New beta version 22.9.6033

Consumer Products Public Beta Avast Antivirus Beta
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Hi everyone,

there is a new beta version ready - 22.9.6033 (build 22.9.7539).

What was fixed

  • Mail Shield connection problems - additional fix (again to be verified in this Beta), do not hesitate to confirm if any Mail Shield related issue still perists
  • Avoid extra data download by Emergency Update component (full/diff update package)

Download links
Avast Free: https://bits.avcdn.net/productfamily_ANTIVIRUS/insttype_FREE/platform_WIN/installertype_ONLINE/build_BETA
Avast Premium: https://bits.avcdn.net/productfamily_ANTIVIRUS/insttype_APR/platform_WIN/installertype_ONLINE/build_BETA
Avast Clear: https://s-beta9x.avcdn.net/beta9x/avastclear.exe

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

AVAST Team

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Thanks for the new beta :slight_smile:

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6032 and 6033 are breaking access to local devices with self signed certificates… I thought I had it fixed in Firefox with 6032 (import new Avast certificate) then 6033 broke it all again. Worse, I have a PaleMoon configuration to specifically access a local device that only has RC4. Avast now appears to block or break any RC4 encryption completely which is ok for the web as a whole, but not fine for a designated local sub-net – browsers already provide that protection. Clearly turning off HTTPS scanning solves the problem, but also opens up a big hole in protection. Please go back to before 6032!

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Hi petr, I believe I successfully reproduced the mail shield issue on Windows 7 VM, and unfortunately the issue is still there with this latest beta. :frowning:
No problem with Win10 machine.

Here is what I found:

For Receiving:

  • The issue only happens when SSL/TLS encryption for POP3 is used. Plain-text POP3 is not affected
  • If I specify encryption protocols as “TLS1.2”, it works fine. When set to “Automatic” (default), it fails
  • The client throws error code 0x80090304, saying “Failed to initialize SSL”

For Sending:

  • The issue only happens when SSL/TLS encryption for SMTP is used. Plain-text SMTP is not affected
    - Specifying encryption protocols does not work for SMTP
  • If I specify encryption protocols as “TLS1.2”, it works fine. When set to “Automatic” (default), it fails
  • The client throws error code 0x80090308 or 0x80090304 depending on e-mail providers, saying “Failed to initialize SSL”

The client uses SChannel for SSL/TLS encryption.

Support package ID is: 9EGMP

Hope this helps.

Edit: I found a wrong setting in testing environment. Specifying protocols works for SMTP too when correctly set.

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Thank you all for your feedback, looking at the issues at the moment and we will get back to you soon. Petr