Avast! v6.0 final out.

tgell · Feb 23, 2011

Avast! just released V6.0 of their anti-virus. Not sure when it will be available through the GUI.

abekl · Feb 23, 2011

Thanks for the heads up

ict76 · Feb 23, 2011

I updated this afternoon and now it shows I have version 6.0.1000.

Caliban · Feb 23, 2011

Just manually updated a Win7 64-bit machine to version 6.0.1000 from version 5.1.889 through the GUI.

Be advised: this update requires a machine restart.

Also, upon restart, you will be presented with the option of allowing avast! to install a WebRep module, which integrates into your browser - I did not allow this until I study it further (the module can later be activated through the avast! settings).

And, the install places a desktop gadget from which you can pull up the GUI and check for updates.
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Edit: same here, ict76...
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ict76 · Feb 23, 2011

I had the same thoughts regarding the WebRep module.

oma · Feb 23, 2011

Caliban said: ↑

Also, upon restart, you will be presented with the option of allowing avast! to install a WebRep module, which integrates into your browser - I did not allow this until I study it further (the module can later be activated through the avast! settings).
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Me neither, I'll wait for a few months until volunteer users have contributed/added to Avast!'s own list. In the mean time I will continue using WOT.

I updated Avast! thru the GUI. It went without a hitch.

And, the install places a desktop gadget from which you can pull up the GUI and check for updates.
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Believe to have read that the gadget is not available in XP. I didn't get the gadget so it must be true.

oma · Feb 23, 2011

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Please also keep in mind that the gadget is a Windows Vista / Windows 7 only feature -- Win XP or earlier doesn't support gadgets...

Thanks
Vlk
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http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=71994.0

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Actually, WebRep is a combination of community voting and malware-related data feed from our virus lab. Of course, we don't quite consider the community ratings as a "security" feature in the sense that not very many community members can actually tell whether a given site is infected; but that's what's the virus lab data is for... On the onther hand, the community can usually very well tell whether a given e-shop is a good one or a poor one -- something our virus lab will hardly be able to do...

So, in a way, it's a great synergy between objective (viruslab) data and subjective (community) ratings.

Of course, we're now on the very start -- and only time will tell whether this concept works or not.

Thanks
Vlk
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http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=71981.0

Caliban · Feb 24, 2011

The new version also features a built-in sandbox.
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Avast! v6.0 final out.

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