NEW Avast version 23.7

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello,
Please welcome the newest version of Avast 23.7.6074 released on July 25th, 2023
Major public announcement:

  • NEW DNS traffic scan - We’ve improved our detection scan to monitor your network by filtering out malicious domains and patterns early on.
  • Improvement Web Shield performance - Enjoy faster browsing and performance on the websites and streaming sites (e.g., Netflix) while staying protected.
  • Improvement Minor bug fixes - We continuously fix bugs to keep your protection going strong.

Have a nice summer!

How to install:

[ol]- Update from your existing Avast version via Settings → Update → Update program

  • Or you can download and install files:

[li]Online installers (recommended):
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[li]Free: https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_FREE

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  • Offline installers:

[li]Free: https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe

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2

thanks for the update.

all working well here. ;D

3

Hello

Why don’t the release notes displayed after the update show what you’re writing here?

No new features (DNS traffic scan) or improvements (Web Shield performance) :-\

ps:I had to restart 2 times because after the first one I wasn’t protected, it’s the 1st time this has happened to me.

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I encountered the same incident as mentionned above by chris…

After Updating manually to the newest version, and restarting my computer right after, Avast did not launch. After 10 minutes, I checked on the programs running and found that Avast was running and taking quite a chunk of memory as well as Avast Installer and seemingly a number of programs that i don’t usually see and may with little doubt be linked to Avast. I double clicked on the Avast icons with no result, and decided to restart anew, at which point the computer stuck on restarting, forcing me to manually shut down my computer and start it anew a few seconds later. To note that the computer did start normally thereafter and i was relieved to see Avast App launch with the Updates detail screen as it should have happened initially.

So far, Avast seem to run normally and i’m quite dumbfounded by the event, nonetheless, i decided to report it, like my fellow above. I don’t know if the problem call for a repair of Avast or anything like it, and since i’m not knowledgeable enough on the matter i think i will it at that so far as i seems to be running normally.

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Thanks for the new release :slight_smile:

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Well ordinarily, I’m in no hurry to update with program updates set to Manual.

I monitor the forums and see what is included in the Update, What’s new, Improvements and Bug Fixes, etc.
If I’m not impacted, I don’t have the problem or need the new or improved feature/function I may simply hold back.

Strangely I did a manual update (rather than my usual sloth approach), given some of the comments and posts. I wasn’t impacted by this need to do 2 restarts.

Edit: Having just read another post, I had a lightbulb moment - this one https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=324433.msg1707374#msg1707374

I have never installed the Avast Firewall component in Avast Free from when it was first introduced - I used another paid firewall option (Outpost Firewall Pro, bought out). Now I just use the Windows Firewall.
So could it be this interaction, flip/flop between firewalls.

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Thanks for the update, no issue so far at the moment.

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NEW DNS traffic scan - We’ve improved our detection scan to monitor your network by filtering out malicious domains and patterns early on. ?
whether the feature is also available to free users or only paid users ?
and how it works feature
answer please !!!

9

Samba Protection in Remote Access Shield is still broken. I have to disable Samba Protection if I want File Sharing to function on my home LAN.

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News?

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With fingers crossed i just updated to latest version.
all working and no issues found.
thanks Devs.

12

Hi,
My system did and automatic update to 23.7.6074 (25th Jul '23)
On exiting Outlook, Outlook crashes with module ntdll.dll and sometimes Windows Explorer crashes with module kernel32.dll
I have had to un-install Avast to get my system working again.
I know I’m running old software but it’s an old machine which normally work just fine until this update arrived.
Window 7 SP1, Outlook 2003 (11.83308329 SP3) and latest Avast.
Anyone else having issues, for now I can’t run Avast.

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Hi. I had an odd problem possibly related to the update.
After several good years of running in Silent Mode, only blocking when a website was infected, my round system tray showed the red caution.
I tried to open the user interface, but the screen popup said the program crashed. This is unusual, since Avast Free has been running reliably on my ancient Win 7 64-bit for years now.
After 3 crashes in a row, trying various things to get the user window opened, I rebooted in Safe Mode with Networking to download a new install.
I ran the installer, then rebooted. Finally, the new version works.

My suggestion is for the “update” button on the crash screen to open the Avast download web page in the user’s default browser window.
This could have saved me a lot of time trying to update through the user window, getting told it won’t update, and then getting the reboot button.
You track the version numbers well enough to suggest an update, but when the user interface window crashes more than once there’s no alternative suggested.

14

I updated yesterday. All is working well.

15

Updated to latest version. Everything is tickety boo.
Thank you

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Hi there,

Bootstrap scan not scanning all files since latest update.
Issue has been raised on support ticket 18687891.
Anybody else getting the same issue?

I have already:
Uninstalled and reinstalled the application.
Done a system cache clean
issue still happening when bootstrap scan reaches >20% I start getting file read errors.

Laptop specifications:
MS windows 10 Pro N
Processor: Intel core™ i7-3610QM CPU @2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 4 core(s), 8 logical processors
System type X64-based PC
manufacturer LENOVO
System model 2099

Any assistance on getting this fixed would be appreciated.