we have a new beta for your to enjoy some weekend testing We finally added the behavioral analysis of running programs, plus many fixes and improvements in UI.
What’s new:
Behavior Shield aka behaviorial analysis of running programs is here!
88 fixes and improvements in GUI (Status screen polished - added progress when Smart Scan running, new navigation menu etc…)
Game Mode improvements, now we prevent forced Windows restarts after Windows update
Fixed problem when it’s wasn’t possible to turn off PC because File Shield was blocking it
Firewall profiles are now synchronized with Windows (both directions) (Win7+)
Firewall rules for “Public” profile are now visible in the UI for better control and configurability
That’s an interesting conspirator’s theory In fact we needed to unified the versioning as Avast had 12.xx and AVG 15.xx, so we jumped to 17, which nicely matches the year as well
Great to see a new beta! I see the GUI is still large, probably about 40% larger than Webroot for comparison. Also, there is a loading screen when opening the GUI. It literally says “loading” as you wait a 4-5 seconds. Doesn’t the old, non-beta version of the program open right up? I guess neither of these things is a big issue in the grand scheme of things.
I did a clean install and the BETA version is working fine, however:
The GUI needs to be optimized. Currently taking like 5 seconds stuck on “loading”. That’s annoying.
The layout isn’t very good. Why can’t it be Status, Scans, Real time Shields, Privacy and then Virus Chest - it just doesn’t make sense going to Anti-Virus to see the shields minimal stats.
I think behaviour analyzer should be included in minimum install
The settings UI still needs some work - Especially the font, size and the colours of the tab selections.
Far too much wasted space on the UI - see attached image.
Data Shredder was included in Avast Internet Security even though there was no option to install it (custom install). Afaik that’s a Premier version feature.
The File, Web and Mail statistics should be shown without the need of the Pi button…
I just ran the Eicar test file and then removed the notification, however, the 1 is still there… ( see attached image)
I agree with most your points except this one. It requires it’s own process, and increases the proprams footprint. Some people may not want/need it, especially if they are using a layed defense with other programs. I like having the option to not install it.
Goodie Let see what has been improved with the interface… Also can’t wait to poke Behavior Shield. If all goes well I’ll test it today against latest malware to see how it’s working.
We finally added the behavioral analysis of running programs, plus many fixes and improvements in UI.
