New Avast 8 beta 2 runs in Windows 8!!

For anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, I thought I would draw your attention to beta 2:

[b]Download locations[/b] http://files.avast.com/test5beta/avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe http://files.avast.com/test5beta/avast_pro_antivirus_setup.exe http://files.avast.com/test5beta/avast_internet_security_setup.exe http://files.avast.com/test5beta/avast_premier_antivirus_setup.exe

Fixed issues from previous beta

  • avast! v8 now runs on Win8 too
  • XP performance problem solved
  • Automatic Profile detection in the firewall on Win7 solved
  • No information popup on controlled PC when client is connected via avast! AccessAnywhere
  • List of computers shows offline PCs and also those that don’t have AccessAnywhere activated
  • Stability issues with Outlook plugin solved
  • UI might hang sometimes during connecting to avast! account
  • Problems in data shredder solved

Known issues in this version

  • Problems with upgrading v7 to v8 on Win8 related to the network (we recommend to do a clean install of v8!)
  • Translation to other languages is still not 100%
  • Some online content does not fit or is not translated yet
  • Self defence dialog appears when reinstalling over older builds
  • After facebook registration setup might crash so reboot is required to start avast! service
  • During softrial gui is not correctly updated
  • Trial period could not be activated (update from v7 to v8)
  • Missing pre-defined scan jobs (update from v7 to v8)
  • AccessAnywhere computer list isn’t sometimes refreshed

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=114832.0