Sunday, April 6, 2008

Avast 4.8 released

AVAST VERSION 4.8.1169 Released

Heres whats been the change for the latest release :

* avast! now contains a built-in anti-rootkit protection

* avast! now comes with a built-in anti-spyware protection

* new self-defense function to prevent active malware from terminating avast! processes as well as corrupting avast! files and registry items

* scanners now display a progress of current scan (percentage of work done)

* fixed a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys kernel-mode driver (problem applies to Windows NT/2000/XP, 32-bit only)

* improvements in boot-time scanner (detection & removal of hidden or hard to delete files)

* boot-time scanner will not start when booting into Safe Mode (the program was "invisible" in that case, no progress/messages could be seen)

* improvements in many unpackers

* ACE and RAR unpackers now work even in boot-time scanner

* IM Shield: added support for QQ

* improvements in handling of NTFS streams

* Internet Mail provider now displays the name of the sending/receiving program in the tooltip of its taskbar icon

* implemented a protection against false positives in critical system files

* removed a small memory leak in one of avast! drivers (Windows Vista and XP 64-bit only)

* added support for 64-bit WHS connector (available in WHS Power Pack 1)

* greatly improved performance of the updater, especially in cases where many increments are being downloaded (e.g. avast! installations with outdated virus definitions)

* silent installation now also includes scheduled tasks, if any

* resolved a compatibility issue with Acronis TrueImage (XP 64-bit only)

* compatibility tests with Vista SP1 and XP SP3

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