Download Avast Antivirus 4.8.1335

Alwil Software released a new version of Antivirus yesterday. The software has been given version number 4.8.1335 and is from this page downloadable in different languages. Avast Antivirus is available in a free home version and a paid Pro version. Prices start at around 43 euros per year and of course you get more possibilities in front of. Below are the changes made in this release:

Changes in version 4.8.1335

• Improvements in some unpackers (WinExec, Installer, ZIP)
• Improved memory scan, especially under 64-bit operating systems
• Fixed a possible deadlock condition when copying system files from some removable media
• Fixed a possible problem with access rights when deleting infected files on reboot
• Web Shield: minor stability fixes
• Internet Mail: smtp.gmail.com and smtp.live.com now ignored on port 25 (as these are SSL only)
• Improved healing of some infected files
• Various fixes and improvements in the scanning engine
• Web Shield now scans pages compressed with the “deflate” algorithm
• Performance optimization of Standard Shield under Windows Vista
• Improvements in the automatic sample submission system
• Improvements in the URL blocker