March 29, 2008
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); special thanks to Tobias Klein
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 installations with outdated virus definitions)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
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); special thanks to Tobias Klein
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
