avast! Professional Edition is a complete ICSA certified antivirus package for small office home office use - SOHO.
avast! 4 Professional Edition is a collection of award winning, high-end technologies that work in perfect synergy, having one common goal: to protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses. It represents a best-in-class solution for any Windows-based workstation. This page demonstrates its most important features and provides links to further resources.
Here are some key features of "Avast Professional Edition":
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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.8.1201:
* solved incompatibility with System Safety Monitor
* improved compatibility of the self defense module with XP SP3 (and its installation)
* minor enhancements in the Web Shield (detection of streaming content)
* minor fixes in the updater
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.8.1195:
* solved incompatibility of the avast self protection module and the System Restore feature (Windows XP/Vista)
* solved keyboard/mouse lags in some games (e.g. World of Warcraft)
* "Quick" scan now quick again (in the previous version, it was usually slower than "Normal" scan)
* fixed slow resuming from hibernation (on certain systems)
* improved stability of aswSP.sys kernel driver
* fixed deleting of infected files in some nested archives
* shell extension: under Windows Vista, shortcut targets are now correctly scanned
* boot-time scanner now correctly displays warning messages about corrupted archives
* improved scanning speed in the Simple user interface
* improved handling of scan exceptions
* self protection: improved detection of changes in the INI file
* start of the "avast! Mail Scanner" service should now be fast again
* fixed a problem with avast being installed in a directory with name containing non-Latin characters
* fixed entering of the license key (didn't work in certain configurations)
* improved detection/healing of MBR rootkits
* avast can now correctly handle the case when the INI file is missing/corrupted
* the "Disable startup rootkit scan" option on the Troubleshooting page now effective
* P2P Shield: added support for Azureus Vuze and Qtrax
* taskbar messages from Internet Mail should now correctly handle most common character encodings
* fixed problems with the boot-time scanner on FAT[32] partitions
* small improvements in some unpackers (WinExec, RAR, CHM)
* fixed the message announcing the license key going to expire soon
* on 64-bit Windows, avast now detects both 32-bit and 64-bit version of the WHS connector
* the avast Home / Pro Edition comparison window is now correctly displayed even under Windows 9x
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.1098:
* fixed a vulnerability in TAR unpacker (special thanks to "Sowhat" of Nevis Labs)
* improvements in various unpackers (winexec, installer, CAB, NTFS Streams)
* boot-time scanner now functional even with USB keyboards
* speed improvements in the Outlook plugin (Windows XP+)
* Web Shield: compatibility improvements
* Internet Mail provider: improvements on Windows Vista
* CAB unpacker now working in boot-time scan
* RAR unpacker modified so that it is now more tolerant to certain corrupted archives (issue reported by Thierry Zoller of n.runs AG)
* Professional Edition: scheduled scan progress icon now accessible even in Windows Vista
* Windows 9x/ME: fix in the Mail Protection Wizard (related to Mozilla Thunderbird accounts)
* fixed a bug in the scan area selection dialog in Windows NT/2000
* optimizations in the updater
* removed mail heuristics false alarm (related to TNEF attachments)
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.1043:
* fixed a problem in the boot-time scanner (prevents the intermittent "Unhandled Exception" errors)
* added Inno Setup unpacker
* speed optimization of certain operations (e.g. scanning of emails in the Internet Mail provider)
* Standard Shield: fixed a memory leak (Windows NT/200/XP)
* mail scanner: fix in IMAP handler (solves problems with Nortel CallPilot, for example)
* Windows Vista: removed the conflict with Asus Data Security Manager
* Web Shield: now scans even data returned from HTTP POST requests
* speed improvements in the area selection dialog
* fixed various small issues on Windows Vista
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.1029:
* infrastructure changes in the scanning engine bringing higher detection rates
* fixed a bug that was sometimes causing crash of the avast screensaver during its initialization
* improved handling of corrupted files in the SIS and CAB unpackers
* Standard Shield: fixed a minor memory leak in the Vista (and Vista only) driver
* Standard Shield: improved the "move to chest" command in Vista
* Standard Shield: the default scan exceptions are no valid for read/write access only (no execute)
* added more "installer" unpackers
* added more Win32 executable unpackers (Enigma etc.)
