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hazelnut

Oct 26 2009, 07:47 PM

See here for info

http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6V00L1PPPO.html

aqua

Oct 26 2009, 08:15 PM

interesting,,thanks hazelnut for leting us know.

hazelnut

Oct 26 2009, 08:22 PM

As far as I can see it will be a good reason to move to avast 5 version.

Icedrake

Oct 26 2009, 08:24 PM

Thanks Hazel. Good thing I'm already on Avast 5 (well the latest Beta 2 build anyway).

Andavari

Oct 26 2009, 10:41 PM

Hope they at least patch the 4.8 builds until version 5 is released as a stable build.

Tarq57

Oct 27 2009, 12:02 AM

From the OP link:

QUOTE

Vulnerability #2 is addressed in the upcoming avast v5.0 (due this November) but there are no plans to do anything about it in the current version (4.x branch)

Doesn't bother me at all.

Andavari

Oct 27 2009, 01:05 AM

Thanks for posting that info Tarq57. I'm still keeping Avast installed though.

Tarq57

Oct 27 2009, 01:18 AM

You're welcome, and ditto.
I'll just make sure that none of the other users (=1) mess with it.

Corona

Oct 27 2009, 02:36 AM

I'm still keeping Avast 4.8 as well. I dinna visit pr0n. So far, so clean.

Andavari

Oct 27 2009, 01:34 PM

I'd like to know how that person found a vulnerability with Avast's self-defense module enabled, because it gives nothing but Access Denied prompts with it enabled, of course any file can be saved into the Avast directory which it will immediately start protecting too. Note that disabling Avast's self-defense is completely foolish.

Corona

Oct 27 2009, 02:48 PM

Hey Fat Tony, you want I should break their legs?

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