[Update] avast! 4 Home Edition v4.6.603

[ArjanDotOrg]

avast! 4 Home Edition v4.6.603


Overview :

avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed
exclusively for home users. Features: ANTIVIRUS KERNEL: Almost 100%
detection - Outstanding performance - Reasonable memory requirements -
ICSA certified. USER INTERFACE: Memory test during the program startup
- Very intuitive Simple User Interface - Testing whole disks or
selected folders - Working with the scan results - actions with
infected files - Virus encyclopedia - Log Viewer - Various appearances
- skin support - Running from Explorer context menu - Antivirus
screen-saver. UPDATES: The system of incremental updates guarantees low
traffic - The updates can be completely automatic. RESIDENT PROTECTION:
Standard Shield protects the file system - Generic SMTP/POP3/IMAP4
scanner - Specific MS Outlook plugin - Heuristic analysis in e-mail
modules. REPAIRING: Limited capability of direct repair (especially
macroviruses) - Repairing files using automatically generated Virus
Recovery Database (VRDB).

What's New:

* Added the new "Web Shield" resident provider for on-access
scanning of HTTP traffic. Under NT-based systems, it should work
automatically. On Win9x, you have to tell your browser to use HTTP
proxy 127.0.0.1 on port 12080.
* Added NNTP (Usenet News) scanner to the Internet Mail provider.
Under NT-based systems, it works transparently; under Win9x, the Mail
Protection Wizard will help you set up the account (Outlook Express
only).
* Added new unpacker for Outlook Express archives (.dbx files)
* Fixed crashing of the program when it found a boot/MBR virus
* The updater should now work with the default proxy settings even
if IE is set to the "Work Offline" mode
* avast! now distinguishes between various malware categories and
reports them differently.
* Greatly optimized memory footprint of avast! processes
(especially ashServ.exe)
* Added support for long license keys (8-digit customer number)
* The Explorer Extension scanner should now work even under 64-bit
Windows
* Under 64-bit Windows, the scan of the SYSTEM32 directory now
works correctly
* Fixed the problem with a very slow start of avast! on-access
scanner service on certain Windows 2000 configurations with MS Outlook
installed
* Fixed some problems in the GZIP unpacker
* Optimized CAB and CHM unpackers
* Fixed problems related with on-access scanning of named pipes
(Windows NT/2000/XP Standard Shield)
* Hyperlinks in configuration property sheets now finally have the
correct background color
* Attempt to fix sound-related problems under Win9x
* Added links to certain FAQ entries on the Web
* avast! now correctly registers in the Windows Security Center
under Windows 64-bit
* Fixed certain conflicts with copy-protected programs (AsProtect)
under Win9x
* Warnings about suspicious e-mails (heuristics) are now displayed
correctly even under terminal services environments (and while using
the Fast User Switching feature in Windows XP)
* Added Romanian and Bulgarian language packs

Homepage: http://www.avast.com/

For related software, check out:
http://www.arjan.org/?Security:Anti-Virus


Kind regards,

_____
Arjan

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[schrodinger's cat]

avast! 4 Home Edition v4.6.603

Is there a scheduler yet for running unattended scans? The lack of one
is what has kept me from trying avast!. Even a limited scheduler like
the one in AVG is better than none at all.

 

[H-Man]

Is there a scheduler yet for running unattended scans? The lack of one
is what has kept me from trying avast!. Even a limited scheduler like
the one in AVG is better than none at all.

Although it's not as feature rich as some others yo can run the
ashquick.exe program using any scheduler you wish to use. The command line
options would look like this
"C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe" C: D:
This will scan both C: and D: drives. You cannot specify any of the other
options like if you want to scan compressed files or not, or if you want to
exclude certain folders or files, but as a simple solution it really works
very well.

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

Is there a scheduler yet for running unattended scans? The lack of one
is what has kept me from trying avast!. Even a limited scheduler like
the one in AVG is better than none at all.

The single greatest flaw in this program. Only "scheduler" is at startup.

 

[Sam Salt]

The single greatest flaw in this program. Only "scheduler" is at startup.

Hello,

I recently found out that you can set an "Avast screensaver" so that when
the screensaver cuts in Avast does a virus scan automatically.

Hope this helps.


Sam Salt

 

[Japie Krekel]

The single greatest flaw in this program. Only "scheduler" is at startup.

Here is some help:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PH...cd005729&board=2;action=display;threadid=3796

And here are some nice links for avast!:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=6675&start=0
Good luck.

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

Here is some help:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PH...cd005729&board=2;action=display;threadid=3796

And here are some nice links for avast!:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=6675&start=0
Good luck.

Thanks, this worked great!

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

Hello,

I recently found out that you can set an "Avast screensaver" so that when
the screensaver cuts in Avast does a virus scan automatically.

Hope this helps.

Sam Salt

Thanks, Salt but somehow running an antiviral whilst I ogle Brad Pitt's
nakedness is..........

 

[schrodinger's cat]

Thanks, Salt but somehow running an antiviral whilst I ogle Brad Pitt's
nakedness is..........

Think of it as safe sex.

 

[Chrissy Cruiser]

Think of it as safe sex.

Good point.

 

[Japie Krekel]

Thanks, this worked great!

Glad I could help.