Download Avast Antivirus 4.8.1201

The developers of Avast have released a new version of Antivirus. The antivirus has arrived at version number 4.8.1201, which is from this page can be downloaded in different versions. Avast Antivirus not only includes a virus scanner, but also a spyware and rootkit scanner. If the program finds malware, the infected file can be deleted or cleaned. Antivirus is made available for free for home use; in other cases, the Professional Edition must be purchased. Below is the changelog posted since the last entry of Avast Antivirus in the Meuktracker:

Version 4.8.1201

• solved incompatibility with System Safety Monitor (SSM)
• 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

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 (eg 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 deletion 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 com