Release Notes: Avast Business Antivirus 14.3 for Mac OS X

Mac OS X Antivirus: 14.3 (69306100252d) (Managed only) - January 15, 2020

Release Summary
This release contains new improvements and bug fixes to our Avast Business Antivirus Mac OS X client.
Avast Business Antivirus 14.3 will be available for new installations straight away via the Avast Business Management Console. All existing devices with Avast Business Antivirus 13.13 or lower will start the automatic upgrade to 14.3 at a later time.
If you wish to upgrade your devices to 14.3 prior to the automatic upgrade, then you can create a new Task (Update device – Program update task) from your console.
A system reboot will be required to complete the installation. There will be no forced reboot unless you have set this in your device policy settings.
Note* this new client version will only be available for devices that are connected to the management console.

Improvements

  • Modernized the client User Interface
  • Added Scan with Avast option to Finder menu
  • New Scan Central for all scanning needs
  • Notifications section - overview of scan history - requested by customers
  • Drag and Dropping an item on Avast icon in Dock starts scan of that item - requested by customers
  • DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Automatic mode handling in Chrome
  • Updated new installation/upgrade on-boarding wizard

Resolved issues

  • Removed validation for activation codes in UI
  • Resolved issue with “expires: never” in subscriptions
  • Fixed issue with interoperability issue with Outlook 11 for Mac
  • Fixed issue with fonts in some localizations