Announcement: AVG 2012 Released (5/9/11)

5/9/11 marks the day that security powerhouse AVG released its annual batch of brand new security softwares coupled with various fixes and improvements

You can get the latest version of AVG softwares by contacting a sales represantative of Synscon at info@synscon.com. This list below will outline all the fixes and improvements that this updated version comes with

• AntiRootkit: Improved detection of new variants of Alureon rootkit.
• Anti-Rootkit: Fixed several false positive detections.
• AntiSpam: Added IPv6 support in AntiSpam update.
• AntiSpam: The whitelist import and AntiSpam training not supported for 64bit Outlook 2010.
• AvgSys: Fixed issue with scan of dynamic hard drives.
• Core: More flexible virus definitions.
• Core: Improved heuristic detection.
• Core: Optimization of "Scan files referred in registry" in Resident Shield.
• Core: Fixed crash during scan of registry.
• Core: Polymorphic malware detection methods have been optimized.
• Core: Some false alarms removed.
• Documentation: Instructions on fixing the most frequent technical issues have been added to chapter Troubleshooting in Help.
• Firewall: Added support for NTFS volumes mounted as directories.
• Firewall: Firewall settings lists' items can be selected by the space key.
• Firewall: Fixed displaying ask dialogs for communication of 32-bit applications on 64-bit operating systems.
• Firewall: Fixed issue with occasional BSOD.
• General: Added reset button for Anti-Spam statistics.
• General: Extended statistics of SharePoint document scanner component.
• General: Extended statistics of VSAPI and antivirus transport agents components.
• General: Added posibility to switch off scan of outbound emails in VSAPI plug-in.
• General: Added support for Anti-Rootkit exceptions.
• General: AVG products allow sound notifications for specific alerts.
• General: Implemented Online Shield support for accelerating downloads of videos and files.
• General: Added copyright information on third party resources.
• Identity Protection: New RogueAV detection was added to IDP component.
• Kernel: End of MS Outlook 2000/2002 support.
• Kernel: Fixed issue with Resident Shield exclusion list when Kerio mail server is installed.
• Online Shield: Fixed HTTP traffic corruption when AVG Accelerator is enabled.
• Outlook: Fixed compatibility issue with Alt-N Outlook Connector.
• Outlook: Fixed Outlook addin compatibility with additional e-mail accounts.
• Setup: Setup will ask for restart if the installation of Microsoft redistributables requires it.
• Setup: Fixed incorrect registry rights in Firewall installation.
• Setup: Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 is detected as conflicting application.
• Safe Search: Fixed crash in Google Chrome when BitDefender TrafficLight is enabled.
• Safe Search: Fixed LinkScanner crash during common browsing.
• Safe Search: Optimization for framesets implemented.
• Safe Search: Fixed issue with https Facebook not showing verdict icons in Google Chrome.
• Safe Search: Safe Search is no longer in conflict with Australian Taxation Office website.
• Setup: Fixed crash when saving log files in setup.
• Setup: Fixed issue with detection of competitive products.
• Toolbar: Brand new toolbar implemented.
• Toolbar: Toolbar introduces a new feature for private browsing.
• Update: Last update time displayed in AVG user interface changes only if the update was successful.
• Update: Fixed crash on Windows Server 2003.