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#1 OFFLINE   YoKenny

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Posted 06 February 2009 - 03:37 AM

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Version 4.8.1335
February 5, 2009

o improvements in some unpackers (WinExec, Installer, ZIP)
o improved memory scan, especially under 64-bit operating systems
o fixed a possible deadlock condition when copying system files from some removable media
o fixed a possible problem with access rights when deleting infected files on reboot
o Web Shield: minor stability fixes
o Internet Mail: smtp.gmail.com and smtp.live.com now ignored on port 25 (as these are SSL only)
o improved healing of some infected files
o various fixes and improvements in the scanning engine
o Web Shield now scans pages compressed with the "deflate" algorithm
o performance optimization of Standard Shield under Windows Vista
o improvements in the automatic sample submission system
o improvements in the URL blocker
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-...on-history.html

Right click on the avast! icon in the Taskbar then Updating then Program Update.

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#2 OFFLINE   Andavari

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Posted 06 February 2009 - 04:02 AM

I looked at the beta thread this afternoon and updated to the beta. Has to be the shortest beta test ever, not even seven hours worth of a test. :lol:

Thank you for the update news!
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Posted 06 February 2009 - 11:49 PM

Yep, thanks for the heads up.