NEW Version 15.2

[lukas.hasik]

@dada13 post:19

Just double-checking: is this address to the changelog correct/legit?

http://mac-av.u.avcdn.net/mac-av/10_9/AAFM/changelog.html

Thanks!

that’s the correct URL. We moved to new CDN URL with this release.

[system]

I noticed in the recent version that no longer can you “disable” blocking. You used to be able to still get notified of a threat but Avast would not take action on it. Now, the only option is just to disable the entire shield. Is there anyway to get this functionality back? Thank you!!

[jakub.bednar]

@chmitchell post:22

I noticed in the recent version that no longer can you “disable” blocking. You used to be able to still get notified of a threat but Avast would not take action on it. Now, the only option is just to disable the entire shield. Is there anyway to get this functionality back? Thank you!!

Hello chmitchell,

we have not removed any such functionality at least in the past year. I don’t know what was before as I was not there. AFAIK you could only disable automatic chesting of infected files and that is still available in Preferences → Shields → File Shield → Settings. It does not make much sense to me to have a shield running and not block threats. By the time you get the notification that a malware was detected, your Mac could already be compromised. This option would be IMO very dangerous. When you switch off the shield you get notified about it in the main UI and you know you are actually not protected. That is the correct behavior from my perspective.

Best regards,

Jakub

[ondrej.kolacek]

@chmitchell post:22

I noticed in the recent version that no longer can you “disable” blocking. You used to be able to still get notified of a threat but Avast would not take action on it. Now, the only option is just to disable the entire shield. Is there anyway to get this functionality back? Thank you!!

Hello,
mail shield has “remove infected attachments” which serves similar purpose; fileshield has the “moved infected file to chest” option which is similar.
Kind regards,
Ondrej Kolacek

[system]

Is the behavior shield and realtime protection features included with the Free MAC version 13.4?

Thank You

[lukas.hasik]

@fgould1 post:25

Is the behavior shield and realtime protection features included with the Free MAC version 13.4?

Thank You

Realtime protections aka shields are part of the Avast Security (FREE). However there is no behavioral shield on Mac - it’s part of the Windows Avast AV.

[Mac]

Lukas,

Is there a link for the older 12.x product for those users on older MacOS releases?

[Asyn]

Hope this helps: http://download.ff.avast.com/mac/avast_free_mac_security.dmg (September 2017)

[lukas.hasik]

@.: Mac :. post:27

Lukas,

Is there a link for the older 12.x product for those users on older MacOS releases?

All the links were updated to provide version 13.
For those who need to stay with 12.9 - http://public.avast.com/supp/old_versions/12_9/avast_security_online.dmg

[Asyn]

@lukas.hasik post:29

@.: Mac :. post:27

Lukas,

Is there a link for the older 12.x product for those users on older MacOS releases?

All the links were updated to provide version 13.
For those who need to stay with 12.9 - https://public.avast.com/supp/old_versions/12_9/avast_security_online.dmg

Hi Lukas, your link doesn’t work for me with HTTPS - it only works with HTTP.
→ http://public.avast.com/supp/old_versions/12_9/avast_security_online.dmg

Edit: And by the way, it’s the same version I provided in Reply #27…

[lukas.hasik]

@Asyn post:30

@lukas.hasik post:29

@.: Mac :. post:27

Lukas,

Is there a link for the older 12.x product for those users on older MacOS releases?

All the links were updated to provide version 13.
For those who need to stay with 12.9 - https://public.avast.com/supp/old_versions/12_9/avast_security_online.dmg

Hi Lukas, your link doesn’t work for me with HTTPS - it only works with HTTP.
→ http://public.avast.com/supp/old_versions/12_9/avast_security_online.dmg

Edit: And by the way, it’s the same version I provided in Reply #27…

Thanks for finding my typo! Fixed.

And yes, you are right. Your link goes to the old installer tha stayed at the CDN. However it’s by accident - because we changed the naming scheme of installers. (I’ll not fix it as there might be some users who want the old version )

[Asyn]

@lukas.hasik post:31

(I’ll not fix it as there might be some users who want the old version )

Agreed, leave it as it is. 8)

[Mac]

Thanks for the link. Have had some people asking about it who are stuck on older releases, including one of my family

[system]

When are you going to reinstate the Safari browser extension that you quietly dropped in version 13?

[Mac]

@Geoff42 post:34

When are you going to reinstate the Safari browser extension that you quietly dropped in version 13?

Which features are you missing from the extension?

[system]

The same features you offer in the Chrome and Firefox plugins!!! If you consider this necessary for Chrome, it’s surely necessary for Safari?

Protection from Avast for your Google Chrome browser.
Be free from worry and improve your overall browser experience with the newest version of Avast Browser Security and Web Reputation Plugin. Check out the list of features below to see what it can do for you.
What does it do?
• Gathers data on phishing sites and warns you if you visit one.
• Provides you with access to Avast’s website reputation system, powered by a community of more than 220M users.
• Shows you a site’s rating next to its link in your search results.
• Warns you when you’re visiting websites with a bad reputation.
• Allows you to rate a site with a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down, thus improving the system and helping other users.
• Automatically redirects you to a legitimate site when you mistype a URL (e.g., llego.com → lego.com).
• Switches you to SafeZone when you’re visiting sensitive financial sites (requires installation of avast! Pro Antivirus or higher).
• Blocks those annoying advertising and analytics sites and keeps you from being followed online.

[lukas.hasik]

a teaser for Geoff42 - Safari AOS extension is back on the table. Let see when it’s ready for a release. We added it into Preferences > Browsers already…

@Geoff42 post:36

The same features you offer in the Chrome and Firefox plugins!!! If you consider this necessary for Chrome, it’s surely necessary for Safari?

Protection from Avast for your Google Chrome browser.
Be free from worry and improve your overall browser experience with the newest version of Avast Browser Security and Web Reputation Plugin. Check out the list of features below to see what it can do for you.
What does it do?
• Gathers data on phishing sites and warns you if you visit one.
• Provides you with access to Avast’s website reputation system, powered by a community of more than 220M users.
• Shows you a site’s rating next to its link in your search results.
• Warns you when you’re visiting websites with a bad reputation.
• Allows you to rate a site with a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down, thus improving the system and helping other users.
• Automatically redirects you to a legitimate site when you mistype a URL (e.g., llego.com → lego.com).
• Switches you to SafeZone when you’re visiting sensitive financial sites (requires installation of avast! Pro Antivirus or higher).
• Blocks those annoying advertising and analytics sites and keeps you from being followed online.

[system]

I used the cli scanner a lot with automator. Now its completely gone?

[jakub.bednar]

Hi,

We have moved all executables to /Applications. You can find the scan in /Applications/Avast.app/Contents/Backend/utils

Best regards,

Jakub

[pdaviesoz]

Does it detect and clean the Cr1ptTor Ransomware?