New Beta Available for Testing - Compatible with 8.1 and 2012 R2

Avast Business USA Education Products
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Hello All,

I’m glad to announce public beta of upcoming program update of Endpoint protection solutions including SOA and EA consoles

AEA (ver. 8.0.365.381):

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_enterprise_epsp.exe (used only if using EPSP)

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_enterprise_eps.exe

SOA (ver. 1.3.3.25):

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_console_eps.exe

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_console_epsp.exe (used only if using EPSP)

Managed clients (ver. 8.0.1600.393):

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_av_eps.exe

http://files.avast.com/test5beta/setup_av_epsp.exe (used only if using EPSP)

Console Fixes+New features:

EA:

  • Global Exclusions: limit of exclusions has been increased

  • Boot time scan: scan is finished without user interaction

  • Localization bug causes console to freeze: should be now fixed

  • Performance tab was added to the Scanning task

  • Dynamic groups should sort Win7 and newer OSs properly

known issues:

  • Windows 8 is listed in the console and reports, instead of windows 8.1

SOA:

  • Boot time scan parameters should work properly

  • Exchange tab in Shield settings is no longer visible when EPS license is used

  • UI layout problems in Russian language should be fixed

known issues:

  • Windows 8 is listed in the console and reports, instead of windows 8.1

Client side changes:

  • FW installation process has been changed for Win 8.1

  • Sandbox/Autosanbox modification: mostly on the server side

  • MS Outlook mail add-in has been completely changed

  • FW - Network tools should display specified location

…

known issues:

  • MS Exchange shield - startup issues after upgrade

New supported platforms:

Win 8.1

Win 2012R2

Please provide feedback and send to edu@avast.com

Kind Regards,

Che’ Johnson

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Hi Che,

If we install the Beta EPS now, will we be able to push out an update of the final version to all clients once it becomes available in January? Thanks.

-Nick

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Yes you will be able to push the update from the console to the clients…it won’t be a problem.

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Hello everyone,

I am currently working at a school with no full-time tech support / network agent so I am having to install / run everything on my own. I do not have the expertise to remotely push an install across all of our new machines, so I figured it would be less insanity to manually install Avast on each computer. I did receive the education license for 100 machines though, so I believe I am good to go on that front at least.

So my 2 questions are:

  1. Which file from the posted list (below) should I download and install to each computer if I am doing so manually (one computer at a time)?

  2. Will my license file that was emailed to me prior to this version (the version that did not work with 8.1) work with this? Or will I have to go back and resubmit an application for a new license?

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help!

  • Mr. S