Download Avast Antivirus 4.8.1296

Alwil Software released a new version of Antivirus last Wednesday. The software has been given version number 4.8.1296 and is from this page downloadable in different languages. Avast Antivirus is available in a free home version and a paid Pro version. That last one has something more possibilities. Below you will find all the changes that have been made to the program since the previous entry in the Meuktracker:

Changes in version 4.8.1296

• Minor improvements in some unpackers
• Improvements in the false positive submission system
• Speed ​​optimization in kernel-mode components
• XML scan reports now generated in UTF-8 format (allow for non-Latin characters)

Changes in version 4.8.1290

• Improvements in the malware submission system
• Minor improvements in some unpackers
• Improvements in the rootkit scanner
• Network Shield: solved a problem occurring on systems with missing TCP stack

Changes in version 4.8.1282

• Improvements in some unpackers (Zip, 7-Zip, WinExec, Installer)
• Fixed incompatibility with ext2fsd driver
• Fixed a problem in The Bat! plugin (causing orphaned thebat.exe processes after the program was closed)
• Added new unpacker “droppers” (by default turned on in all tasks including the real time scanner)
• Fixed a problem with actions on infected files with special names
• Network Shield: added a component for blocking of malware URLs
• Added the possibility of sending of statistical information about detected viruses
• Added a new option of reporting of false positives
• Improved the submission from the Virus Chest (now based on HTTP protocol)
• Added a component for gathering of new samples from exploited pages
• Implemented a limit of the maximum size of the selfdef.log file
• Speed ​​optimizations in the updater
• Speed ​​optimizations in the scanning engine
• Solved a minor conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor
• Added support for the Windows Security Center in Vista SP1 (new API)
• Minor fixes in the Web Shield
• Removed support for ICQ a MSN Messenger alerts

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