Known issues:
• Webshield blocks internet after a period of a time (e.g. a week)
• Mailshield blocks incoming/outgoing messages in Thunderbird

Hinweis: Please note that as those serious issues were found in the very last moment and are already in currently released BETA version too, we decided to release the new version with those issues as fixes for them are not ready yet.

Asyn · 2019-08-09T16:45:20.000Z

Avast AV Beta-Version [19.7.2387]

Changelog/Fixes:
• Internet connection drop after few days of usage
• Not working receiving and sending mail messages in Mozilla Thunderbird
• Not functional dialog for adding application to be blocked by Sandbox, Ransomware, Sensitive Data Shield and Webcam Shield when Do not disturb (DND) component is not installed
• End User License Agreement (EULA) link was cut (although still EULA was displayed)
• Virtualization on AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU
• Occasionally blocked MS Windows 10 update by self-defense
• Problems with nested virtualization (VBox/VMware)
• Some malware could not be detected by CyberCapture/Sandbox component on latest MS Windows 10 (1903)
• Few crashes reported automatically from the clients

Known issues:
• End User License Agreement (EULA) link from About dialog does not work for Internet Explorer and Opera browsers (when those are set as default)
• For some specific malware detected by CyberCapture/Sandbox the detection dialog is not shown (but malware is detected and removed successfully)
• When all shields are disabled (e.g. via tray) and enabled, Mailshield is not enabled (sometimes it requires restart in order to start successfully)

Asyn · 2019-08-15T02:52:33.000Z

Avast AV Beta-Version [19.7.2388]

Changelog/Fixes:
• When all shields are disabled (e.g. via tray) and enabled, Mailshield is not enabled (sometimes it requires restart in order to start successfully)

Known issues:
• End User License Agreement (EULA) link from About dialog does not work in Internet Explorer and Opera browsers (when those are set as default)
• For some specific malware detected by CyberCapture/Sandbox removal dialog not shown (but malware is detected and removed successfully)

Asyn · 2019-08-15T17:48:36.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Release-Version [19.7.2388]

Changelog/Fixes:
• Officially launched the new Antivirus portfolio
• We can now automatically shut down your PC after a Full, Targeted, or Custom scan
• Quick Scans can now be added to your custom scans and scheduled for any time you’d like
• Added an option to Enable/Disable QUIC scanning in Settings
• Separating consents for Google Analytics and Jumpshot tracking in Settings
• Fixed issue in explorer scan where toaster was displayed just on the first occasion
• Fixed memory leak in aswStm.sys driver
• Fixed not working mail messages in Mozilla Thunderbird
• Fix of occasional blocking of MS Windows 10 update by self-defense
• Fix of problems with nested virtualization (VBox/VMware)

Infos & Feedback: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=228897.0

Asyn · 2019-08-28T17:51:04.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.8.2389]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• New version of UI engine CEF
• Double clicking toaster to close it

Asyn · 2019-09-06T10:55:45.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.8.2390]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• UI crashes reported by beta community
• Not starting mailshield issues
• Crashes in aswsp, aswmm, aswsnx drivers

Known issues:
• Omni edition - under some circumstances there might appear crash of Omni UI during shutdown

Asyn · 2019-09-14T06:08:19.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.8.2391]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Sounds are back
• Problems with displaying post update screen
• Uncertain behavior of smart scan

Known issues:
• Omni edition - under some circumstances there might appear crash of Omni UI during shutdown

Asyn · 2019-09-18T11:06:24.000Z

[font=verdana]Avast AV Beta-Version [19.8.2392/2393]

[size=8pt]Changelog/Fixes:
• Fore some very rare occasions AV installation caused deleting too much files on disk
• SmartScan sometimes stucked on 50%

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