

* implemented new method of deleting of locked infected files (now using the boot-time scanner technology) * Enhanced User Interface: infected items are now marked as red * removed a limit of maximal length of winpopup alerts (used to be 128 characters) * solved a problem with setting of incorrect access rights to the avast executable files

* improved handling of infected files with exotic filenames * boot-time scanner: added support for additional archives (GZ, BZIP2, TAR, LHARC, ZOO) * fixed a bug that was sometimes causing very slow scanning of CAB archives * added support for additional executable packers (e.g. * fixed a bug in the Script Blocker module that was causing conflicts with some programs under non-English Windows (e.g. * transition to new data storage - avast does not need the ODBC/Jet drivers anymore and should therefore work better even under older versions of Windows (95/98/ME, NT4) * Web Shield: improved compatibility with Win9x * P2P Shield: added support for Winny2 and Google Talk * mail scanner: fixed displaying of tray icon * mail scanner: fixed problem with delays during IP address reverse-lookup * mail scanner: solved problem with the mail client reporting expired timeouts when sending larger emails via slow connectections

* mail scanner now doesn't show Timeout Expired messages the program was modified so that the respective timeout can be controlled by the mail client itself * Standard Shield: improved compatibility with Microsoft Office (particularly, saving of Excel documents on network shares) * further improved Standard Shield speed under Windows XP (generally, less files are scanned) * Standard Shield: by default, system DLLs are not scanned anymore (speed optimization) Avast Home Edition 4.7.817 - Freeware with Registration Code:
