What Is An avast! User To Do For Security If They Want to Try Windows 8 DP?

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I downloaded and originally installed W8 DP on my x32 Netbook on Sept 15th. It comes with Windows Defender which will be upgraded to a full Antimalware package in W8 RTM. In the meantime I wanted to upgrade the security of W8 DP so I attempted to install AIS. The installation attempt failed, crashed the system and corrupted the W8 kernal so I had to do a re-install. After re-installing I attempted to install Microsoft Security Essentials. It worked.

However I wanted to add some more security to that so I tested a bunch of security programs to see if they would work with W8 DP.

Here are the results of those tests.

Anti-Virus

Didn’t load and run

  1. AIS crashed system corrupted kernal required W8 DP reinstall
  2. Housecall Launcher
  3. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

Loads and Runs

  1. MSE real-time
  2. McAfee Stinger On-Demand
  3. ESET On-line Scanner On-Demand
  4. Bit-Defender 100 On-Demand

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Loads and Runs

  1. SAS real-time
  2. Windows Defender real-time
  3. Malwarebytes On Demand -Didn’t test real-time
  4. IMF - Scans work - real-time runs but unknown at this time if it is working properly

At this time I do not plan on testing more security software with W8 DP. When AIS 7.x beta is released and approved for use with W8 Beta I will replace MSE with AIS :slight_smile:

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I can’t remember where on the forums I read it but, avast is working on a solution. Windows 8 is not even released yet and I can’t comprehend why keep up with “betas” since the beta can and will change without notice. ???

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Its not Avast! that needs to work on anything. Windows 8 blocks the install, and by all accounts this wont be lifted till the actual beta is released (its not even a beta yet, its dev)

4

You are correct. I did a quick search. If I am not mistaken wasn’t Win7 in beta for about nine months? :slight_smile:

5

Exact memory fails me there, but it was something around that number.

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More on Windows 8:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=85094.0