Great news.I am waiting for Avast 9 beta.
Well I believe there are some changes planned for the web shield so that it can also scan https traffic, but how that will be achieved (like the Mail shield). I don’t know if that would also mean no proxy requirement or not.
WoW! this sounding better and better.
hurry up V9 ;D
The next update will probably be in the line of v8.0.xxxx As in 1489, 1495, 1497, etc.
I can’t see a “major” program update before Q1 of 2013. 
running late i think ???
Nothing of the sort, when there is no clearly defined schedule, it can hardly be running late.
Given that the last two major updates occurred in Q1 of the last two years, that would imply on schedule rather than late (if there were a defined schedule). Plus beta testing (not in house testing) for the last two major version updates was about 4 to 6 weeks before RC versions and final release.
As I have said speculation is pointless.
chillax david
2013 was clearly a typo error
Well from what I’ve talk with lukor, they planing to replace proxy with other technology. So far I love how avast! has evolved. I think only good stuff will come in near future. As for https I think you right, let see what avast! is cooking for us
HI Vik I am glad to hear that avast free is improving. I love avast a lot I like that it is easy to use and best part it is free. Great work avast team and Vik keep up the great work as always.
Diddy
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for all those infos concerning v9.
spywar
You welcome spywar. Off topic: when we will see a new test with avast ?
Hmm it is perhaps good news that avast is abandoning the proxy…Unfortunately the web shield has unearthed an issue with firewalls which changing proxies will not cure.
Malware may still use the same techniques emploted by the web shield.
Just a thought…
Yes this is true, but first the malware must pass from avast. And if you use avast! and common sense, windows 7/8 firewall+nat router, then you should be fine, or you could replace windows firewall with comodo firewall. I personally feel pretty safe with the first suggestion.
I 100% agree.
Im not using avast at the present time due to installation difficulties.
Using CIS at the moment.
Just to add though…
When i used CFW v5.10 and avast in tandem i never experienced any of the issues in terms of blocking etc.
Im awaiting a new release of avast before diving in again.
Thank you.
Well I was using CIS till last update, another release with bugs, so I returned to my avast 8). Since windows 7 is hard to find 2 software that work 100%(av+fw). Indeed comdo fw and avast free is the strongest combo ;). Ok good luck hope the next version of avast to play well for you
No one knows as has been said in this topic, no schedules.
As I have said speculation is pointless.
No David you misunderstood me :). I was asking spywar: when he will make a new test with the current version of avast!8 free?
I think that smart people from Avast should make some supplement or addon for
Windows Firewall so it can work with Web Shield.I don’t expect any help from Microsoft.
Maybe that is too complicated…I don’t know.
Well they don’t need to do nothing, because avast 8 free! is fully compatible with windows firewall, by default windows firewall allow all outgoing connection, so nothing incompatible here. If you turn on the outgoing protection(or you select some application to be blocked by WFw then you start to have some problem i.e. with Firefox, IE, an others, but who will block browser from internet connection). So from version 9 they will abandon the proxy as concept not because WFw can’t filter localhost. So from V9 you could use again avast! free in combo with other firewall(i.e. privatefirewall, and others that currently like WFw can’t filter localhost).