BRAND NEW VERSION: 12.1.2272

[system]

@Lisandro post:16

@Soure73 post:14

Nice to have another update but it’s a shame that Remote Assistance is gone because i used it
to help my mother with her computer troubles

Maybe time to move to TeamViewer

Yes it is time to move Windows Defender…
This CyberCapture will be like Evo-gen… Release it then stopped it…then again start it and now…it is disappeared.

[RejZoR]

I hope CyberCapture feature will show results. I also hope it is far more extended file analyzer than NG was. I mean, I hope there is also enhanced static analysis involved, analyzing what file is as a whole, not just its behavior as a program. I hope it actually feeds the apps to their entire file sorting and classification system along with virtualized analysis. That should boost actual protection level.

[Andreypro]

@MartinZ post:1

We also stopped using the year in product name, as we will be releasing new versions in monthly cycles from now.

Hi MartinZ,

In avast account the new version is displayed as Avast 2017 (12.1.2272), need to be fixed

[EmoHobo]

So will these silent monthly updates require a restart or not?

[MikeBCda]

Updated thru the GUI with no problems, other than my usual check in Tools and in the Control Panel’s Programs and Features/Change to double-check that no unwanted extras had been added.

One nice change this time around (for which thanks, Martin and all) was that the update finally no longer adds a desktop icon-shortcut which I invariably deleted as unnecessary since avast starts with Win anyway.

[bruceb]

Not a big fan of monthly updates. Too much of a possibility of bugs in fast releases … Please stick to a more reasonable
update schedule, say quarterly or bi yearly.

[RejZoR]

@bruce_b post:26

Not a big fan of monthly updates. Too much of a possibility of bugs in fast releases … Please stick to a more reasonable
update schedule, say quarterly or bi yearly.

Actually, fast small updates are less prone to mistakes and problems. If you have to make huge updates that involve tons of changes at once before release, a lot can go wrong and it’s hard to debug since so many changes have been done. But if you update program regularly and each time focus on one thing only, you’re not only less likely to break something else, in case something does break you’ll know what to look at and reverse to fix it. Maybe it doesn’t make sense at first, but if you think about it, it does make sense. It’s why Chrome, Opera and Firefox have gone with such update cycles as well.

[Lisandro]

@RejZoR post:27

Actually, fast small updates are less prone to mistakes and problems. If you have to make huge updates that involve tons of changes at once before release, a lot can go wrong and it’s hard to debug since so many changes have been done. But if you update program regularly and each time focus on one thing only, you’re not only less likely to break something else, in case something does break you’ll know what to look at and reverse to fix it. Maybe it doesn’t make sense at first, but if you think about it, it does make sense. It’s why Chrome, Opera and Firefox have gone with such update cycles as well.

+1

@EmoHobo post:24

So will these silent monthly updates require a restart or not?

Program updates, most likely, will always require a reboot, after all, this is Windows world

[RejZoR]

It depends. A lot of program functions have already been moved to VPS updates. Basically everything under the hood that doesn’t involve changes to the drivers can be done via VPS. For GUI and more advanced things, the still have to issue a classic program update. Maybe they changed this further to require even less system restarts…

[AdamKertesz]

The update went successfully thru the GUI. (Windows 10 pro, 64 bit), fast, no problem, one restart.
It destroyed Malwarebytes’ anti-ransomware program.

[bruceb]

One thing I do not like, is if the update is done by the GUI, the program likes to install all the new features, like Safe Zone, etc.
Some people do not want all the extras, just the basic antivirus protection. There is no reason the program should not just update what is already installed and offer a choice of wether or not to install additional components. The other way is to run the Offline installer and select customize to select what you want or not. But this is more time consuming and confusing for the average user.

[EmoHobo]

@RejZoR post:29

It depends. A lot of program functions have already been moved to VPS updates. Basically everything under the hood that doesn’t involve changes to the drivers can be done via VPS. For GUI and more advanced things, the still have to issue a classic program update. Maybe they changed this further to require even less system restarts…

I’d love that, I hate doing multiple restarts on multiple machines every time avast starts.

[BeSecure]

Petrovic the Avast! and MT forum member test CyberCapture and he also Fail as me/others. ::)Here is the link:https://malwaretips.com/threads/avast-12-1-2272-final.60774/ first post of Spoiler.

[SimmonsTheMad33]

@bruce_b post:31

One thing I do not like, is if the update is done by the GUI, the program likes to install all the new features, like Safe Zone, etc.
Some people do not want all the extras, just the basic antivirus protection. There is no reason the program should not just update what is already installed and offer a choice of wether or not to install additional components. The other way is to run the Offline installer and select customize to select what you want or not. But this is more time consuming and confusing for the average user.

Agreed. All I ever install are the Shields and the Browser Plugin (Which I love BTW)

Was unaware of the offline installer, will start using that. Still seems like an unnecessary hurtle though

[jeffersonsant]

I did a test with the new version, the result was not good, very disappointing missed several threats including a rogue software.I have seen that CyberCapture seldom showed active
and blocked only one file.with 260 files in avast execution provide reasonable assurance in blocking some threats.the folder scan found 34 files, left was 217 remaining files.the samples were not as recent a few to almost two years.

http://i.imgur.com/I1RZSjX.png

http://i.imgur.com/oDjb0MD.png

http://i.imgur.com/819R6CK.png

http://i.imgur.com/lWTxSz2.png

http://i.imgur.com/4ji3F2B.png

[system]

Why the online installer size is different in your main website? Avast free antivirus’s installer size is 4.8 MB in your main website (redirects to cnet) and here its 6 MB (link you posted here). ???

[system]

update works fine on xp sp3
though task scheduler stopped after the install the update , but works fine after restart it
on msc services .

[SpeedyPC]

Thanks for the update and everything seem to be smooth as a
http://dl9.glitter-graphics.net/pub/215/215079g923g99vxm.gif

[Staticguy]

Great update :). When will we see Beta version of Avast 2017?

[NON]

@jefferson sant post:35

I did a test with the new version, the result was not good, very disappointing missed several threats including a rogue software.I have seen that CyberCapture seldom showed active
and blocked only one file.with 260 files in avast execution provide reasonable assurance in blocking some threats.the folder scan found 34 files, left was 217 remaining files.the samples were not as recent a few to almost two years.

http://i.imgur.com/I1RZSjX.png

http://i.imgur.com/oDjb0MD.png

http://i.imgur.com/819R6CK.png

http://i.imgur.com/lWTxSz2.png

http://i.imgur.com/4ji3F2B.png

CyberCapture only works with threat from web according to beta topics.
To me your screenshot seems to be traditional DeepScreen.
NG is removed now, but traditional DeepScreen seems to be still on the job.