20.5
- Introducing Remote Access Shield - Enjoy even stronger protection against hackers.
This new feature lets you choose who can remotely access your computer and lets you block the rest. (Premium Security users only)
- Ransomware Shield is now free - We’re now offering this feature to Avast Free Antivirus users to maximize their ransomware protection
- Easier USB drive protection - We’ll now ask you to scan USB drives when you plug them into your computer.
(You can also turn this off in your notification settings)
- Improved taskbar icon - There’s no need to keep your antivirus open during scans.
You can now see your scan progress from the Avast taskbar icon
- Better botnet protection - Web Shield is even better about stopping malware from connecting to malicious servers
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20.5.2415 Beta
- New build released to beta - it is our release candidate built also for public release.
It contains the change related to dialogs for new Remote Access Shield.
- New build released to beta - it contains only one change related to avast service start/stop on older operating systems (Windows 7).
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20.5.2413 Beta
What was fixed
- Rescue Disk is now working also with UEFI
- Fixed issue when computer shutdown was sometimes blocked if avast service was unable to stop
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20.5.2412 Beta
What's new
- Sun-setting PRO/IS editions support
What was fixed
- many bugs and crashes fixed
- RemoteAccessShield - IP blacklist now works
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20.5.2411 Beta
What's new
- Introducing Remote Access Shield - This new feature lets you choose who can remotely access your computer and lets you block the rest. (Premium Security users only)
- Ransomware Shield is now free - We’re now offering this feature to Avast Free Antivirus users to maximize their ransomware protection
- Better USB drive protection - We’ll now ask you to scan USB drives when you plug them into your computer. (You can also turn this off in your notification settings)
- Improved taskbar icon - There’s no need to keep your antivirus open during scans. You can now see your scan progress from the Avast taskbar icon
- Google QUIC protocol support added to Webshield - It can affect anything from the "google ecosystem" so please let us know in case of any issues with e.g. Chrome, Opera, MS Edge, Drive, Calendar, Youtube...
What was fixed
- Based on the customers feedbak we changed the design of buttons in bank mode
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20.4.2410 Beta
Fixed:
- crash in aswmonflt driver
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20.4.2409 Beta
What's new:
- Wifi scanner for AVG brand introduced
What was fixed:
- support tool.exe runs on Win7
- sleep mode works on 20H1
- behavioral shields improvements
- minor crashes and internal stability improvements
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20.4.2408 Beta
What's new:
- Wifi scanner for AVG brand introduced(with still few minor issues)
What was fixed:
- Instup: fix messages in silent mode
- Casting fixed - Bob3160
- several BSODS
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20.4.2407 Beta
What's new:
- internal improvements
- New features will come in next betas
What was fixed:
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