weaknesses Avast!

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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As a long-time user I want to point out the disadvantages, to make it an ideal:

  1. the slow response virlab
  2. rarely updated
  3. there is no single setting for all screens (or the function to apply to all screens)
  4. there is no quick setup of security. For example need “heightened security regime”:
  • All screens except the file-screen, configured for maximum security
  • File-screen enabled only search for potentially unwanted software to maintain performance
  1. add to the tray icon display updates (such as jogging in a circle of white spark in letter A).
  2. do not deploy Avast updates when user start it from system tray

With respect! :wink:

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Not really for in-the-wild infections. Ok for some rare binaries affecting just a part of the world.

Twice a day. Seems pretty good for signatures.
They’re going for partially cloud signatures on version 7.

The user must really know what he is doing for such setting… Changing shields defaulst settings could be very dangerous.

+1 Good. It will be a good feature for next versions, a tutorial or, better, a wizard to set levels of security.

Asked a lot of times… Some people want it, some don’t.

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They're going for partially cloud signatures on version 7.

What do you mean, is there all virus definitions will be availabe on the cloud only in ver 7 ???

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I mean some verifications (signature scanning) would be done virtually (in the cloud).

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good news ))

will look nice like:

  • file-system security level
  • web/internet security level
  • mail & chats security level

than it might interfere? Let them off with off animation.

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As you guys talk about cloud i hope i dont steal your topic antrox. :wink:

Cloud mean its will be less problem for people that use dial-up right ?

Look awesome then !

Mr.Agent

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According to this it may mean more problems for dial-up users. At least that is how I read it. Why because dial-up users will just be adding more bandwidth to their already restrictive amount. The bandwidth add will probably not be that much so the negative impact may be negligible but I don’t see how how avast! using the Cloud for some of its malware checking will improve the performance of dial-up users or anyone for that matter.

OK here we go folks. Some of these are downloadable desktop applications and some are “Cloud-based” (applications that run on the Web). Whether you choose to download and install the downloadable ones or use the online office applications, one thing is for sure: If you have a dial-up connection, you’re at a disadvantage. Web-based (in the cloud) your connection may be too slow to use applications in The Cloud (on the web) and the file sizes for office suites run between 140 and 200 MB – formidable downloads for dialup users, like days and days of downloading.

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/new/?p=611

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Thank for the info nesivos but i will take a look more time by time when Vlk or others will give us mores informations about it.

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Please do. People should always double check someone’s opinion regardless of who it is that is giving the opinion, especially my opinions. ;D

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Sure. :wink:

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I think they will do on the cloud some verification (behavior, heuristic). It’s not the same as running a full cloud application. Apples and oranges…
Also, as everything else on avast, probably you can disable the feature if you’re on dial-up.