Radicalb, what I’ve heard it won’t have a beta, but I could be wrong. Not everything is done right now… VRDB needs improvements, etc.
About heuristics in all the modules of avast, remember that this was said before: only in version 5 or later. In version 4.5 it won’t be possible. Anyway, heuristic analysis could not be the ‘better’ detection solution and avast could not add it to other modules than mail scanning. Well, I’m only guessing 8)
Well i changed my mind with heuristic stuff. After some normal usage of NOD32 and AntiVir i encountered 2 samples which were detected by both heuristics and not by avast!. I did submit them to alwil team,but this isn’t the same.
What about triple layer scanning?
First check file with signatures,if nothing found check with heuristics and if nothing found Sandbox-ing the sample. This would make almost a perfect detection system. The only problem might be a performance/memory usage tradeoff…
The loses are too big for that in my opinion…
Better a backup scanning or on-line.
Are you sure that AntiVir did not give you false alarms? For me it occurs 4 times… I submited the files to Alwil but they give no answer to me… 
Vlk wrote:
The program will probably also feature a new default skin and we'll likely have a new web site design...]The program will probably also feature a new default skin and we'll likely have a new web site design...
Stupid question, but what can I do… Is there any chance for default skin to be one of those professional looking made by me ? I already know the answer - NO. Martin is main person in Alwil, responsible for graphics, and that’s understandable… but, no one said anything about how that skin will look like… I’m guessing it’s gonna be something professional looking, just because of all those requests from avast! users for something professional looking, not “747 cockpit” skin like they used to call it…
I mean I made first “professional looking” skin, it’s normal to ask is there any chance to integrate that skin at least into that package among the other 3 default skins that comes with avast download…
Sorry for bugging you guys with something that is not really important…
Cheers !
Hi SZC, not a stupid question at all…
The fact is, we already have a skin ready for avast 4.5… And it’s not exactly one of the serious-looking. That’s because we have no intention of making avast dull… 
We somehow feel that many people like to have something non-standard, and the default skin should meet this criterium. 
Bundling one of your skins instead one of the default 3 is quite a good idea, though… Which one would you like to use?
Radical, please forgive me but the info you’re asking is still under embargo. It will be posted as soon as it is clear. Sorry. (I hope that doesn’t ruin your business :))
Cheers,
Vlk
BTW heres the design of the avast 4.5 skin.
Uuuu very nice design If you’re planing on adding one SZC’s skins i 'd vote for RejZoR-Sharp. Not because of the naming,but because of the design (maybe also Lite-On and Bionic)
Hey Vlk, thanks for answer !
This skin proves that Martin is the KING !!!
Skin is so clean, sharp and easy to navigate… what do you need more ? It just reminds me on some older avast! skins, but I guess that is somethng like trademark, logo, emblem…
Skin is perfect, and I agree with you Vlk… you shouldn’t make avast! dull and ordinary looking, because avast! is not just ordinary antivirus tool… it’s the best. OK, kill me 'cause I’m agressive, but I love it so much I could do anything to defend it…
I would be so happy if you decide to integrate one of skins made by me into default bundle… I just don’t know which one… I like BIONIC very very much, on the other hand, REJZOR-SHARP is something that is so clean and professional looking (IMHO)… I’ll let you guys decide… OK ? Maybe REJZOR-SHARP 'cause that way, all those users that are asking for some “serious” looking skin, will be able to choose it from default package, without any additional downloading and installing… I don’t know… put them both, hehe… sorry, joke…
Cheers !
I like the defult skin, looks cool.
If you do include one of SZC’s skins i would like to vote for my personal fav of his, and thats Black Liquid.
–lee
I’m still stuck on LCARS. Wonder why?
Sasha, please, choose the third default skin by your choice, the one you like most… 8)
For me, Black Liquid
If they ask me, it would be Rejzor-Sharp and Bionic. Maybe they could put 4 skins inside default bundle for avast! 4.5
avast! v4.5 - with 4 default skins, hehe ;D
SZC,
Are you from Mars? ;D the Little Avast green men! ;D
I might have to call you ‘little skins green men!’
The problem with puting of more than 1 skin to the installation package is that it would increase its size which is something not really desirable…
Yeah, you’re right Vlk… especially with those installation skin files with phisical sizes above 600 kb… you’re completely right.
I don’t know… then, BIONIC is much smaller in phisical size (1.3 Mb), comparing to Rejzor-Sharp (2.1 Mb).
Do you think Vlk, that integrating BIONIC into standard bundle, would be a good idea ? If you think so, then we can go with BIONIC maybe… however, it’s my favorite anyway. I remember, you said once it’s your favorite too…
Search for your reply number 9 in this thread:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5443;start=msg40045#msg40045
SpeedyPC wrote:
SZC, Are you from Mars? ;D the Little Avast green men! ;D I might have to call you 'little skins green men!'
SpeedyPC - if you start to call me like that, I may have to ask CoJo to call you Mr.Handsome ;D ;D ;D
Thanks !
SZC
Well when i last checked the size of RejZoR-Sharp it was 322KB in compressed state (like in installer). Bionic is twice the size of RejZoR-Sharp.
Hey Little Skins Green men!
Your to late to call me Mr Handsome, why? I am un-handsome and very scary.
Okay…Little…Skins…Green…men
Planning any more avast skins?
I’m talking about extracted file size and taking up user’s HD space after first avast! installation… I don’t know… Rejzor-Sharp is kinda OK, but too plain for my taste… Vlk said, they don’t wanna make avast! look dull… BIONIC is explosion of graphics… ;D
Aaaah disk space isn’t the issue for a long time. There is still lots of dialup users(here is the real size issue),but all of them have at least 10GB drive trust me. 30MB is nothing on 10Gig disk,but majority of users have 40GB+ drives. This is certainly not a problem i’m sure. And most of users seek for pro looking skins remember… ;D
If you take a bit more time its possible to make almost everything with ActiveSkin. Remember how i made Sensitivity dropdown for Resident Scanner on MacLover2000 skin? (yeah still not done heh) You can make even more complex things.
RejZor wrote:
And most of users seek for pro looking skins remember...
Well, I guess all they have to do is go to avast! skins download section and download additional skins. Then, they can have “Pro-looking” skin…
Really, Bionic is my best skin ever, and I really would like to see it in standard bundle. Just take a look at those nice “unreal” buttons, and that effect never seen before in any avast! skin… Vlk ?
If you take a bit more time its possible to make almost everything with ActiveSkin. Remember how i made Sensitivity dropdown for Resident Scanner on MacLover2000 skin? (yeah still not done heh) You can make even more complex things.
Yeah, I used that effect back in “Flat’n’Simple”… remember ?