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CVE-2022-28964: NEW Avast Version 22.1 (January 2022)
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Avast Premium Security before v21.11.2500 (build 21.11.6809.528) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted DLL file.
** Topic: NEW Avast Version 22.1 (January 2022) (Read 9757 times)**
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Hi, all. Please welcome the newest version of Avast AV: 22.1 (22.1.2504)
Notable improvements in the release:
- Wi-Fi Inspector Password Hints - Wi-Fi Inspector can now recommend more secure passwords for your home network
- Firewall improvements in the UI - We’ve re-ordered the Firewall Tabs inside the interface
- Boot Time Scan Results - You’ll notice how from now on you get actual results from scans even after reboots
Some bugfixes we worked on:
- Rootkit driver BSOD was fixed
- User Interface password now works fine, doesn’t get removed after update
- And many more…
The first release of the year! Thank you to our team for the great effort!
How to install:
1. Update from your existing Avast version via Settings -> Update -> Update program
2. Or you can download and install files:
Online installers (recommended):
- Free: https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_FREE
- Premium Security: https://bits.avcdn.net/insttype_APR
Offline installers:
- Free: https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe
- Premium Security: https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup_offline.exe
(In case the hyperlink here wouldn’t work in your browser, just paste and copy the URL to the browser address bar)
« Last Edit: February 09, 2022, 06:48:17 AM by Karel Šťavík »
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Appreciate mentioning me in the changelog for firewall. I didn’t expect that to happen yet my name was there. I also appreciate devs still care about user input. Still a very rare trait in the software industry, especially from very big companies.
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Thanks, spreading the news…
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Win 8.1 [x64] - Avast PremSec 22.5.7216.B [UI.706] - Firefox ESR 91.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 91.9.0
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 101.0 - Cleanup 22.2 - SecureLine 5.18 - Driver Updater 22.2 - CCleaner 6.0
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0
Thanks for the new release
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Main: Win10 Pro 21H2 64bit / Core i5-7400 3.0GHz / 16GB RAM / Avast 22 Premium Beta(Icarus) / Comodo Firewall (testing again)
Mobile: Win10 Pro 21H1 64bit / Core i5-3340M 2.7GHz / 8GB RAM / Avast 21 Free / Windows Firewall Control
Avast の設定について解説しています。よろしければご覧ください。
Just checking, version number is “lower” (21.10.2504) than the 21.11 release (21.11.2500) ?
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Just checking, version number is “lower” (21.10.2504) than the 21.11 release (21.11.2500) ?
Update
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Just checking, version number is “lower” (21.10.2504) than the 21.11 release (21.11.2500) ?
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Looks like the “version” should be Avast AV: 22.1 (22.1.6921).
-dwh
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Appreciate mentioning me in the changelog for firewall. I didn’t expect that to happen yet my name was there. I also appreciate devs still care about user input. Still a very rare trait in the software industry, especially from very big companies.
Avast shows enlightened self-interest and respect by taking note of the obervations of users. Not to do so shows contempt for users. To ignore users’ views is tantamount to cutting off their own noses to spite their faces. I wander off the Avast path from time to time. The experience of that makes me respect Avast all the more. The little popups are a price well worth paying.
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Windows 10 Pro x64, Avast Free 22.3.6008, Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware
The free version doesn’t have a firewall does it?
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The free version doesn’t have a firewall does it?
On Avast Free Antivirus (not Avast One Essentials), No it isn’t, the two products are different.
Don’t I recall you trying Avast One and going back ?
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Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 22.2.6003 (build 22.2.7013.717) UI 1.0.697/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security
There’s Avast Free and then there is
Avast One Essential
Both a free but different products.
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The free version doesn’t have a firewall does it?
Hi, it does (since a few months).
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Win 8.1 [x64] - Avast PremSec 22.5.7216.B [UI.706] - Firefox ESR 91.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 91.9.0
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 101.0 - Cleanup 22.2 - SecureLine 5.18 - Driver Updater 22.2 - CCleaner 6.0
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0
The free version doesn’t have a firewall does it?
Hi, it does (since a few months).
It isn’t installed by default, but can be downloaded from the UI (I’m still on version 21.11.xxxx).
Though I guess from a clean install it would be unless you didn’t opt for a custom install.
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Windows 10 Home 64bit/ Acer Aspire F15/ Intel Core i5 7200U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD/ avast! free 22.2.6003 (build 22.2.7013.717) UI 1.0.697/ Firefox, uBlock Origin, uMatrix/ MailWasher Pro/ Avast! Mobile Security
It’s an option that needs to be selected in a custom install
as explained here: https://youtu.be/IxozZFC9XRk
You can also select it later by using the option in
troubleshooting to modify what you’ve installed.
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