INTRODUCING: beta of new avast for Palm

Hi all PDA users,

there is a pre-release version of the new version of avast PDA Edition for Palm OS available at this location: http://cat.asw.cz/~vlk/setuppdapalm.exe . Please note that this is actually a Windows executable (not a plain Palm .prc file any more).

New features include:

  • full support for PalmOS 5.x
  • on-access scanner
  • Windows-based auto-updating component to keep everything up-to-date.

If everything goes OK, the release date of this version will be next week.

I’m proud to say that this build effectively makes avast PDA Edition probably the best and most-complete (in terms of functions) antivirus for the PalmOS platform currently available… :slight_smile:

Vlk

This new version sounds good :wink: Im downloading the beta now

I have doubts Vlk:

  1. Is there a feature for automatic download the update by Windows?
    Is it incremental?
  2. When the files are scanned, just when I asked to? Won’t they be scanned when I install a new one by ‘HotSync’ or ‘beam’? :wink:
I have doubts Vlk:
Let divest you from them...
1. Is there a feature for automatic download the update by Windows? Is it incremental?
Yes, it's incremental updating.
2. When the files are scanned, just when I asked to? Won't they be scanned when I install a new one by 'HotSync' or 'beam'? ;)
No, files transfered via IR/HotSync/... are not scanned, only on-access scanning which will protect your PDA anyway. I think, there's no need have two hooks (hotsync & on-access one)...

On-access meaning on-execute in this case… I.e. every program is scanned before being executed.

Am I wrong to think that it is a provider or hack in Palm language running in background? :wink:

We hook exec request, in two different ways for OS3+ and OS5+. Some system fncs are redirected to the avast resident part which stays in memory… These info were gained from .jp page - tnx to vlk :-*.

pk, you win! This is the most un-readable (un-understandable) post that I saw in this forum ;D Probably I have a head ache now… I did not understand what you mean. I’m not so ‘technical’ at this time of the night 8)

OK, but have you installed the software? And does it work in your configuration?

What Palm do you have?

Thanks
Vlk

Wow, I was using the Palm Beta version, without Windows installing… Now I have to see everything again.

pk, you send me for translation just a ‘part’ of PDA version: I miss the License (if it is different from avast!4), install (setup), update window, menus, and so on. I think we have something to work with…

You have received language file for PPC version (HPC, PocketPC, Smartphone) and you’re talking about Palm version - multi-language support will not be there.

Oh! Sorry. Maybe you will send me the Palm version files for translation in the future, won’t you? 8)

I don’t think so; PDA version should not have multi-language support but I worked on language library in my earlier project and it wasn’t too complicated to add it. It’s not hard to understand in Palm AV, there’s not much text - and multi-lang support in every product is not our policy.

I understand your policy 8)

We’ll see about that, pk… :wink: :-*

Nothing is better in this forum than you two fighting ;D