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**Brink** · 05-02-2007

New Version of Avast Antivirus Released
VERSION: 4.7.1098
DATE: 12-04-2007

Avast 4 Home Edition Download Page
NOTE: If you already have Avast installed, then right click on the blue A ball in the bottom right corner and click Updating -> Program Update.

Avast Update History Page:

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)

Enjoy,
Shawn

05-02-2007	#1 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,966 posts	Avast New Version Release New Version of Avast Antivirus Released VERSION: 4.7.1098 DATE: 12-04-2007 Avast 4 Home Edition Download Page NOTE: If you already have Avast installed, then right click on the blue A ball in the bottom right corner and click Updating -> Program Update. Avast Update History Page: 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) Enjoy, Shawn
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