NEW Avast version 25.1

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello,

Please welcome the version 25.1 of Avast AV released on February 4th 2025

Major public announcement:

  • [UPDATE] Avast Passwords end-of-life – Avast Passwords is being replaced with a new product, and some actions may be required for a smooth transition before Avast Passwords reaches end-of-life.
  • [NEW] Payment notification – We’ve introduced a new way to update your payment details to ensure your protection continues for the next year.
  • [IMPROVED] Notifications Center – Check out our new design for the Notifications Center to improve your experience.
  • [NEW] Do Not Disturb Mode – This mode is now compatible with Windows 11 ARM devices.
  • [IMPROVED] False positive reports – If a website or file is incorrectly flagged, you can now submit a false positive report directly for evaluation by Threat Labs.

How to install:

  • Update from your existing Avast version via Settings → Update → Update program
  • Or you can download and install files:

Online installers (recommended):

Offline installers:

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Thanks for the new release :slight_smile:

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I updated and restarted. After restart, I didn’t get the pop up that announced the new features and updates like it usually does after my computer restarts.

I went and looked at the version numbers, and in the About area, it still shows 24.12.9725a as the version but with build 25.1.9816.762.

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In the Windows Apps & Features list, it does at least show that it’s 25.1

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I did a repair but that didn’t fix anything

Is this the case for anyone else? Is this a UI glitch?

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Would appreciate any info on whether or not this release addresses the ICARUS.EXE proliferation problems ~ THX

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Did another restart and this time I got the pop up from Avast that shows the new changes, and my ‘About’ section now shows what I assume is the correct version number:

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It does not. I’ve been running it for about a week now and it is exactly the same as 24.12 for me.

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Monitoring.

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Why Icarus is not part of offline installer? Is so annoying after installation, Avast downloads Icarus and need additional restart.

Why this forum is so broken and chaotic? I still got errors, access denied, cloudflare errors etc. especially when I hit back button in web browser. Also if I click on some topic in this forum, it shows me last post instead first. Is really pain use this forum. I don’t know what this strange habit is these days, breaking something that works perfectly just to make it look different. Old forum was superior, clear and functional.

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Avast has become Comodo = buggy software. :worried:

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@TheOwner The whole system is broken, including the software. I think Avast has lost control of the ship… Scotty! beam me up now! :astonished:

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Updated to 25.1 Free (25.1.9816a build 25.1.9816.762) today and Restarted.
Ran into a problem immediately. Windows Security icon showing Yellow and Avast icon showing redX.
“Web Shield is turned OFF”.

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From UI invited to turn Web Shield ON. Lasted 1 second and then turned itself OFF again.
Repeated that cycle a few times with same result i.e. Web Shield cannot be turned ON.

Did a second Windows 10 Restart.
Same problem. Attempted to turn Web Shield ON via UI. Failed as before.

Decided to try RepairApp via UI>Menu>Settings>Troubleshooting.
After repair. Web Shield = OFF.

Tried again via UI to change Web Shield to ON. This time it appears to have stuck.
I will do another Restart.to check this is now working OK.

I hope noone else updating to 25.1 encounters this problem as it is not straightforward fix.

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I haven’t had that happen to me with 25.1

Just in case, test your web shield with the Avast test link

http://www.avast.com/eng/test-url-blocker.html

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That link results in a ‘Page not found’ for me.

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Thats interesting as i get this:

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dalm, forgot to open the see details. now im just getting a white page so i guess its done its job and blocked it.

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Snap a big 404 error but it is a pretty 404 error :slight_smile:

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Yeah I got 404 too from Dinobot2’s URL (also no alert here :thinking:).
For testing web shield, this URL also works:

http://web-shield-test.avast.com/

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that worked

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Check your Avast system tray Icon for a blue dot and see if you have any notifications in the UI.

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No blue dot, no notification. The link still gives me the fancy 404 page.

Perhaps an additional component of Avast is responsible. I only run File shield + Web shield + Mail shield.

This works. I get the blacklist alert.

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That failed for me.

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Whilst there was no Avast alert - it appeared to have blocked as there is an Avast Notification - but nothing in the way of a physical alert.

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It has taken three attempts just to post this edit - bloody forum software,

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