The update has now been officially release as version 6.0.1367. See here for details.
Thanks to anyone who helped testing the beta version.
Hi everyone,
we will soon be releasing a new program update of avast. As usual, we’re making it available for public testing a few days before the official release. The current version number is Edit Nov 24: 6.0.1364.
This is hopefully going to be a smooth service release, mainly designed to fix some of the issues of the previous v6.0 builds. It also moves us a bit closer to the release of v7, slated for Q1 2012.
Here’s an [incomplete] list of the most important changes:
Script Shield now works with Google Chrome, all versions of Firefox and Acrobat Reader
Improvements in WebRep plugins (especially IE)
Stability improvements in aswSP.sys and the avast! sandbox
File system shield: improved on-close scanning
avast! Internet Security: new antispam engine
Web Shield and Script Shield: more options in the UI
The UI of the new version also includes the avast! Market, a new way to get info (and potentially try/buy) other avast products. This section can be hidden by disabling the avast! recommendation features in the avast! Community settings.
Download links: links removed.
You can either install from scratch, or over an existing installation of avast (any version).
Users of the previous beta can also use the normal in-product updater.
does anyone remember how long the last beta period lasted? just wondering how soon we will see a stable release because im still avoiding this till than.
There is no duration, as the whole point is for people to try it and ensure there aren’t any hiccups on their systems. If there were it would depend on hoe serious that was and if it was crucial how long it would take to fix.
So you can’t quantify that duration and equating it to the last beta is comparing apples and oranges.
Previously, the scanning of created/modified files was governed by the file’s extension (there was a list of filename extensions). Now, all executable files are scanned, irrespective of their extension.
Because we usually use the beta section only for bigger betas, such as for major releases (e.g. V7 next year). The “small” betas usually don’t have too many issues and therefore we don’t reopen the beta section for those.
I know that you list the changes to the latest releases of avast! including Beta’s within each new update thread that you post on this forum.
Just a thought.
It may be helpful to some to have two links on both the avast! website and here.
One link would take you to a list of all changes like the ones you post here from the last 4.x official RTW version to the latest RTW version showing the changes in each version.
The other link would be do the same for all the changes in all the beta releases since the last official RTW version.
This would be helpful to current users still on older RTW versions of avast! who are considering upgrading to the latest RTW version of avast! It would also be helpful for beta testers to track all the beta changes since the previous official RTW version.
However an alternative would be to to put the first link on both the forum and the avast! website and put the Beta updates link only on this forum.
