New Beta version 18.5.2339

Consumer Products Public Beta Avast Antivirus Beta
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Hi everyone,

new beta version 18.5.2339 (build 18.5.3907) is released.

What’s new:

  • Added “restore as” option to virus chest
  • New hover tooltip on tray icon for unread notifications
  • UI should not be started after update or restart until AV service is running (this should prevent the UI “service is not running” state)
  • New download mechanism for installation and update files

What was fixed:

  • Fixed - Presentation apps should not trigger “Game was added” toasters
  • Fixed - Notification rules are not activated in FS when GM is on
  • Fixed link in systray to open License information
  • Visual fixes to chrome offer in setup
  • BSOD fixes, crash fixes
  • Fixed reporting of Firewall state to Windows Defender Security Center

Download links:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=179943.0

Enjoy this beta!
We are looking forward to your feedback.

AVAST Team.

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Thanks Petr, testing…

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Thanks for the new beta!

Finally! 8)

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Update fine.
THanks :slight_smile:

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Please see https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=218426.0, else the beta is running smooth here.

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Working fine so far. Firewall registration with Security Center is fixed.

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Using XP SP3 up-to-date, uninstalling with Avast Clear between versions:

  • 18.3.3860.316 issue is avastui.exe keeping my cpu @ 91%-94%
  • 18.4.2338: no change
  • Hacked back to 18.3.2333: no change
  • Beta 18.5.2339: no change

NB: I have never had the problem of avastui not loading. What I am seeing with the beta is two instances of avastui running: one apparently displays the UI and uses very little cpu when active; the other is the one now using 94%-97% cpu continuously. I can’t kill the processes unless I first disable the self-protection.

Any questions?

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What´s the new “offline mode” that appears in the main context menu?

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Windows XP?? 17(!) years old operation system. why do you use it? I do not even understand why it is a supported operating system by Avast.I’m sorry I did not want to be a troll

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yeah…we will soon announce end of support of these OS…

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Hi Martin, good to know. Any given timeframe…? Cheers

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we will announce the final date by the end of June.

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OK, thanks.

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Large numbers of Avast users use XP -see other forums. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2.0… We use it precisely to avoid all the bizarre issues that show up on later versions of Windows (maybe not Win7). Personally, I use it as a VM on my Mac, running flawlessly under Parallels, for all non-internet work, but need antivirus since XP files are accessible when shared with the Mac OS. The 18.4 version of the Avast Free Antivirus program introduced something that does not work with most installations of XP. I reverted to the 18.3 version, which works fine. Presumably we will still be able to use updated virus definitions, running on 18.3 Nevertheless it would be nice if Avast would fix the problem introduced in 18.4 I have not tried the new beta, and will not until someone posts that it fixes the problem.

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I still use my XP OS for in house tasks. Certainly not situations that require ‘constant’ internet connection.
XP is not a secure OS for a huge number of reasons beyond Anti Virus protection.
Anyway, nothing lasts forever, eventually all XP systems will cease to exist. :-\

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Use it Windows 95, they do not even write a vírus. I do not really understand what people think Will support be up to the end of time?

USE L I N U X!

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A lot of us still use XP … I use XP PRO SP3 on my old Dell Dimension 8200 P4 1.8Ghz 2GB RAM machine. It is a fully legit version of XP that is installed. As to Avast discontinuing support of XP, I use only the basics from Avast Free (File Shield, Web Shield, Behavior Shield) … It has the latest stable release on it and is working fine. I would like to know how long we will still be able to auto update virus definitions after support for XP ends. Will the entire Avast Free stop installing on XP or only certain components of it, that a lot of us do not use ? ? ? What about AVG ? ? ? Will that work on XP ? ? ? Or does anyone have a good replacement that does not hog or slow down the computer if it is needed ? ? ?

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Guys, the XP discussion is OT in this beta thread…!!
→ https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=219361.0

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OK, I will make it on topic. This beta is supposed to fix the UI not loading problem on many/most XP machines. Can anyone tell me if this beta 18.5 fixes the problem - that is, if 18.4 had the problem on your machine, does 18.5 beta fix it?