Avast 6.0 released

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
Good news for all the free AV users
Avast 6.0 has been officially released
Check out the Download Link here
Avast Free Antivirus - Reviews and free Avast Free Antivirus downloads at Download.com

so what is so different in this version?
PCMAG.COM said:
AVAST Software today announced the release of avast! Free version 6.0, an antivirus solution that's totally free for non-commercial use. This edition includes a protective layer called Script Shield that was previously available only in the Pro edition. It also adds two new features called WebRep and AutoSandbox.
Script Shield adds to the products basic Web protection by actively scanning scripts found on Web pages and blocking those found to be malicious. It's a small but significant addition to real-time protection. Vince Steckler, AVAST's CEO, noted that simple signature-based detection is a black-and-white proposition; either a file is recognized as bad or not. AutoSandbox offers a third choice for files that manifest suspicious behavior but don't match a known signature. When avast! detects a suspicious file it gives the user a chance to run it in the sandbox, meaning it can't do any permanent damage.
AVAST's CTO, Ondrej Vlcek, further explained, "If the item is dangerous, the virtual computer is shut down and the user's real machine remains safe. And, if the item is safe, there is no hassle from a false positive." The product can use more aggressive heuristic detection because a false positive (detecting a valid file as malicious) does not kill the file.
The WebRep (Web reputation) feature draws on the knowledge of avast!'s 120 million active users to both identify bad Web sites and categorize Web sites of all kinds. A browser toolbar offers instant access to existing reputation information for the current site and also lets users quickly add their own impressions. WebRep also draws on the company's database of known malicious sites, and marks up search results to help users avoid visiting a dangerous site.
Steckler noted that the free product is AVAST Software's flagship. It's the one they submit for testing to the independent labs, and it consistently scores well. The 6.0 Pro edition adds a new feature called SafeZone, which allows fully protected browsing even on a system with active keyloggers or other malware. Avast! Internet Security 6.0 includes all features of the Pro edition as well as firewall and antispam. PCMag will post reviews of these products once our evaluations are complete.
AVAST Software Releases Updated Free Antivirus | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
 
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coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
anyone updating to avast 6 or installing avast 6, first visit their forum. its full of numerous complains about PC hangs & internet getting disconnected after updating.
 
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paroh

Guest
Thanks @funkysourav for the good news upgrading through avast update option .
 
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funkysourav

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
Guys are you using Comodo Firewall with the new Avast 6.0?
if any of you are
please can you confirm if the Comodo Auto-Sandbox and Avast Sandbox have any conflicts or not
Though this is not documented anywhere in the internet, there may be a few instances of conflict

Please keep using it and post if you have any problems
cause i am curious that's why :D

also if it has some difference in system impact compared to its predecessor
 

Goten

Banned
Nice....Updated already....I like avast....Lite fast and saves u from many attacks....Also it never deletes keygens or crack....LOL.

But once u get hit by a new worm...it goes down like a moaning b.

Peace~~~!
 
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funkysourav

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
yes it does sam buddy
in fact you'll be surprised to see that there is virtually no difference in features between the Free and paid version :)
 

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
nice. downloading the free version again (last download was of 47Mb & shown to be invalid :(). will install & test before i go to bed.
 

gameranand

Living to Play
Gotem said:
Nice....Updated already....I like avast....Lite fast and saves u from many attacks....Also it never deletes keygens or crack....LOL.

But once u get hit by a new worm...it goes down like a moaning b.
Damn in my Pc it deletes everything. I mean executables of many programs like google talk, winRAR, Power ISO, and many others
 

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
Damn in my Pc it deletes everything. I mean executables of many programs like google talk, winRAR, Power ISO, and many others

i scan my software collection (which includes the ones you mentioned) & it never deletes any of it. only once it shown 2 security software as threats. if you want, try Emsisoft Antimalware. you'll be stunned by its false positive detections. detected Extract Now as a threat.

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PS: reverted back to Avast! 6 Free + Comodo Firewall.
 

ajai5777

Youngling
I never liked any type of firewall due to excessive notifications.Only thing I bear is UAC of windows 7 but I cant do that with avast autosandbox and I just disabled that option.
 

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
till now just a single notification from Avast autosandbox & its in ask state. Comodo Sandbox is disabled automatically. maybe it detected a previous Sandbox of avast & disabled itself.
 
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funkysourav

funkysourav

What The.... !!!
^^^
yes that's the response i was waiting for
i was kinda expecting a conflict between the two overlapping each other
 

coderunknown

Retired Forum Mod
i installed avast & then comodo. avast gave a popup that it autosanboxed when when i was using teracopy. so i opened comodo & the sandbox of comodo was turned off. so maybe its like auto detect. if a previous firewall or sandbox present, one is turned off.
 
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