Avast Beta 17.4.2292

Asyn · 2017-04-08T04:07:23.000Z

bruce_b post:12:

Clarify: Can I use the OFF LINE INSTALLER on my XP box to install Avast Free in the future ? ? ?
My XP box is connected to internet, but I intensely dislike using Stub Installers

As your XP is connected to the net, yes.

RejZoR · 2017-04-09T00:36:05.000Z

So, the mentioned overhaul of GUI is just this? A framework update? No added statistics, no fixed shields page or split on-access and on-demand scans. Ugh

DavidR · 2017-04-09T07:32:03.000Z

RejZoR post:19:

So, the mentioned overhaul of GUI is just this? A framework update? No added statistics, no fixed shields page or split on-access and on-demand scans. Ugh

I think it has actually got worse, now every time you open the UI it is (massive) in your face centre screen.

Previously that was/something changed and you were able to reposition it and it stayed there, not any more, every time it is opened it goes back to centre screen. It seems every time something is changed, something gets broken.

DavidR · 2017-04-09T17:42:40.000Z

Well I have to report that we still have the issue of clicking the Details button (Notifications) after the Smart Scan far from showing the details it starts the bloody smart scan again. And still no Pause button in the scan.

When is this ever going to be resolved !!!

Just what is it that we are meant to be testing in this beta as nothing outstanding appears to have been addressed. Other than this CEF, whatever the hell that is ?

[b]What's new:[/b] - updated GUI framework CEF to the latest version

Alikhan · 2017-04-09T17:52:47.000Z

DavidR post:21:

Well I have to report that we still have the issue of clicking the Details button (Notifications) after the Smart Scan far from showing the details it starts the bloody smart scan again. And still no Pause button in the scan.

When is this ever going to be resolved !!!

Just what is it that we are meant to be testing in this beta as nothing outstanding appears to have been addressed. Other than this CEF, whatever the hell that is ?

[b]What's new:[/b] - updated GUI framework CEF to the latest version

Clicking the Details button (Notifications) after the Smart Scan far from showing the details it starts the bloody smart scan again. = It’s a known bug and will be fixed.

Regarding the pause button, that isn’t certain to come back. They are considering to bring it back but not very likely.

The stats will be rather later than sooner and so will the scan information (+pause button) if they decide to bring it back.

CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) is the framework that the UI runs on. That includes the toaster and everything related to the UI. It’s used for online content on the UI too as far as I am aware. The latest version of CEF will fix the UI and toaster bugs such as when the scan is reported as cancelled by the toaster, whereas, it actually completes successfully.

There is still rather a few fixes that’s left to do with CEF within the UI.

DavidR · 2017-04-09T18:01:46.000Z

Here we are in another beta and known issue or not, this has been going on for absolutely ages, I kind of hoped beta were for testing old problems that have been fixed. There seems to be less and less going on in the beta/s, it begs the question, what is the point.

I have never been one for stats the original one that got removed had too little information to be particularly useful.

At last an answer about CEF (given there are many computer related acronyms for it), thanks. Previously I never suffered the 99% or scan cancelled issue on this system.

Asyn · 2017-04-10T04:53:51.000Z

hectic-mmv post:1:

This is a huge change with impact on a whole product. Please watch any UI crashes or not working pages.

Well, no crahes here, but no bug fixes either…

Asyn · 2017-04-10T04:54:56.000Z

DavidR post:21:

Well I have to report that we still have the issue of clicking the Details button (Notifications) after the Smart Scan far from showing the details it starts the bloody smart scan again. And still no Pause button in the scan.

Confirmed.

system · 2017-04-10T15:29:10.000Z

RejZoR post:19:

So, the mentioned overhaul of GUI is just this? A framework update? No added statistics, no fixed shields page or split on-access and on-demand scans. Ugh

+1 and it’s still mindbogglingly slooooooooooow to load.

DavidR · 2017-04-10T16:19:34.000Z

warlock post:26:

RejZoR post:19:

So, the mentioned overhaul of GUI is just this? A framework update? No added statistics, no fixed shields page or split on-access and on-demand scans. Ugh

+1 and it’s still mindbogglingly slooooooooooow to load.

There is also a lot of people using 17.3.2291 and XP SP3 having issued with the UI not even loading, more and more topics. I didn’t suffer this issue in 17…2291 or this 17.4.2291 beta.

I don’t see anything in the initial posts about any fixes:
Are there any and would it include the UI not loading error on XP SP3.

cristianojgm · 2017-04-10T22:12:42.000Z

What day will they correct this fault here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGUQm6XKf-Y&t=623s

DavidR · 2017-04-10T22:34:56.000Z

cristianojgm post:28:

What day will they correct this fault here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGUQm6XKf-Y&t=623s

This really should have been in its own topic in the viruses and worms forum. This is a program beta topic and viruses/malware are handled outside of the program version itself.

I can’t see avast specifying a particular day (they would first have to have a sample/s).

I also haven’t any idea what it is you are trying to have them correct, the video in itself aside from the language is long. so I don’t watch it through. Presumably you ran some samples in a VM environment, checked by hitman pro and then by avast.

Any samples that weren’t detected should be sent directly to avast for analysis and inclusion (if conformed) in the virus definitions update.

Lord_Ami · 2017-04-16T06:43:32.000Z

For me, Passwords page does not load… I’ll try reinstall later on.
W8.1 x64, Estonian language UI. Same with UK English.

Lord_Ami · 2017-04-17T14:02:42.000Z

Lord_Ami post:30:

For me, Passwords page does not load… I’ll try reinstall later on.
W8.1 x64, Estonian language UI. Same with UK English.

Seems like clean reinstall helped (uninstall, restart, avastclear, restart - install).
Previously I added it from Components menu (not during install).

Para-Noid · 2017-04-18T21:42:53.000Z

I have been a loyal avast users for a number of years.
avast has saved my butt more than once.
Looking forward to some real fixes.

From what I read here there are no real fixes to be found here.
It seems avast released a beta just so they can say they released a new beta.

I’ll pass on this beta(?).

Eddy · 2017-04-18T21:58:56.000Z

I wonder when avast is ever gonna learn.

system · 2017-04-18T23:38:53.000Z

Nothing is fixed.
The problem still persists. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=199715.msg1382229#msg1382229

bruceb · 2017-04-19T11:56:32.000Z

The management and coders, will never learn to do what the users want them to do. Like resizing the installer and main option windows. Or to stop releasing BETA versions every couple of weeks. It is better to have major releases done either quarterly or twice yearly. This will give the coders and testers time to get all the bugs out.

I also have a question as they say Avast will stop support for XP in a couple of years. Okay, but will we still be able to get the Definitions update for the last version installed that does work on XP after XP support is dropped ? ? ?

Asyn · 2017-04-19T12:15:24.000Z

bruce_b post:35:

Okay, but will we still be able to get the Definitions update for the last version installed that does work on XP after XP support is dropped ? ? ?

Sure.

system · 2017-04-19T21:58:23.000Z

This Beta version has not solved the UI issue for me in Windows XP SP3…same problem, that AV service either failed to load or not responding.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled so many different ways now and yet nothing has worked re this problem which makes the computer impossible to scan.

I have for now migrated to another AV on my XP pc, with huge reluctance after 10 years of Avast use.

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