new beta version 17.9.2320 (build 17.9.3748.0) is released.
Changes / Fixed Bugs
Click on Scan Details in Notification Center does not execute another scan anymore
Changes related to “Send for analysis” option located in Virus Chest
Fixed crash of Avast service when license expires
Smart Scan does not freeze anymore
Fixed performance scan in Performance→Cleanup Premium
Fixed problems with Behavior shield, that cut off internet connection
Possibility to report false positive directly from detection dialog (File Shield)
Passwords GUI redesigned
Passwords Guardian feature improvements
Known Issues
Avast service crashes if Passwords user is having login record without url stored and navigates to Password tab in GUI with debug logging enabled
Passwords Guardian popup informing about possible leaked logins is shown to all users regardless the license. Only premium users should see such warning
No, not included. I’ve been beta testing but there are still things missing which, IMHO, make it not ready for prime time.
It’s called Avast Secure Browser.
Hi Bob, regarding this issue with Behavioral shield, as we did not induce the issue here, could you please provide us more information about it?
First of all, did you try the “Turn on” button? If yes, what happened?
Could you please upload logs (in archive) from ProgramData folder to our ftp (ftp.avast.com/incoming) and let me know the name of the archive?
Could you also look into the application event log and filter error messages if there are any related to the time of the issue and the Avast client (if so, could you please make an export of it and attach to the archive with logs)?
Bob, the Driver Updater program is actually not installed itself during installation of the AV product. You need to open this component and install it via a button (Install Now). However, what I see on your screenshots is that it is already installed. So, probably stupid question, but did you install it anytime before or do you claim it was installed “automatically” during installation of the AV client? Could you please look for the setup.log and update.log situated in "c:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Persistent Data\Avast\Logs" and send it to me for further analysis? Thank you!
It was a clean install of the latest beta. I discovered it when I looked at the performance tab.
Since this is beta, I thought it might have been a new feature for us to play with.
I’ll send you the logs via the Slack channel.
Ok, what the hell is wrong with the damn avast! installer? It’s now taking freaking forever to install. Installs are now taking over 15 minutes. It’s ridiculous. And AVG has the exact same problem. It’s sitting at 2mm of progress bar above taskbar for 5 minutes now and it’s barely moving anywhere. No AV including avast! ever took this long to install, not even Norton in its worst days.
And what’s worse, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to cancel installation. I now have to sit through half an hour of waiting for the stupid installer to complete. If lucky.
EDIT:
30 minutes have passed and the progress bar is still sitting at 1/3 of the progress… This is just absolutely absurd.
EDIT 2:
It finished in exactly 40 minutes. WHAT!? Started the install at 10:50 and it finished at 11:30. This is just ridiculous.
EDIT 3:
Oh no, it hasn’t actually finished. It’s now doing a progress bar thingie in its main interface. Stuck at 33% just like the last time…
To add to what RejZoR said,
When the system starts, it takes a long time for the Avast icon to appear on the System tray.
If you happen to run the VPN, that takes another 40 seconds before it appears.
(The slowness of the VPN module isn’t new.)
That’s actually intentional - to minimize the effect on Windows startup (i.e. on other programs you may want to launch or be launched early), the start of the Avast UI has been delayed - which includes the tray icon.
However, it doesn’t mean that your machine is not protected till then - the main service (AvastSvc.exe) is launched earlier and it doesn’t need the UI to be running to scan and block infected files. So the real time protection is running, you just don’t know about it for a while.
I want it to load up considerably faster too but doubt they will change it.
