it’s Friday, it’s the time when some starts thinking what to do on weekend. Well, we were thinking how to help you even with this and especially if the rainy weekend is ahead of you, you might be willing to take a look at the release candidate of the new on-premise console (cloud version will have the same features).
The long ride is almost over, the package is almost done, but not our passion, we already start working on new improvements that will push your satisfaction with our products to another level
Stay tuned and please continue feeding us with your feedback.
If you have the previous version installed you can easily update to this one.
Where to get installer? Please note: This is not an antivirus installer. You are about to install a solution for management of your devices,
a management console through which you will be able to download and install the antivirus.
[li]Open the .exe file and go through all the installation steps
We are highly recommend install into Virtual Machine or test environment
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Step2. Get your trial license
Generate your trial license (choose one the the product, the rest of them can be started directly from the console later on)
This license has an expiration period of 60 days.
You can insert this code once inside the console (both Docker and Windows).
Step3. Sign-up to the console and upload the trial license
Sign-up and create your company account
Once on the dashboard you can insert your generated license code
Click the “add devices” button to download the installer of agent
We would appreciate any feedback from your side, not only obvious bugs but also any comments regarding things that doesn’t make sense from your point of view, or any suggestion for improvements.
One last thing we want to share a little secret with you - this version of the Management Console will be available also as a Cloud version.
Me neither. I just do not like to be boring, that’s all
Yes
No. There will be a controlled way (from a customer point of view) how to “migrate” from the SOA/EA to the new Console. Which will include also the migration of your license. [work in progress]
Sorry to bring up this issue again, but as I posted it on Friday on the now outdated 2.30 beta thread, I want to repeat it:
There seems to be no way to replace the certificate which is used during installation. The only way would be uninstalling and reinstalling Avast Business Management Console - where I would lose the installed clients and their settings.
The RC1 is a good step forward, but this is an important feature missing, I guess.
Update: Also I notice, when installing the Avast client on the same machine as the Avast Business Management Console, the console isn’t accessable after a machine reboot. Disabling the Avast client firewall does only help when I do it fast enough, in the first minute after rebooting or so. This may be random though, as sometimes access is possible, sometimes not.
From my perspective the certificate replacement is a general issue.
SSL certificates usually have a run time from a year or less nowerdays for security reasons. When I install a Management Console for example on a windows server which is reachable from the net to provide administration for branch offices for example, it will be best practice to regularly replace the SSL certificate.
This may be necessary for other security reasons as well, just remember the heartbleed disaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbleed
Many people will use free certificates like those from let’s encrypt https://letsencrypt.org/
Those will be replaced every three months.
IMHO, the most important feature in a report is that you can share the information with other people, so you need to export the report to a PDF or other format to send by email, print or whatever.
SSL certificate is a general issue. Small and Medium Business have not got their own certificate and if you have to add the cost of the Avast licenses to the cost of a certificate…
The procedure to add/remove/modify the certificate must be simple and it has no sense to install the console with the “default” certificate and have a security alert in your browser every time you want to access to your antivirus console, it’s crazy!
In a Small and Medium Business the traffic between the server and the browser is in your LAN and it’s not necessary to be HTTPS
Windows 10 Pro x64, 1703 version. Current Avast Business Management Console, Antivirus Pro Plus test license. Installed the Agent on the very same machine.
If I disable the firewall of the client too late, the Web Front End is not reachable, connection refused. When I disable the firewall early enough, the interface is reachable. I can only log-in with Firefox or Chrome. Edge/Internet Explorer will work for the first account setup, but log-in always returns to the login web site with the Microsoft web browsers.
… something along the lines “Avast has failed” in german. It offers to restart the service, which will show green light for a few seconds, but then fail again. Update 13:20h The client seems to crash reliably even without disabling the firewall!
Program version: 17.6.2525 (build 17.6.3625.0)
VIrus DB: 140904-2
Please let me know if and how I can help gathering data for debugging or help tracking down the issue.
Although we don’t provide any tool (yet) to change a certificate, you can do it manually. The path to the certificate as well as the password are saved in C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Management Console\console\config\application-user-config.yml and you can change them anytime. The console just has to be restarted after that. Look at “keyStorePath” and keep in mind that ${local.securityResources} points to ${local.homeDirectory}\certificates (C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Management Console\console\certificates by default). It’s a bit complicated, we will simplify it in the next version.
Thanks for bringing this up. We are already aware of the issue and it is being actively investigated.
If I disable the firewall of the client too late, the Web Front End is not reachable, connection refused. When I disable the firewall early enough, the interface is reachable.
This is the issue we are aware of. Please turn off the firewall, go to the corresponding Settings in the console and enable rule named “Avast MC PostgresSQL” in Rules \ Advanced packet rules in Firewall customize section of settings by clicking the corresponding checkbox. Turn on the Firewall, try to restart your pc and it should already work properly.
We prepared this rule for this purpose, but we don’t allow it automatically as it isn’t necessary for all the computers. Ideally create a special settings only for this pc, because it isn’t necessary to open this port on all your computers.
I can only log-in with Firefox or Chrome. Edge/Internet Explorer will work for the first account setup, but log-in always returns to the login web site with the Microsoft web browsers.
There is a problem with cookies in IE and Edge when you are accessing page using only hostname. It is needed access console using FQDN (Fully qualified domain name - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name).
For example FQDN is KOVACIA.int.avast.com and in IE and Edge does not work accessing console using only KOVACIA.
When the firewall is disabled, the Avast client will crash after a few minutes. It shows...
This is an issue which should be fixed by prepared update today or tomorrow.
Please write us back if you need more information and thank you for information, we really appreciate it.
We prepared this rule for this purpose, but we don't allow it automatically as it isn't necessary for all the computers. Ideally create a special settings only for this pc, because it isn't necessary to open this port on all your computers. Ideally create a special settings only for this pc, because it isn't necessary to open this port on all your computers.
So, this must be done “by default” during the installation or create a rule only to give access to the IP address of the console machine.
and especially if the rainy weekend is ahead of you, you might be willing to take a look at the release candidate of the new on-premise console (cloud version will have the same features).
