** NEW AVAST PROGRAM UPDATE RELEASE CANDIDATE 6.0.1119 **

The update has now been officially released as version 6.0.1125.
See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=77801.0 for details.
Thanks to everyone who helped testing the pre-release builds.

Hi,

we will soon be releasing another service release of avast Free/Pro/IS. Before we make it official, we’re making it available here on the forum for anyone to test.

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.

What’s new
Most notable improvements include:

  • solved a problem in aswSP.sys that could lead to a system crash
  • improved tolerance for corrupted installations
  • when updating from a previous version of avast Pro/IS, SafeZone is now automatically added
  • fixes in Chrome WebRep plugin
  • Behavior Shield: improved compatibility with other applications
  • improvements in the CommunityIQ submission system

Thanks much
Vlk

has avast ever considered adding an option into the avast settings to “update to beta/RC versions”? these pre-release versions come out and i think it would be convenient to have an option in the settings for users that like to test pre-release versions to be auto updated like regular program updates. some other AV’s have this option like Emsisoft, ESET and such.

Updated from 1091 with the downloaded AIS. Looks good so far, even with my “AIS/FW not installed, OA instead” configuration. :slight_smile:

Installed from scratch. I had not selected to install P2P shield, but it was installed - I remember reporting this once, in one of the previous betas. Everything else is fine.

Just updated over the top of 6.0.1091 and appears to be fine.

Seems there has been some compression to the setup_av_free.exe at 54.2MB much smaller than the 6.0.1091 installation file.

Quite a surprise.

Thanks

Auto SandBox still does not work
When i run the test tool all i get is “Modify System”

Windows 7 home Prem 32 bit
Firefox 401

Surprise!

What does it mean?

Thanks.

Such which? I mean, is it the compatibility with other behavior scanners (Threatfire, for instance)?

Can you elaborate?

The update went fine for me, but webrep still seems to be inactive (chrome):-.

Thanks nonetheless :slight_smile:

Sandbox ist set to “Ask”…?

Will this release fix the problems with the following:
Characters overlaid in Google My Account when using Firefox 3.6.x or Google Chrome Browsers (only started after installing Avast Pro).
After going into SafeZone, it dims the monitor, but when you exit, it remains dimmed and you must restart the computer for it to go back to the normal monitor settings.

Please let me know.
Ingrid

Can you post the contents of the file C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\Log\AutoSandbox.log?

Yes it should fix this problem.

Thnx, I will install it later tonight :slight_smile:

Greetz, Red.

Updated over .1019 without any problem.

On the first glance system works flawlessly as advertised.
Either there are no problems or I don’t see them!

Sorry, do not discuss my last statement ;D :-X :-X

Everything smooth - except, as expected, this WebRep thingie.
Still the voting window remains open for at least 10 sec before closing itself after clicking on “vote”… with 10 sec being the lower end of the range. Average about 12 to 15 sec. :frowning:

And what about the language-depending GUI bug in Vista?

See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=76488.msg634347#msg634347.

There’s not much difference between 6.0.1091 and 6.0.1119 Free installers if you downloaded after April 18th. Around 700KB.

File: D:\Downloads\John\setup_av_free.exe
Size: 56816368 bytes
File Version: 6.0.1119.0
Modified: Friday, May 06, 2011, 2:49:37 PM
MD5: 0AD991930AAFA761CFEC6B55B101FC54
SHA1: B6E8BE189223E4D46FCDD2A01CD6E93F2DCAD7C7
CRC32: 1F8518BD

File: D:\Downloads\John\Security CD\AntiVirus\setup_av_free601091.exe
Size: 56189640 bytes
File Version: 6.0.1091.0

Modified: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 9:18:54 AM
MD5: B355C07A9EF81C73B75A537B20301888
SHA1: 8E6BE284623496109B3E2ABFDD10280069252E3C
CRC32: 868714FB

I added the 601091 to the filename when I saved it, before.

Well my copy of 6.0.1091 was 63MB, I don’t keep historic copies and was downloaded when it first became available.

Yes, as noted in the post I referenced. :slight_smile:

well considering that my current AIS setup runs flawlessly, I may wait for the official release this time.