Avast 6 beta
31-01-2011,12:04 door
De beta van Avast 6 is al weer public gemaakt. Een van de grootste veranderingen is de AutoSandbox feature, die ook in de gratis versie beschikbaar is. Bij het starten van nieuwe executables wordt aan de hand van verschillende factoren bepaald hoe verdacht het bestand is. Als het verdacht genoeg is komt er een pop-up met de suggestie om het gesandboxed uit te voeren.
Volledige change log:
Volledige change log:
What's new
Main changes/improvements:
- AutoSandbox – suspicious programs will be optionally run sandboxed
- avast! WebRep – browser plugin for website reputation rating; a combination of data from our virus lab and community voting
- Script Shield now even in the Free AV
- Site Blocking now even in the Free AV
- SafeZone – a special virtualized area for sensitive transactions (e.g. secure online banking) (paid products only)
- Restore factory settings command (Settings -> Troubleshooting)
- Automatic actions in the boot-time scan
- New compression method in the installer makes the setup packages about 20% smaller.
- Script Shield now functional even with IE8/IE9 Protected Mode
- Sidebar gadget
- Improved stability/compatibility of the Behavior Shield
- Improvements in the avast! sandbox
Known issues
- Help files not updated yet
- Localizations incomplete yet
- SafeZone not yet accessible (Pro AV / IS only)
- WebRep only available for IE and Firefox (Chrome is coming soon)
- Firewall: per-application packet rules not yet accessible
- Firewall: uTorrent conflict not yet resolved
Download:
How to get it
Free AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_av_free.exe
Pro AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_av_pro.exe
IS: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_ais.exe
How to install it
Just run the setup executable (links above). This version needs to be installed from scratch, i.e. updating from a previous version of avast won't work. This will be fixed relatively soon - however, for now, the only option is to really uninstall the version you're using (if any), reboot, and install this beta.
Also, if you have already used a previous beta of the standalone WebRep, it's better to uninstall it before installing avast 6.
Main changes/improvements:
- AutoSandbox – suspicious programs will be optionally run sandboxed
- avast! WebRep – browser plugin for website reputation rating; a combination of data from our virus lab and community voting
- Script Shield now even in the Free AV
- Site Blocking now even in the Free AV
- SafeZone – a special virtualized area for sensitive transactions (e.g. secure online banking) (paid products only)
- Restore factory settings command (Settings -> Troubleshooting)
- Automatic actions in the boot-time scan
- New compression method in the installer makes the setup packages about 20% smaller.
- Script Shield now functional even with IE8/IE9 Protected Mode
- Sidebar gadget
- Improved stability/compatibility of the Behavior Shield
- Improvements in the avast! sandbox
Known issues
- Help files not updated yet
- Localizations incomplete yet
- SafeZone not yet accessible (Pro AV / IS only)
- WebRep only available for IE and Firefox (Chrome is coming soon)
- Firewall: per-application packet rules not yet accessible
- Firewall: uTorrent conflict not yet resolved
Download:
How to get it
Free AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_av_free.exe
Pro AV: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_av_pro.exe
IS: http://files.avast.com/files/beta/6.0.934/setup_ais.exe
How to install it
Just run the setup executable (links above). This version needs to be installed from scratch, i.e. updating from a previous version of avast won't work. This will be fixed relatively soon - however, for now, the only option is to really uninstall the version you're using (if any), reboot, and install this beta.
Also, if you have already used a previous beta of the standalone WebRep, it's better to uninstall it before installing avast 6.
