Marik Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Avast 5.0 beta was released yesterday. This new version comes with a clean interface instead of the hard to operate media player type GUI it had. At the moment it has several limitations and bugs, so casual users stay away. If you want to just test it out go ahead.A list of the current limitations can be found here.Downloadhttp://files.avast.com/files/beta/5.0/setup_av_free.exeLimitations and bugs:1. it currently doesn't contain the most up-to-date defs. That is, part of the defs are somewhat outdated as we're still making changes to the infrastructure. Hence, it is not recommended to use this beta as a tool to protect your system. Also, it is probably too early to do any detection tests at this time.2. the Behavior Shield is not yet fully connected (has very limited functionality at the moment - is just a skeleton, really)3. the antirootkit component is not connected4. there is no licensing component in this version; i.e., no registration, no activation... however, there's a hard-wired time bomb that will disable the program in about 2 months (there will be multiple beta refreshes before that happens, and hopefully even the final product)5. the sounds are missing. We plan to have sounds in the final product (and later betas) but they're not there now.6. the design will likely change a little bit still... some of the corners will be rounded etc...7. some of the Web Shield settings are missing8. some of the Shield settings actually require the Shield to be restarted to become effective (Actions, Alerts, Report file, Packers, ...)9. the GUI sometimes doesn't get refreshed automatically (i.e. you change something via the tray icon, and the main dialog doesn't update itself to reflect that change)10. the iNews, Community and Event log pages are just placeholders atm11. the Scan Result window still needs some changes12. the built-in program updater doesn't ask for a reboot when it's done (even if it's necessary in order to apply the new update). Also, the update, when initiated from the main UI, may end up in an unexpected state. As an alternative, we recommend using the updater in Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> avast! Free Antivirus -> Change/Remove -> Update.13. context-menu scan in Explorer doesn't work. Source: DotNetWizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioActive Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Looks pretty sleek, I always respected Avast and I expect great things from version 5 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Lee Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 True, it does look a hell of a lot better than v4 did.If v5 has less system lag, better protection & more features I'll do a trial run on it again. It was decent when I used v4, I may be wrong for this but I'm expecting a lot more out of v5 :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 True, it does look a hell of a lot better than v4 did.If v5 has less system lag, better protection & more features I'll do a trial run on it again. It was decent when I used v4, I may be wrong for this but I'm expecting a lot more out of v5 :yes:Agreed. I'm quite interested in V5. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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