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Avast (www.avast.com) has updated its Vista x86&x64 antivirus to v4.7.981 for
both home (freeware) and pro ("payware") versions.
Changelog:
April 14, 2007
fixed extra-long duration of the boot-time scan under Windows Vista
WebShield: improved compatibility with Windows Vista
WebShield: better support for HTTP method CONNECT in upstream proxy scenarios
fixed a minor memory leak in aswrdr.sys
auto-updates now use much less CPU resources (should not interfere with
other CPU-intensive programs running on the computer, e.g. games)
added a new unpacker: "installers"; useful especially for detection of
malware droppers
Outlook/Exchange provider: improved compatibility with Outlook 2007
boot-time scanner: fix for the case when there's the /NOGUIBOOT option in
boot.ini (or BCD on Windows Vista)
fixed a problem in Standard Shield under Windows Vista related to saving of
Word 2007 documents on FAT partitions
email alerts now use correct formatting even for non-Latin characters
fixed a rare problem in Standard Shield related to handling of disk volumes
mounted to NTFS directories
further enhancements in executable unpackers
fixed a bug in ZOO unpacker (special thanks to Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux)
task scheduler: it's now possible to specify which days of week the task
should run
command-line scanner (ashCmd.exe) now supports a couple of more command-line
options, mostly related to handling of infected files
mail scanner: improved deleting of entire emails (virus embedded in email
body)
fixed opening of the sounds settings dialog under certain operating systems
avast! screensaver now available even under Windows Vista 64-bit
better detection of corrupted/modified VPS file
WebShield: other minor fixes
added Macedonian, Croatian and Portuguese (not Brazilian) language packs
If you like it, get your freeware version here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html
Carlos
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