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AVG 2011 Free Edition – List of Changes and Upgrades

I went around the net today looking for AVG 2011 changes.  Their site is all about selling product and pretty thin on actual info.  I had to go to their forums to get the list of AVG 2011 upgrades.  Anyway, here they are:

API: Updated system tray scan icon context menu.
Anti-Rootkit: Improvements in anti-rootkit detection.
AvgSys: Temporary log files are deleted after restart.
Core: Detection of the next modification of Virut has been added.
Core: Detection of Swizzor, modification 2009-11-18.
Core: Swizzor detection is now much more generic.
Core: Polymorphic malware detection methods have been improved and speeded up.
Core: Speed improvement in static heuristics.
Core: Thorough (more CPU consuming) scanning mode for elder viruses and obsolete exploits.
Core: More flexible in algoritmic detection.
Core: More reliable ETAP detection.
Core: More stable on incomplete and non-standard files.
Core: Virut definitions simplified.
Core: Support for IMAP protocol added in Online Shield.
Core: Added possibility to pause caching.
E-mail Scanner: Logging support was added to The Bat plugins.
E-mail Scanner: Adding spam information into e-mail headers in MS Outlook plug-in.
E-mail Scanner: Added AntiSpam statistics.
E-mail Scanner: Added support for IMAP protocol.
General: Greatly improved overall performance.
General: Introducing a new PC Analyzer component providing information on the computer status.
General: Introducing new Product Improvement Programme targeted on overall Internet security level increase.
General: Scanning engine updates do not depend on program updates.
General: Added scanning for attempts to enter infection into system registry keys.
Kernel: Scanning archive files for the Whole computer scan, Scheduled scan and Removable device scan was by default disabled.
Kernel: Scheduled scans run in new sensitive mode by default.
Kernel: Anti-Rootkit component is now available for free products.
Kernel: IDP is now available for all AVG clients.
Kernel: Created new library to replace AVG API in e-mail clients.
Kernel: Added IMAP protocol support.
Kernel: Added new /log parameter.
Language: Added localization into European Spanish language.
Outlook: New MS Outlook plug-in implemented.
Outlook: MS Outlook plug-in is now able to report misclassified spam.
Outlook: RTF certification works in all Outlook versions.
Resident Shield: Fixed problem with occasional blocked deletion of files.
Resident Shield: Fixed issue with specification of files to be excluded from RS scanning.
Safe-Search: Improved accuracy of Safe Search verdicts.
Safe-Search: Added support for bing.net and bing.search.daum.net.
Safe-Surf: Scanning performance improvements.
Safe-Surf: Add link checking support when sending messages in Facebook and MySpace.
Scheduler: By default, the Whole computer scan is now disabled.
Setup: New structure and visual style was implemented for the installation process.
Setup: MSI setup has been implemented.
Setup: Increased compatibility with Citrix systems.
Setup: Log file path can now be set via LoggerPath command line parameter.
Setup: OS restart is forced even when the workstation is locked (silent mode).
Setup: AVG 8/AVG 9 will be uninstalled before AVG 10 installation.
Toolbar: New version of Toolbar implemented.
Update: MSI technology implemented to apply program updates.
Update: Update files are internally signed by AVG certificate.
Update: Added support of IPv6.
User Interface: Introducing a new graphic style of AVG brand logo.
User Interface: AVG 2011 comes with a new modern and easy to navigate visual style, and rearrangements in UI structure of several dialogs.
User Interface: Added option to start computer scan from main UI.
User Interface: Implemented new AVG Windows sidebar gadget.
User Interface: Added possibility of immediate repair of any component error status using Fix all button accessible from the main UI.
User Interface: Added possibility to scan whole computer after installation.
User Interface: Add sound notification for update start/stop.



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Comodo 4 Internet Security New Features

Since I’m getting ready to review Comodo 4 Internet Security I thought I’d post what the changes/new features are:

Whats New in COMODO Internet Security 4.0.135239.742?

NEW! Seamless livePCsupport Integration
This version has a built-in Live Support for getting instant help from the experts for any type of problems.
NEW! New User Interface Theme
A new user interface theme has been introduced with this version.
NEW! New Web Based Installer
Now, there is a single setup file which downloads and installs the required products according to operating system the computer has. The product installers are created with Microsoft Windows Installer for native installation/uninstallation support.
NEW! Integrated Sandbox
Proactive Defense i.e. Defense+ now includes a built-in sandbox which combines file system/registry virtualization and least-privileged user account principle in order to combat with unknown malware.
IMPROVED! Default Deny Protection
Defense+ now automatically sandboxes all unknown applications/executables until they are analyzed.
IMPROVED! Significantly fewer number of popup alerts
Defense+, with the help of new sandboxing technologies, has a more powerful default security policy while having significantly fewer number of alerts compared to previous versions.
Also in this version, Defense+ and Firewall, by default, do not create automatic rules for already known safe applications.
IMPROVED! Popup alerts layout
The new popup alerts now include additional options which allow the users to take COMODO Time Machine snapshots or set Windows system restore points, submit suspicious files for immediate analysis.
IMPROVED! Antivirus Engine
Antivirus engine is improved for better detection and cleaning. The new engine now has disinfection support for the infected files.
A new command line virus scanner (cavscan.exe) has been introduced in order to address the need for scanning the computers in windows safe mode or scanning files transferred from MSN etc.

My Comodo 4 Internet Security review and test structure:

  • cover some of the new features (sandbox demo)
  • pit comodo against 10 zero-day threats (non-sandboxed)
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