*** INTRODUCING: New pre-release build of avast [NOW 5.0.673] ***

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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The update has now been officially released as 5.0.677. Thanks to everyone who helped testing.

Hi *,

we’ll soon be releasing a new build of avast 5 Free/Pro/IS. As usual, we’re making the build available for public testing before it’s officially released (so far the version number is 5.0.673).

Version 5.0.673 is a release candidate - meaning that if there’s no significant issues with it, it will very soon be released to the general public.

How to get it
links removed

How to install it
Just run the setup executable (links above). You can either install it from scratch, or on top of an existing avast installation (installing over both 5.0.xxx or 4.8.yyy should be fine). A reboot will be required to complete the installation.

If you already have the previous beta (5.0.656 or 661 or 668) you can simply use the Program Update feature from within the avast UI.

What’s new
Most notable improvements include:

  • solved a problem that could lead to disappearing of the avast service
  • Behavior Shield: solved a minor stability issue (aswSP.sys)
  • performance and stability improvements in the avast! sandbox
  • changes in the engine allowing us to generically detect/block some new types of exploits
  • speed improvements in the updater
  • IS: fixed a vulnerability in aswFw.sys (Secunia Advisory SA40868)
  • IS: upgraded to the new version of antispam engine
  • minor changes and fixes in the GUI
  • fixes in the screen reader support
  • added Danish and Hebrew language packs

And subsequently in 5.0.661:

  • solved the vulnerability related to license files (Secunia Advisory SA41109)
  • solved a UI crash condition during File system shield detections
  • solved a problem with scanning of files with very long path names
  • fixed the updater in East-Asian versions of avast running with Windows set to a different locale
  • added Urdu language pack

And in 5.0.668:

  • solved the pesky memory leak introduced in v5.0.661
  • a few cosmetic fixes in the UI
  • improvements in the avast sandbox
  • improvements in the Outlook antispam plugin (it would be helpful if users of the avast Internet Security could test this one).

And in 5.0.673:

  • more improvements in the avast sandbox
  • few fixes in the new language modules
  • Firewall: improvement in the path name matching (now handling correctly symbolic links etc)
  • added trimming of setup.log
  • a stability improvement in the avast service

Thanks much
Vlk

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excelent, downloading, installing, testing :slight_smile:

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Same here

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Thanks

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Worked fine on my Windows 7 sytem but on my XP Pro system I get the following error ???

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Huh :o I didn’t see this one coming :wink:

So this means that the sandbox bugs fixed in internal builds confirmed by Petr are fixed in this build ??? Great :smiley:

Greetz, Red.

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Vlk,

Can you tell us more about this :slight_smile:

Greetz, Red.

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It’s nothing major, really. It’s basically an extension of the interface between the program and the engine (inside the definitions) that allows us to do more stuff in the realtime shield detections…

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So far there are no problems at all.
Only the new Update button open a web page that displays :

The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI.
Request-URI: program/api/upg-but.
Page generated in 0.0097s
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You mean the “Upgrade” button, right…?
Yes, the link is currently dead, I’ve noticed that also. Not a big deal unless you want to upgrade to the paid version anyway… :wink:

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There is also a new option in the sandbox. Nice :slight_smile:

Greetz, Red.

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Would it be wise to uninstall my previous version using Revo Uninstaller Pro get rid of the registry keys and then download?

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No, certainly not.

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Just download and run the installer, and it will upgrade your current buid to the BETA build :slight_smile:

Greetz, Red.

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okay I’ll download it in a minute :wink:

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You are late ;D

Greetz, Red.

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LOL ;D already downloaded, installed and rebooted, AIS running fine so far on W7/64 :wink:

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@ Vlk
Are there any plans to have the option we used to have with avast 4.8 on pre-release/beta versions of just downloading the small beta conversion file, disable self-defence module run the setup.exe file and it only downloads and updates the necessary files ?

I would love to participate in the pre-release version but at 55.01MB it is a bit much on dial-up (220 minutes), especially if there is any likelihood/possibility of having to repeat the exercise when the regular release comes out.

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Working fine with me… I installed it 1 hour ago and seems to be working very good.

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Installed and working Win7 64… :smiley: Thanks

That’s new, by the settings button? Yes, gives a 404…

Like the news section, but I think it would be better placed above the advert…Most people wouldn’t have noticed it…

Good Work :slight_smile:

-Scott-