If Avast is going to be repaired so the Opera users can again trust this software to work like before. I see many posts about how it wronged PC’s and haven’t seen a response about the cure
I think the problems only concern the webshield. I don’t use that and have no problems with the latest version and Opera 9.51. Webshield seems pretty pointless when you are using a browser like Opera anyway…
(and you might like to choose a more appropriate title for your thread…)
Can you explain.
Indeed, like nightshade said, I don’t understand your statement…
Do you really know how WebShield works?
I could be wrong, but if I had to guess, I THINK that the Poster, davews could conceivably be referring to that Opera … is NOT the HUGE Main Target for Viruses and other Malware that IE is.
And don’t shoot the messenger. I’m just taking a guess as to what the Poster might have been alluding. Sure, way less Malware is targeted at Opera & Firefox, but they’re NOT immune.
In MY case, I’d like to be able to use the Web Shield with Opera, but when I do, the pages don’t quite load in their entirety. There IS a very much decent, functional rendition of the pages, but I just get irked seeing pages NOT displayed in their entirety. It just annoys me. So, I disabled the Web Shield after my brief experiment. But YES, IF avast! were to fix it to where the Web Shield does work properly with Opera, then YES … I’m Game. I’m In.
The browser isn’t the target for code injection on web sites having been hacked.
You see many of these in the forums where people are reporting their site is reporting win32:trojan-gen, etc. when they ‘know’ there is nothing wrong with their site, only to have it pointed out to them that there is code on that page they weren’t aware of and their site had been hacked.
That doesn’t care if you are using IE, Firefox or Opera, the same as many other iframe exploits, they can run on any browser. The web shield can stop much of that in its tracks, the browser firefox, noscript add-on will stop other code running by default and the user can further take up the slack by running browsers/email clients with limited user rights.
So the web shied plays a role in proactive protection but nothing should be relied on 100% and that includes browsers, Opera or otherwise. Obviously whilst there is an issue with Opera and the web shield until that is resolved it is a moot point.
The Opera issue will be resolved in a timely fashion.
Thanks
Vlk
Yes, please don’t shoot the messanger…
I was indeed referring to the improved security inherent in using Opera. It is true in this day and age of nasty scripting iFrames that some exploits may work their way through even with Opera, but the On Access scanner will trap all of those. Being internet savvy and playing safe-hex, I have browsed with Opera for many years and never ever seen a virus - and until moving to Avast recently did not have the luxury of a Webshield, F-Prot does not offer that. Maybe ‘pointless’ is the wrong word, but it is really ‘belt and braces’. Obviously somewhat different for your Mr. Average with a house of teenage kids browsing on IE…
Awesome!
Version 4.8.1229 is supposed to solve the problem.
Thanks
Vlk
Thanks Vlk, is this out yet or will it be the next one. After fighting the system all day Sunday because of a update, don’t much want to have it back.
It is available now do a manual program update, right click the avast ‘a’ icon, select Updating, Program Update.
Verified that the Opera Avatar and attachment display problem is fixed in .1229. Thanks for the quick response, Avast!-now I can put FF back to bed. 
Installed and I wish thanks those who worked extra hard work on the version. 6 days and patched, “SUPER”
And this 4.8.1229 is the REAL Deal? No Beta Testing version? So you’re saying I can update RIGHT NOW and then be able to finally have the Web Shield work properly … display pages in their entirety on Opera? Of course, I know I have to perform that Proxy changing bit, of which someone here on the Forum supplied a picture not too long ago. Yes, I still have that.
Are these the only changes / fixes on this version? I just want to know whether I need to rush the New Version FYI to my friend if there are other fixes in this New version. She doesn’t have Opera, so if the Opera fix is the only one, then she wouldn’t need to jump immediately on the Update.
I didn’t see 4.8.1229 on the avast! site as the LATEST Update. That’s why I’m asking about this and whether it is the Real Deal. Then again, the site was also behind as to the Latest Virus Database Update.
Yes, it’s a release that fixes that.
The homepage wasn’t updated yet, so we must ‘discover’ the changes in forum meanwhile.
Well, I just Updated to 4.8.1229. Verdict?
It was an utter FAILURE! Did NOT Work! The exact same failures as I recall from the last time that I experimented with the Web Shield. And it’s not like I threw some Super Tough websites at it to try and gag the Web Shield. Heck no. I tossed it about as easy as you can get websites. I simply threw some of my Favs from my Opera Personal Bar at it.
Wikipedia: Could NOT display the Icons at the bottom of page.
Wiktionary: Same as Wikipedia
Webster Online Dictionary: Was an utter unadulterated MESS of a Frankenstein Disaster! The Progress Bar disappearing indicated that it was declaring the Loading to be Complete. Yeah Right! It was probably 66% Incomplete. >:(
I had seen enough. With the Webster Dictionary MESS still displaying, I deactivated the Web Shield Proxy Settings. And immediately, BAMM! Signs of Loading resuming, when with the Web Shield enabled, Loading was declared Complete. Interesting.
:::Sigh::: Maybe this is one of those deals where the alleged “Opera Fix” is only for Windows 2000 / XP and above. If that IS the case, well, we Win98 Users already know the deal. We already know that from 4.8 on, many New Bells & Whistles will NOT work on Win98. Ehhh, No Biggie. I’ve been operating without the Web Shield all along from the get go. So, it’s NOT like anything was taken AWAY from me.
Probably silly to ask but, just for sure, have you restarted your computer after updating the program, Chim?
After the Update, I was prompted to Restart Now or Later.
I Restarted right then and there.
And after reading your post, I even just for the heck of it, went and Restarted again … Reactivated the Web Shield Proxy Settings. I tried the same Test … the same 3 websites as before. Now Webster Dictionary was a bit better, but still NOT complete. Now Wiktionary was the one that was a HUGE Mess.
Nope! Just NOT working for me.
Sorry for the trouble, Chim. Then, I guess we can do nothing till Avast! team come in and tackle with the issue. 
If there are people with the same experience, it could be helpful to write down their environments in order for the team to nail down the cause.