February 9, 2012
Second BETA versionof AVG 2012 – Service Pack 1 is now available for testing. List of features/changes is updated here.
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AVG 2012 VERSION DESCRIPTION
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Product: AVG Internet Security
Version: 2012 Service Pack 1
FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
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* Anti-Rootkit: Fixed possible BSOD during installation of Anti-Rootkit driver.
* AntiSpam: Fixed possible freeze in e-mail client addins.
* Core: Fixed issue with PUP excludes for registry keys.
* Core: Fixed issue with possible crash in cache server.
* Documentation: Included enhanced help file.
* Email Scanner: AntiSpam performance improved.
* Email Scanner: Fixed issue with Outlook addin crash.
* Email Scanner: Fixed problem with recognizing new e-mails in Outlook addin.
* Firewall: Fixed issue with possible leaks in TDI driver.
* Firewall: Fixed problem of wireless synchronization between Apple USB devices and iTunes.
* General: Rolled out log files are compressed on NTFS filesystem.
* General: Boot up time was significantly reduced.
* General: Reduced overall package size for online installation/update using improved compression algorithm.
* General: Anti-Rootkit scan is now a part of the Whole computer scan.
* General: AVG scanning speed was increased significantly.
* General: Fixed problem in web threat data collection.
* Kernel: Fixed crash in avgtray.
* Kernel: Fixed possible high watchdog CPU consumption on corrupted NTFS disks.
* Safe Search: SearchShield updated for FireFox 10.
* Safe Surf: Fixed issue with Safe Surf crash.
* Setup: Added detection of Panda Cloud AV and Panda Internet Security AV.
* Setup: Spyware Terminator is now detected as a conflicting application.
* Setup: Invalid path for setting access rights will not cause a setup failure.
* Setup: Function of TargetInstallationPath parameter when there is AVG10 installed already was fixed.
* Setup: Zone Alarm is not detected as a conflicting application any more.
* Setup: If the detected/selected language is not supported by the license used, setup will switch to English automatically.
* Setup: AVG installer checks for the age of the existing installation package, and downloads the up-to-date installation package.
* Setup: Minor arrangements were performed in AVG installer dialogs for easier navigation.
* Setup: Uninstall and Maintenance pages are joined now, and offering more options (e.g. Install PC Tuneup, Update, Convert to AVG Free, Repair, Add/Remove features, Uninstall).
* Setup: Fixed failure on writing to AVG configuration.
* Setup: Fixed problem with AVG 2012 installation over AVG 2011.
* Setup: TargetInstallationPath parameter is correctly accepted by the installer.
* User Interface: AVG user interface graphics went through a massive facelift, and some functional details has changed.
* User Interface: Fixed issue with possible crash while upgrading to a new version.
* User Interface: Fixed issue with incorrect file filtering within file browse dialog (Russian localization).
* User Interface: Fixed incorrect focus after selecting multiline checkbox e.g. in LinkScanner component.
* User Interface: Avira Server Security is now detected as application blocking installation of AVG.
We’ve managed to fix almost 300 bugs in this second Beta, thanks to the help from the Beta community, finding some of the issues.
The latest version is now available as an update to your installation the first AVG 2012 SP1 Beta (simply open the main UI and click Update now on your left), if you didn’t install the first Beta, you can use the installation packages from the Downloads section to obtain the latest installation file.
Important note: If you are updating from Beta1, you may experience incorrect behavior of AVG Do Not Track component in website browser. If this happens, please uninstall the Beta version from your computer and run clean installation of AVG 2012 SP1 Beta 2.
Let us remind you that you can still participate in a contest to win an iPad or one of the 10 Amazon.com vouchers by filling out all of the available Feedback Forms and reporting bugs (issues with AVG) through the Bug reports form. An updated list of known bugs is available, make sure to review it before submitting a new bug report.