* for NTLM proxy authorization (via ISA Server) it is now possible to specify the account under which the avast service will perform the update
* added Arabic language pack
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.9976:
* fixed installation of the ScriptBlocker module which could have previously caused various problems (e.g. in Internet Explorer)
* program installation now completes successfully even if Spyware Doctor is installed (the "OnGuard" module of Spyware Doctor contains a bug that was previously preventing the avast installation from working correctly)
* program installation now better handles the situation when repairing previous (corrupted) installs
* mail scanner: fix for marking of new emails as "read" (the problem was taking place in Thunderbird 2.0 in conjunction with some IMAP servers)
* fix for scanning of areas with East Asian names (Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista)
* added Armadillo unpacker
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.986:
* fixed the Outlook/Exchange provider on Windows 9x/ME
* solved incompatibility of memory scan with certain 3rd party applications
* fixed the boot-time scan under Windows NT 4.0
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.981:
* 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
* 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[/li]
* 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 Brazil) language packs
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.942:
* Standard Shield works on Vista 64bit again
* fixed problems with (missing or non-functional) resident protection virus warning popup, occurring on some systems
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.938:
* fixed a problem with password-lock for resident protection settings
* fixed very slow updating on Windows 95/98/ME
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.936:
* higher performance of the scanning engine (especially on new CPUs) and faster start of the avast! system service on OS boot
* improved support for Windows Vista (added support for NTFS transactions (also known as TxF) etc.)
* improved detection of full-screen applications
* fixed a bug related to the demo licence not being installed during silent installs
* improved compatibility with Windows offline folders
* more improvements in executable unpackers
* minor fixes in the ZIP unpacker
* fixed Runtime error R6034 messages when Mozilla Thunderbird version 3.0 is installed
* suppressed double scans when the user selected a local disk scan plus a folder scan (with the folder residing on the local disk)
* added Catalan language module
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.892:
* avast is now finally compatible with Windows Vista RC1; also, the "remediations" in Vista Security Center are now functional
* added CHM unpacker (and this time, as an extra benefit, it should work even in the boot-time scanner)
* fixed a bug in the UPX unpacker
* added a couple of new Win32 unpackers
* added a workaround to problems with compatibility with Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (remaints of menus on the screen + seldom hang of avast program on start)
* no more attempts to delete files on read-only media
* improved detection of ZoneAlarm Pro (to prevent unnecessary WebShield incompatibility warnings)
* avast! screen-saver now uses better algorithm to remember last scan position
* added Swedish and Slovenian language versions
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.844:
* improvements in executable packers (most notably, ASProtect unpacker)
* fixed incorrect handling of non-Latin characters in the data storage
* Outlook plugin: now compatible with Windows Vista
* avast! now working correctly under Windows Vista 64-bit builds
* fixed incorrect statistics in sessions of scheduled tasks
* fixed a problem in the creation of silent installation (Professional Edition)
* fixed a subtle bug in the data storage (occuring after deleting an object)
* temporarily disabled the CHM unpacker (for security reasons)
* added Danish language version
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.7.817:
* Standard Shield: by default, system DLLs are not scanned anymore (speed optimization)
* further improved Standard Shield speed under Windows XP (generally, less files are scanned)
* Standard Shield: improved compatibility with Microsoft Office (particularly, saving of Excel documents on network shares)
* mail scanner now doesn't show Timeout Expired messages; the program was modified so that the respective timeout can be controlled by the mail client itself
* mail scanner: solved problem with the mail client reporting expired timeouts when sending larger emails via slow connectections
* mail scanner: fixed problem with delays during IP address reverse-lookup
* mail scanner: fixed displaying of tray icon
* P2P Shield: added support for Winny2 and Google Talk
* Web Shield: improved compatibility with Win9x
* transition to new data storage - avast does not need the ODBC/Jet drivers anymore and should therefore work better even under older versions of Windows (95/98/ME, NT4)
* fixed a bug in the Script Blocker module that was causing conflicts with some programs under non-English Windows (e.g. the German invoice system Lexware)
* added support for additional executable packers (e.g. MoleBox)
* fixed a bug that was sometimes causing very slow scanning of CAB archives
* boot-time scanner: added support for additional archives (GZ, BZIP2, TAR, LHARC, ZOO)
* improved handling of infected files with exotic filenames
* solved a problem with setting of incorrect access rights to the avast executable files
* removed a limit of maximal length of winpopup alerts (used to be 128 characters)
* Enhanced User Interface: infected items are now marked as red
* implemented new method of deleting of locked infected files (now using the boot-time scanner technology)
* this new version is now compatible with the Windows Disk Protection feature from Microsoft Shared Computing Toolkit.
* Avast should now work flawlessly with Windows Vista beta 2 and higher (Vista beta 2 will be released in the first half of May, i.e. in about 3 weeks); unfortunately, in beta1 + CTP builds <= 5342 there still can be serious OS stability issues
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